Posts by Alastair Tempest
eLearning stimulated by the Pandemic
The World Economic Forum says there has been a significant surge in e-learning since the pandemic started, and it expects the overall market for online education to reach $350 billion by…
Read MoreFrancophone Africa Ditches the CFAV franc
The much-awaited law ratifying the end of the CFA franc has been adopted by the French Council of Ministers. The text validates the transition of the CFA franc – used…
Read MoreThe “New Normal” – Working from Home
A new wave of disruption more forceful and more pervasive than what we have seen previously is likely to unfold in the next decade. While the roots of this disruption—technological, economic, geopolitical, demographic…
Read MoreThe Economy Post-COVID-19 Era
The volume of world merchandise trade may fall drastically in the first half of 2020 as the pandemic disrupts the global economy, according to the WTO Goods Trade Barometer released on 20 May. The…
Read MoreFacebook’s New Ecommerce Initiative
Facebook Shops has been launched in the USA as a way for businesses to list their products on Facebook and Instagram. FB points out that since the COVID-19 pandemic started…
Read MoreSouth Africa Opens Lockdown for Ecommerce
The EFSA has engaged government since the start of the lockdown and had produced a number of letters and papers for government pointing out the public health benefits of home…
Read MoreOpportunities
Strategies for Surviving COVID As a startup trying to master your new business at any time is quite a challenge but never more than now – here are some useful…
Read MoreKasha attracts Funding from Finnish
Finnfund, the Finnish development financier has invested $1-million in Kasha, an ecommerce platform that aims to improves women’s access to health, hygiene and self-care products in East Africa. Kasha was founded in…
Read MoreDonations to help the battle against COVID
Jumia has donated face masks to the health ministries in Nigeria, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Uganda and Morocco. Naspers has donated 1bnR ($5.5m) of PPE equipment to the South African government. The genomics research startup 54gene has…
Read MoreTailbacks at the Kenyan-Ugandan Border
Recently the East African Community (EAC) and Trademark East Africa (a business initiative) have worked to reduce customs clearance between the 7 EAC member states. It is claimed that customs…
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