Posts by Alastair Tempest
The Struggle for an Environmentally Sustainable Africa
The inaugural Africa Climate Summit last month adopted ‘the Nairobi Declaration’, a document that highlighted Africa’s vulnerability to the climate crisis and called for more ambitious and progressive action from…
Read MoreOpportunities, Conferences, Publications
Seamless Africa, 19-20 September, Sandton Convention Centre Join us at the Seamless Africa Conference. Get Your Free Expo Ticket | What’s On | Agenda | Speakers SAIIA’s New Paper ‘Strengthening Africa’s Digital Infrastructure for Greater Economic Resilience’ …
Read MoreMore News on Gaming in Africa
Last month this Newsletter covered the growth of gaming in Africa, A new report prepared by games market data provider Newzoo and Cape Town-based Carry1st, a games publisher, estimates that…
Read MoreInvesting in Africa – the Gap is of Concern
According to the 2023 Edition of the Africa’s Dynamic Development Report Africa’s sustainable financing gap until 2030 is about $1.6 tn. It estimates that the continent needs additional financing of…
Read MoreDelays to SA’s Import Duty Investigations Cause Barriers to Trade
It is currently taking an average of 25 months for government to complete import duty investigations and to provide the necessary Ministerial approvals for the South African Revenue Service to…
Read MoreThe AfCFTA’s Draft Digital Trade Protocol
The Protocol still needs to go through its last negotiation before being put to the Ministers at the end of October. The Protocol spends considerable effort to encourage greater use…
Read MoreLogistics, Single Window Customs Solutions – and Ethiopia Looks in 2 Directions to Reach the Sea
The EU has pledged to dedicate half of its €300bn infrastructure plan, seen as a rival to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, to Africa. The fund has already backed renewable…
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence in Africa
The legal profession is facing a major transformation thanks to the rise of AI, and Large Language Models (LLM) are one of the most promising AI technologies for the legal…
Read MoreAir Cargo and Air Travel Hit by Civil War and Coups
At the African Free Trade Expo in Pretoria, at which I spoke on the role of ecommerce, the Kenyan Airways speaker pointed out the issues of increasing civil disruption in…
Read MoreMobile Money – MPESA Continues to Gain Ground, but Scams Damage Trust
Mobile money transactions in Kenya has hit 68% of GDP as remittances continue to drive growth, according to data company Global Voice Group (GVC). It is estimated that Kenyans make…
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