BBC NEWS | Africa | How easy is it to do business?

BBC NEWS | Africa | How easy is it to do business?: "ccording to the World Bank, African nations make it harder for entrepreneurs to succeed than other parts of the world, so why is it so difficult to start a business in Africa?

For example if you want to start a business in Mozambique, it takes 153 days to register a business, with a total of 14 separate steps.

But it isn't always so long-winded. Rwanda was singled out as among the biggest reformers in the past year.

Are you trying to start a business? What problems are you currently facing? How do you maintain a successful business? Is it more difficult if you are a woman?

Please send your business queries using the form. The African trading specialist, Luyton Driman will answer them in a special African business Q&A web feature.
Click here to read the interactive Q&A web feature"