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Gagan Gupta, man on a mission to industrialise Africa
Gupta arrived in Gabon in 2008, aged 33 and with no French, to head the local subsidiary of Singaporean agrifood giant Olam, where he built close ties with the then president, Ali Bongo.
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AFP - Fri, 10, Jul 2026
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From timber and textiles to minerals, Indian entrepreneur Gagan Gupta has spent the past 15 years working to industrialize Africa.
Through his holding company Arise, he has emerged as one of the continent's most influential economic players.
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"The kind of industrialisation Africa will see, people can't imagine. It will be massively changed in the next five to seven years, driven by population," said Gupta during a recent interview in Paris.
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