Posts by Dikonketso
The Phenomenal Strength of Mobile Money in Kenya: Tanzania Reduces Levy on its Mobile Money
One in every three Kenyan shillings spent by consumers, businesses, and the government in Kenya in the first 6 months of this year moved through mobile money, cementing the country’s…
Read MoreNigeria Investment and New Startup Support
Africa is a hotbed of technological innovation and talent. This is evident in the increase in digital skills and the large number of tech startups that have sprung up in…
Read MoreThe UK Reduces Tariffs for African-made Goods
The UK has launched a scheme to cut tariffs (customs duties) on hundreds of products from some developing countries to try to boost trade links. The preferential terms, which will…
Read MoreA Solution for Load-shedding?
Ugandan engineers have developed a new type of computer, Microfuse which is powered by solar energy, especially for those who are dealing with irregular power supplies. The stick computers prove…
Read MoreVerifying Businesses to Reduce Risk
Youverify, a Lagos and San Francisco-based identity verification company helping African banks and startups automate Know Your Customer (KYC), Anti Money Laundering (AML), and other compliance procedures, has announced a…
Read MoreTunis Hosts the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) Conference
The Secretary General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), Dr. Kunio Mikuriya, spoke at this event, outlining the current situation that Customs administrations around the world face, including supply chain…
Read MoreNo Single Currency for the East Africa Community Yet
Central banks from the East African Community (EAC) are reportedly unsure if plans to introduce a single currency for the region by the year 2024 will be realized. The central…
Read MoreThe AfCFTA Country Business Index (ACBI), and the African Development Bank Calls for New Manufacturing Hubs to be Set up in Africa
The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) has launched the first-ever comprehensive tool that measures how easy, or hard, it is to do business between African countries. The ACBI has 3…
Read MoreLogistics – Global Supply Chains Remain Fragile in SA; Jumia’s Deliveries Improve, Bolt suffers in Tanzania, Lori Grows in Kenya
PwC South Africa’s South Africa Economic Outlook 2022 report reports that local container shipments for export in SA declined by 17.5% year-on-year during the second quarter of 2022 as port activity…
Read MoreMore News from the African Regional Economic Communities
There are at present 8 RECs in Africa, and all overlap membership, creating both opportunities, services, and policies, and also increasing rivalries. The 11-member Economic Community of Central African States…
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