Africa is quickly emerging as a top destination for outsourcing, holding a hidden competitive edge few companies have tapped into. With a young, multilingual workforce, fast-developing tech landscape, and strategic time zone advantages, the continent offers vast opportunities to scale, innovate, and enhance loyalty – all while maximizing cost efficiency and staying ahead of the competition.
Unlocking Africa's hidden competitive advantage
As nations across Africa experience sustained economic growth driven by massive investments and rapidly increasing GDP, cost efficiency remains one of the continent's key advantages. Yet, Africa’s competitive edge goes beyond financial benefits.
As home to 17% of the global population with over 60% of its workforce under 25, the continent is fast becoming a powerhouse of young, highly skilled, multilingual talent, fluent in English, French, Arabic and other languages and dialects. Africa's talent pool is further strengthened by over 300%¹ growth in higher education, particularly in science and technology, making the region a hub for innovation.
Cultural traits such as warmth, and strong spirit of empathy and strong sense of community provide a foundation for exceptional service delivery and long-term customer loyalty. Additionally, Africa offers an unsaturated market with access to selective hiring, low attrition rates, and a stable, high-quality workforce, critical factors for driving customer satisfaction and brand trust.
Africa’s business environment also plays a strategic role. The continent is home to emerging connectivity hubs that offer low-latency, high-speed communications and time zone alignment with key global markets, enabling continuous, seamless support across regions. Together, these factors make Africa a compelling destination for high-value, future-ready outsourcing.
¹ World Bank, “Accelerating Catch-up: Tertiary Education for Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa”
TP: a global CX leader and trusted partner in Africa
Operating across 11 African countries, TP has been a global CX leader in Africa for nearly two decades. With over 50K employees, 86% of whom work in Great Place to Work®-certified locations, we leverage the continent's full potential to deliver high-quality service in over 60 languages and across different industries worldwide.
TP in Africa in numbers
For nearly two decades, we've supported the most iconic brands across Africa delivering consistent results with local expertise, operational efficiency, and trusted execution. From strategy to execution, our scalable solutions are based on four key dimensions: People, Technology, Process Excellence, and Domain Expertise. Each is tailored to our clients’ business objectives to drive sustainable growth.
The four dimensions of the group’s digital transformation offering
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