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Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa and Kenya Remain Africa’s “Big Four” from a Funding Perspective
Investment into the African tech startup ecosystem almost trebled over the course of a record-breaking 2021 that saw total funding pass the $2bn mark for the first time. This is…
Read MoreSome African Countries Are Still Not Engaging with the Continental Free Trade Pact
Both Botswana and Zambia remain outside the AfCFTA. Signals from the Zambian government indicate that it will delay committing to African free trade while the new government works on the…
Read MoreUNECA Points Out that African Women are Central to the AfCFTA
Women are key players in the realisation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) according to discussions on the sidelines of the 8th session of the Africa Regional Forum…
Read More40,000 Young Women and Men in Nigeria Will Be Equipped Annually With Entrepreneurial Skills Through EDC Partnership With the Mastercard Foundation
The Nigerian Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) has developed a partnership with the Mastercard Foundation called the Transforming Nigerian Youths programme. Recognizing that employment is a pathway out of poverty, the…
Read MoreB2B News
The boom in Africa’s B2B ecommerce space is starting to lead to consolidation between potential competitors. One example is in West Africa where TradeDepot, a 6-year-old Nigerian startup that uses…
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The Rapid Payment Programme and Other Payments Developments in SA Last year we reported that the Rapid Payment Programme (RPP) would be launched in May 2022 by PASA. Unfortunately, there…
Read MoreTrade Figures for 2020-2021
According to UNCTAD, COVID caused a decline in international trade in goods and services of about 10%. Trade-in services declined more than trade-in goods. Available data for 2021 indicates that…
Read MoreIs Amazon Burying Organic Results?
That question should be – does Amazon have any need to show organic results? On average, of the first twenty products a shopper sees when searching on Amazon, only 4…
Read MoreJumia’s Diverse Business Model Includes Logistics and Payment Services
In the future, major payment platforms will decide to go into a wide range of marketplace businesses and not just give storefronts to their merchants. For example, they can develop…
Read MoreGeographical Indications Give Important Trade Advantages
Last Year Benin applied for and was granted, its first “geographical indication” (gi) for the spiky-haired sugarloaf pineapple. GIs are a legal label that marks out products that come from…
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