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Growing in the Tourism Sector Despite COVID
HotelOnline has been on the acquisition path despite COVID. It acquired Zimbabwe-based hotel-booking startup Africabookings among other purchases during the second half of 2020. Founded in 2014, HotelOnline is a leading ecommerce and…
Read MoreNew Launches in SA
BrownSense has launched an e-marketplace to support its well-established Facebook ecommerce community. With some 200,000 registered customers, of whom around 65,000 offer services, BrownSense is now looking to expand into…
Read MoreThe Gig and Freelance Economy in Africa increases in popularity
Freelancing is rapidly growing across Africa and provides a variety of opportunities that run parallel with the economic dynamism that Africa is becoming renown for. An increasing number of companies are choosing this new…
Read MoreTackling Unemployment – Is Higher Education Helping?
COVID has created immense problems for young people looking for jobs. The crisis has been exacerbated by a crisis of higher education. Research shows that many graduates remain unemployed for a year or more. Graduate unemployment…
Read MoreSolutions for Schools in the Digital Divide, and Training in Africa in times of COVID
Students in Malawi have been out of school since March because of the COVID. While most students have been able to study from home with lessons offered on the internet…
Read MoreNews on Investments in Africa
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows in Africa dropped by 28% over the first 6 months of 2020, according to an UNCTAD report (October 27). The situation is mainly due to…
Read MoreAfrica’s Telecoms
e-Conomy Africa 2020, a new report released in November by Google and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), estimates that Africa’s Internet economy has the potential to benefit 5.2% of the continent’s gross domestic product (GDP)…
Read MoreFintech Advances Under COVID – Moving Towards a Cashless Society.
COVID has stimulated major moves forward in Fintech throughout the continent. In November, I was a panelist at the African Fintech Summit on the Ecommerce panel (video clip HERE ). The father of mobile…
Read MoreThe Launch of the New West African Currency Delayed
We reported early last year on the plan to launch a new currency to replace the CFA franc used by several countries in West Africa. This now may not happen for at…
Read MoreInternational Business Supports the AfCFTA with Robust Initiatives
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has launched an Africa Trade initiative. The Ecommerce Forum Africa (EFA) is involved in this initiative and has been invited to sit on the…
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