eCommerce News
Trade Facilitation
Last month I reported in this Newsletter that EFA had taken part in the annual Africa Trade and Customs Summit on 7-9 Nov. The session I moderated was about how…
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More about Big Tech – Tik Tok, ChatGPT, Google, Meta and Apple in the hot seat Viewership of Tik Tok, it is claimed, has now reached an average of one…
Read MoreBig Tech Loses Support in The USA
In a recent interview, President Biden outlined an ambitious legislative agenda for Congress to tackle alleged shortcomings of “Big Tech.” Key among these are creating a federal privacy law, reforming…
Read MoreImproving Africa’s Infrastructure
The African Air Cargo conference will take place in Johannesburg on the 21 – 23 February. Check it out – https://aircargoafrica.aero/ . This comes as the new Kenyan President has just…
Read MoreDigital Retail – The World Wide Worx Report on B2C eCommerce in South Africa
The annual IT News Africa’s Digital Retail Conference takes place in Sandton on the 26 Jan (do join us – https://itnewsafrica.com/event/event/digital-retail-africa/ ). The backdrop of this conference is the latest research…
Read MoreOpportunities and Publications
Learn about Sustainable Trades and Investment The second edition of the E-learning Course on Climate-smart Trade and Investment for Sustainable Development, by UNCTAD, ESCAP & UNEP, is now available. It will be held virtually from 5-16 December with…
Read MoreEFSA Joined the SAITEX Advisory Board
SAITEX, which runs alongside the Exhibitions on Tourism and Foods each year at the Gallagher Conference Centre, Midrand, SA, called together an Advisory Board for its 2023 event, which will…
Read MoreTwitter Staff are fired and Rebel in Ghana
Laid-off employees at Twitter’s Africa headquarters are accusing Twitter of “deliberately and recklessly flouting the laws of Ghana” and trying to “silence and intimidate” them after they were fired. The…
Read MoreA New Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM)
After minimal progress since its launch in January 2018, the SAATM appeared to reach a decision recently with 15 of the 35 signatory states launching a cluster to pilot the scheme in…
Read MoreDigital Currencies – the Fall of FTX
FTX was Becoming a Force for Normalizing Cryptocurrencies in Africa, but it has now left a trail of losses for companies and individuals. EFA believes that Africa’s financial regulators will sense an opportunity to place…
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