Posts by Dikonketso
Events, Opportunities and Publications
The Africa Trade and Customs Week, Durban, 25-27 July 2022 The 2022 edition of Africa Trade & Customs Week will showcase global customs and trade capabilities across agencies and promote…
Read MoreMoney Laundering Accusations and Cryptocurrency Scams
Africa is home to the world’s smallest cryptocurrency economies but is also one of the fastest-growing regions to adopt cryptocurrencies because they offer swift, convenient, and efficient means of investment,…
Read MoreCote d’Ivoire Lets Students Pay for Their Education with MoMo
In 2014 the Ivorian government began allowing high school students to pay for their tuition electronically. Today, around 94% of the country’s 1.5 million high school students pay their tuition…
Read MoreInvestments in French Speaking Africa
Since being set up by the Campus AFD (French Development Agency) in 2017, the Social and Inclusive Business Camp (SIBC) has helped scale-up nearly 200 African entrepreneurs with a strong…
Read MoreAddressing the Digital Divide in Madagascar
The Madagascar-based Jirogasy, which designs, manufactures, and assembles solar IoT systems and computers, is fundraising as it plans growth into new markets. Formed by brothers Yann and Lauric Kasay, as…
Read MoreKenya’s B2B Ecommerce Platform Directed Towards China
Kenya has long been the darling of the Chinese ecommerce sector. Jack Ma of Alibaba selected Kenya as a major partner of Alibaba (although in the end, Alibaba’s African HQ…
Read MoreTanzania Promotes its SMEs
The Tanzania Startup Association has launched, bringing into existence an umbrella organisation to help promote the interests of the local ecosystem. Formed by various stakeholders within the startup ecosystem in…
Read MoreNigeria Drops its Ban on Twitter and Prepares Legislation to Encourage Startup Companies
After nearly 7 months the Nigerians have dropped their ban on Twitter, and the company has agreed to register in Nigeria, appoint a designated country representative, and comply with tax…
Read MoreInvestment in Africa – Nigeria and Ghana
Deep diving follows on from our article on global investment, above, fintech dominates Nigeria’s startup space. Not only does it have the most unicorns (companies with up to $1bn valuations),…
Read MoreAfrica’s Fintechs
Africa’s fintech startups are rapidly expanding beyond their host countries’ borders to tap into the anticipated surge in trade and investments with the opening of the world’s largest single market,…
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