African Lakes Corporation

African Lakes Corporation

business

Industry	Inland passenger water transport, Inland freight water transport, international trade, water transport
Year dem found am	1877
Country	United Kingdom
Demma headquarters location	Glasgow, Karonga

Na de African Lakes Corporation plc be a British company dem originally set-up insyd 1877 by Scottish businessmen make dem co-operate plus Presbyterian missions insyd wat now be Malawi. Despite ein original connections plus de Free Church of Scotland, na e operate ein businesses insyd Africa on a commercial rada dan a philanthropic basis. Na e get political ambitions insyd de 1880s make e control part of Central Africa wey na dem engage insyd armed conflict plus Swahili traders. Na ein businesses insyd de colonial era include water transport on de lakes den rivers of Central Africa, wholesale den retail trading wey dey include de operation of general stores, labour recruitment, landowning den later an automotive business. Na de company later diversify, buh na e suffer an economic decline insyd de 1990s wey na dem liquidate am insyd 2007. Na one of de last directors of de company kindly buy de records of de company wey na he donate dem to Glasgow University Archive Services, wer na dem still be available for research.

Formation den activities insyd de colonial era

Na de predecessor of dis company be established as de Livingstonia Central Africa Company insyd 1877 plus ein head office insyd Glasgow by a group of local businessmen. Na ein first directors be James Cochran Stevenson, John Stephen, James S Napier, James White den James Young, den David Livingstone ein son-in law Alexander Low Bruce join dem soon after. Na ein first managers be two bros, John Moir den Frederick Moir.

External links

• . This describes Mandala House, the company's original base in Blantyre.