Rules, case themes, and preparation

• South Africa, B-BBEE: the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act aims to increase the economic participation of black South Africans, and companies are measured against the B-BBEE Codes of Good Practice. Consulting firms that serve the state and large companies care about their scores, which shapes hiring and partnerships.
• South Africa, employment equity: under the amended Employment Equity Act, the Minister sets sector targets, and employers need a compliance certificate to do business with the state. From 1 January 2025, employers with fewer than 50 staff are excluded from the Act's affirmative action duties (Chapter III), including the targets.
• Work permits: foreign nationals need one in each of these countries, and the employer usually applies. Examples: South Africa's Critical Skills Work Visa needs an occupation on the critical skills list and a job offer; Kenya's Class D permit is for a specific job with a specific employer; Nigeria requires an employer with an approved expatriate quota; Morocco requires Ministry of Labour approval of the work contract (reported, from an IOM guide); Egypt requires a work permit (reported).
• This is general information, not legal advice. Rules change, so check the official immigration page and ask the recruiter early.

Typical case themes

• Financial inclusion and fintech: mobile money, lending to small businesses, and insurance. BCG's March 2026 report expects African fintech revenue to grow about 13 times, to about 65 billion US dollars by 2030, and notes that much borrowing is still informal.
• Power and infrastructure: South Africa's utility Eskom reported 300 days in a row without load-shedding in March 2026, after years of power cuts, so cases may ask about both reliability and new supply such as solar.
• Public sector and development: donor-funded work, for example on digital financial services and small farms, and government programs in health, education, and agriculture.
• Mining, telecom, consumer goods, and banking, often across several countries at once.

What to prepare

• Practice cases where the client is a government, a foundation, or a development bank, and agree on the objective and success measures first.
• Practice market sizing with rough population and income figures for your target country, and state your assumptions clearly.
• For Morocco and other French-speaking markets, practice cases in French as well as English.
• If you study abroad, look for each firm's events for its African offices at your school.
• Read one recent public report on Africa from each firm you target.

Last reviewed: 2026-09-28. Sources, official pages first. "Reported" means a secondary source, not the firm or government itself.

• BCG: Offices in Africa (official): https://www.bcg.com/africa/offices
• BCG: Careers in Kenya (official): https://careers.bcg.com/global/en/locations/kenya
• BCG: Careers in Morocco (official): https://careers.bcg.com/global/en/locations/morocco
• BCG: International opportunities, application timing and languages by country (official): https://careers.bcg.com/global/en/locations/united-kingdom/international-opportunities
• BCG: Africa offices UK campus tour, November 2024 (event page) (official): https://talent.bcg.com/events/candidate/registration?plannedEventId=33rMvM5Ee
• BCG: Beyond payments, Africa's second fintech wave (March 2026) (official): https://www.bcg.com/publications/2026/beyond-payments-unlocking-africas-second-fintech-wave
• Bain: Johannesburg office (official): https://www.bain.com/offices/johannesburg/
• Oliver Wyman: Middle East and Africa locations (official): https://www.oliverwyman.com/our-expertise/global-locations/middle-east-and-africa.html
• Roland Berger: Morocco (official): https://www.rolandberger.com/en/Locations/Morocco/
• Roland Berger: Junior Consultant, Casablanca (job posting) (official): https://www.rolandberger.com/en/Join/All-Jobs/Junior-Consultant(e)-REF1105A.html
• KPMG South Africa: Office locations (official): https://kpmg.com/za/en/about/office-locations.html
• KPMG East Africa (official): https://kpmg.com/ke/en.html
• KPMG Casablanca: Senior Consultant, Business Strategy and Transformation (job posting) (official): https://emplois-afrique.kpmg.com/emploi/casablanca/consultant-senior-management-business-strategy-and-transformation-f-h/3358/36271376768
• BCG: Junior Associate or Associate, Egypt (job posting) (official): https://careers.bcg.com/global/en/job/26199/Junior-Associate-or-Associate-Full-Time-Egypt
• Deloitte Middle East: Strategy and Transactions Consultant, Egypt (job posting) (official): https://middleeastjobs.deloitte.com/careersME/PipelineDetail/Consultant-Strategy-Transactions-M-A-Valuations-Modellings-Modeling-and-Insights-Egypt/257819
• Accenture: South Africa locations (official): https://www.accenture.com/us-en/about/locations/office-details?loc=South+Africa
• Dalberg: Locations (official): https://dalberg.com/locations/
• Genesis Analytics (official): https://www.genesis-analytics.com/
• Phillips Consulting (official): https://www.phillipsconsulting.net/
• Valyans (official): https://www.valyans.com/
• Eskom: 300 days without load-shedding (March 2026) (official): https://www.eskom.co.za/eskom-marks-300-days-without-loadshedding-as-sustained-generation-performance-maintains-grid-stability-and-energy-security/
• Gates Foundation: Kenya (official): https://www.gatesfoundation.org/our-work/places/africa/kenya
• South Africa Department of Trade, Industry and Competition: B-BBEE (official government source): https://www.thedtic.gov.za/financial-and-non-financial-support/b-bbee/broad-based-black-economic-empowerment/
• South Africa Department of Employment and Labour: amended Employment Equity Act (official government source): https://www.labour.gov.za/Media-Desk/Media-Statements/Pages/Amended-Employment-Equity-Act-(EEA)-is-flexible-in-that-it-provides-grounds-to-justify-failure-to-comply.aspx
• South Africa Department of Home Affairs: types of visas (official government source): https://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/immigration-services/types-of-visas
• Kenya Department of Immigration Services: Class D employment permit (official government source): https://immigration.go.ke/class-d-employment/
• Nigeria Immigration Service: employment visa and expatriate quota (official government source): https://immigration.gov.ng/info-center/employment-visa-expatriate-r2a/
• Reported: IOM Morocco, legal guide on migration (in French): https://morocco.iom.int/sites/g/files/tmzbdl936/files/inline-files/guide_juridique_vf2_0.pdf
• Reported: Playroll, Egypt work permits (updated July 2026): https://www.playroll.com/work-permit-visas/egypt
• Reported: Consultancy.africa, McKinsey in Africa (October 2025): https://www.consultancy.africa/news/2151/mckinsey-company-in-africa-career-opportunities-and-management-consulting-jobs
• Reported: Global South Opportunities, McKinsey Johannesburg Business Analyst internship (December 2025): https://www.globalsouthopportunities.com/2025/12/05/mckinsey-3/
• Reported (news): Engineering News, EY-Parthenon strategy business in Africa (July 2021): https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/new-entity-ey-parthenon-to-boost-strategy-consultation-business-in-africa-2021-07-22