So just how easy is it to do business in Africa, and are some countries more geared up towards supporting entrepreneurs starting new businesses than others? Well, according to the latest World Bank Doing Business Report published this month, the answer is yes - and the top 10 African countries making the list might surprise you. Mauritius takes the top spot in this year’s list moving up to 25 in the list overall due to a string of reforms that make it much easier to register and run a business in the country. Second comes Rwanda, moving up 15 places in the list due to the fast turnaround time for getting new businesses registered. Morocco comes in at number three having improved its online tax filing and payment system and its overall business registration process. Kenya has also moved up the list thanks to its new procedures that make starting a formal business much easier. And Botswana has made it easier to trade cross border for entrepreneurs, taking it to number 5 in the list. Other African countries making this top 10 list include South Africa (dropping its ranking in this year’s line-up as it now takes longer to register a business), Zambia, Tunisia, Seychelles and Lesotho. To read the Doing Business report in full, click here.

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