Africa, one of the richest Continents in the World, has got her peculiar problems as an emerging market. Endowed with huge mineral and natural resources her fortunes are yet to be tapped. Somehow, bad business practices as handed down by the Colonial masters have been reformed in many ways to the detriment of African business. This has given Africa a very high risk rating within the International Trading arena.

The genesis of Certification is borne out of several years of experience. It is in a bid to bring about a total transformation, that AAR has taken the bold step of introducing certification of companies involved in International Trading. It is hoped that when this practice becomes a norm with its obvious benefits, the national trading would follow suit.