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See who’s moved up and down in the rankings in our annual survey of Africa’s Best 100 brands.

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See who’s moved up and down in the rankings in our annual survey of Africa’s Best 100 brands.

Africans still rank non-African brands as the most admired in Africa, but African brands have rebounded to 15% of the Top 100.

Could the next wave of global billion-dollar brands come from Africa? And if they do, will Africans own them?

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