Live · Cairo · —— CAI
— Region Africa · MENA
— Operating since 1997
— Live · Cairo —— CAI

Africa's
Trade and Investment 
Architects.

Index Trade · Invest · Transport

We move strategic commodities, capital, and infrastructure between Africa and the Middle East — quietly, and at the scale of nations.

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— Since 1997
I · The Chairman
Office of the Chairman Cairo · 1997 — present

Mohamed Atta Gad.

“Our journey began in the late 1990s as Al-Abbas — supporting supply chains and infrastructure between Egypt and North Sudan and South Sudan. Today, MAG is an integrated economic and investment platform whose work spans mining, renewable energy, telecoms and the everyday infrastructure of a continent.”

Through Vision 2035 we are building an integrated value chain that supports sustainable development and strengthens Egypt’s role in Africa — in partnership with our clients, our governments, and the next generation entering this work.

— Founded 1997 Al-Abbas, Cairo — one mandate.
— Stewardship 29 yrs At the helm, uninterrupted.
— Footprint 4 cont. Ten group companies.
MAG
Signed — Mohamed Atta Gad Chairman · Cairo
MAG
Est.
1997 29 yrs
Cairo · Khartoum · N'Djamena Mohamed Atta Gad
II · The House

A logistics housebuilt for the continents.

Founded in Cairo in 1997 under the name Al-Abbas — one of the leading transportation and logistics houses serving Africa and the Middle East.

In 2011 we expanded into commodity trade. In 2022 we entered renewable energy, petroleum, mining and infrastructure under the name MAG Trade & Investment.

An integrated commercial and investment platform — advancing trade flows and the transport & logistics systems that connect Africa and the Middle East, on a Vision 2035 horizon.

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III · The Pillars

Five sectors,three pillars.

Where it began, where it scaled, and where the next decade is being built. Trade moves the goods, transport delivers them, and investment funds the systems they run on.

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IV · The Corridor

From Cairoto Cape Town.

A north–south spine of strategic commerce. Eight thousand kilometers, twenty-two sovereign borders, one continuous mandate.

— Active corridor 22 borders · 8,000 km — Operating since 1997
V · The Index

A familyof companies.

Specialist operating units. Each independently capable, all aligned to a single continental thesis.

  1. 01 Ritaj Ltd. North Sudan and South Sudan · Corridor trade & logistics SD
  2. 02 HAFI Trading KSA · Distribution & supply KSA
  3. 03 MAG Ghana West Africa · Trade gateway GH
  4. 04 Golfe Business Intl. Chad · Mining operations TD
  5. 05 Pianta Egypt · Frozen produce & aromatic plants EG
  6. 06 MAG Trading UAE UAE · GCC trading hub AE
  7. 07 Al-Ahed Intl. Oman · Investment OM
  8. 08 MAG Sierra Leone Sierra Leone · Energy & infrastructure SL
VI · The Ledger As of 2026
— Operating
0
Years · since 1997
— Reach
0
Group companies · 4 continents
— Fleet
0
Premium trucks
— Transits
0
Transport vehicles in service
VII · The Lineage

Twenty-nine years,five chapters.

From Al-Abbas to MAG — the chapters of a continental house.

1997

Founded as Al-Abbas

A ground freight and logistics provider founded in Cairo, serving Africa and the Middle East — the foundation of a growing commercial and investment entity.

Early 2000s

Egyptian Castle for Investment

The company transforms into a key player in cross-border trade across the region.

2011

Strategic commodities

Expansion into international trade in strategic commodities between Egypt and several African and Arab markets.

2022

Becomes MAG Trade & Investment

Entry into renewable energy, petroleum, mining, infrastructure and telecoms — operating as a diversified group across the African continent.

2025

Continental expansion

Strategic projects in North Sudan and South Sudan, Chad, Ghana, Sierra Leone and Liberia — energy, infrastructure, food supply chains, petroleum derivatives and the Egypt–North Sudan and South Sudan road project.

2035

Vision 2035 — the next phase

A new phase of expansion across mining, petroleum, agriculture and healthcare infrastructure — reinforcing MAG's role in supporting sustainable development across the continent.

VIII · The Letter

If it moves betweencontinents, we move it.

Talk to us about your next shipment, project or investment partnership. We respond within 48 hours, anywhere on the continent.

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— Cairo HQ 30.04°N · 31.23°E
— Local time —— CAI
— Response window 48 hours
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