Posts by Dikonketso
A Third African Unicorn for 2021
Tech firm Andela, which matches software developers from Africa and other emerging markets with global clients, has become a unicorn after raising $200m in a Series E funding round led…
Read MoreAfrica’s First Cashless Society?
The Somali Central Bank introduced a central payments system in August which connects the nation’s 13 lenders, and formalises digital payments, making payments easier for people across the country. With…
Read MoreForeign Direct Investment in Africa – Nigeria Pushes Kenya off the top spot
Investors from Silicon Valley to China have caught the African fintech bug. Lagos is attracting the lion’s share of investments after stealing Nairobi’s crown as leader of Africa’s tech revolution.…
Read MoreSARB has issued a consultation paper on Sort-at-Source
SARB issued a new consultation paper on sort at source in September with a 15 October deadline for comments. The EFSA Online Payments Committee, chaired by Thomas van der Spuy…
Read MoreNews from Africa
PAPSS is Launched to ensure payments between the African States A way to achieve seamless intra-Africa trade under the terms of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was strengthened…
Read MoreBiden’s Foreign Policy Slowly taking Shape
US President Biden has moved slowly to show the shape of his foreign policy, but the Newsletter reported a few months ago the creation of a central body for coordinating…
Read MoreGlobal Supply Chains Cracking under the Strain
From bust to boom, with COVID restrictions removed supply chains are overloaded and businesses crying out for more fuel and parts. The lack of chips for cars and other goods…
Read MoreMiscellaneous
China Scales Down its Capitalist Trend We have reported over the last half-year the official moves within China to reduce the growth of both home-grown enterprises and foreign companies. Examples…
Read MoreOctober is Cybersecurity Month!
Please note EFSA together with WolfPack will be holding a ‘fireside chat’ in mid-October on cybersecurity. Meanwhile, the ninth edition of the European Cybersecurity Month kicked off on 1 October…
Read MoreData Localisation is the New Topic for 2021
At the beginning of the year, EFA in conversation with the AU suggested a conference on Data Sovereignty and Data Localisation. The AU acted on that idea and set up…
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