Brands & operators

From first brief to a live operation

Africa is not one market. We put people on the ground with you — mapping the licence route, the payment rails and the partners that actually move a market — and stay in it while you launch.

Why most entries fail

Africa is not one market.

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  • We work in the market

    With you, from planning to launch.

  • Answers in under two weeks

    On data you can trust.

  • Built for regulated markets

    Gambling, payments, alcohol. Thin data is normal for us.

A RIACT researcher auditing a retail outlet in Lagos
LAGOS · MARKET AUDIT

The method

RAPID: from your brief to in-market findings in under two weeks.

The RIACT Activation Protocol has five stages. Click each one to see what happens and what you get.

  • Before anyone travels, we map the roles, channels and regulations that matter for your brief, so the fieldwork asks the right questions from day one.

    • Market scope tied to your brief
    • Target roles and channel map
    • Regulatory check

What we do

Research, strategy and the work that follows.

  • Market entry & launch

    Licence, partners, payments. Until you are live.

  • Growth & turnaround

    Find the problem. Fix it in market.

  • Market & competitor strategy

    Real numbers where public data runs out.

  • Activation & partnerships

    Agents, affiliates, media. Vetted in person.

The welcome deck

How we work, in thirteen slides.

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