eCommerce News
Ghana Concentrates on the Digital Economy
The past year has been a year of forward-looking initiatives for Ghana’s digital infrastructure. The use of mobile money, door-to-door delivery via courier services, and internet usage for business operations…
Read MoreGhana plans Digital Currency (CBDC), while Nigeria Continues to be Africa’s Largest User of Crypto-currencies
On 11 August, the Bank of Ghana announced that it had partnered with Giesecke+Devrient to pilot a retail CBDC in Ghana. The Bank of Ghana confirmed that the digital currency…
Read MoreNigeria Contemplates New Restrictions on the Digital Economy
This Newsletter has previously reported on Nigeria’s sudden bans on cryptocurrency trading and Twitter. Now according to Techcrunch, a new bill to reform the country’s technology regulator is concerning the…
Read MoreCorporate Governance in South Africa Encouraged
The King Commission has issued 3 new guidance notes/papers to encourage greater governance by corporate South Africa. These are on the environment and climate change; corporate remuneration practices, and, finally,…
Read MoreElectronic IDs – New Proposal from BankServ Africa
SA’s BankServ is developing a new electronic ID (eID) system which is intended to provide South Africans with an independent, secure system. Secure electronic eIDs can make digital transactions, both…
Read MoreSurvey on The Opportunities and Challenges for Women in the AfCFTA
UN Women, in partnership with the AfCFTA Secretariat and UNDP, is undertaking a survey to understand the challenges and opportunities that women and women-led businesses face around the establishment of…
Read MoreNews From Africa
AfCFTA Starts to Draft the Protocol on Investment EFA has been invited to the group of experts called by the AfCFTA Secretariat to draft the Investment Protocol. This is intended…
Read MoreAround the World – Some Interesting and Some Disturbing News
The latest from the USA – TikTok has expanded its partnership with Shopify to add in-app shopping — a first for the video app. Participating Shopify merchants will be able…
Read MoreThe Future of the National Postal Operators in the Era of COVID
National postal operators around the world have struggled for the last decade (or more) with the drastic reduction in personal and business mail, offset with the increase in ecommerce parcels…
Read MoreMiscellaneous
Malware – A WhatsApp Function Has Been Infested The 16.80.0 version of FMWhatsApp has been found by the leading cybersecurity company, Kaspersky, to contain the Triada Trojan in one of…
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