About this episode

The episode discusses the growth and development of Africa's BPO and GBS sectors with insights from industry experts.

In this episode of Good Morning BSS World , I return to Africa for our regular monthly update on the state of the BPO and GBS industry across the continent. I am joined by two outstanding guests – Traci Freeman and Rod Jones – who are deeply involved in shaping, promoting, and accelerating the growth of Africa as a global services destination. Together, we explore the rapid progress of the Africa Federation, its expanding membership, and the role it plays in unifying national industry bodies across North, West, East, Central, Southern Africa, and the Indian Ocean region. We discuss job creation, impact sourcing, ESG, government–industry collaboration, and the growing maturity of both established and emerging markets such as Egypt, South Africa, Morocco, Kenya, Ethiopia, Ghana, Rwanda, and beyond. This conversation provides a comprehensive, region-by-region snapshot of where Africa stands today in BPO, CX, ITO, and shared services, and where it is heading next. It is a powerful reminder that Africa is no longer an “emerging option” but a competitive, scalable, and trusted delivery location with an exceptional talent pool and a strong service culture. Key points of the podcast…

People in this episode

Host: Wiktor Doktór

Guests: Traci Freeman, Rod Jones

Topics covered

• BPO
• GBS
• Africa
• job creation
• impact sourcing
• government-industry collaboration
• service culture

Keywords

• BPO
• GBS
• Africa
• job creation
• impact sourcing
• government collaboration
• service delivery
• talent pool

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Africa Federation

Places: South Africa, Egypt, Kenya, Ethiopia, Morocco, Ghana, Rwanda, Africa, Indian Ocean

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