EFA Joins Others in Comments on the Chinese Draft Standard Contract Provisions
Standard Contract Provisions are a key tool for data privacy regulations. They allow a company that is doing business and using personal data to export that data under the national…
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The US Congress Contemplates a Bill Which Could Remove the de minibus rule on Imported Goods The de minibus rule refers to the value of an imported parcel that does…
Read MoreEconomic Woes Hit US Retailers – Including Some Ecommerce Players
The biggest layoffs in ecommerce for the last 3 years have been announced by Shopify. It is laying off around 10% of its workforce, or about 1,000 employees, according to…
Read MoreThe AfCFTA Secretariat Starts a Process of Consulting with the Stakeholders on The Digital Trade Protocol
In mid-August, the AfCFTA Secretariat will start a process of consulting with stakeholders on ideas for the Digital Trade Protocol over 3 days, starting with West and Central Africa, then…
Read MoreThe Regulations on the SA Cybercrimes Act
The South African Police Service has published the draft regulations for the Cybercrimes Act. Interested parties have until the 15 August to provide comments. Thanks to the Chair of the…
Read MoreUN Sets Up a Digital Economy Forum of Parliamentarians
The African Internet Forum, supported by IGF (the Internet Governance Forum) and the UN Development Programme, arranged a meeting of parliamentarians from 20 African countries to discuss the digital economy…
Read MoreFirst AU SME Annual Forum on Africa’s Industrialisation and the AfCFTA
On ‘Commemoration of the International Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Day’ (27 June), the first African Union Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Annual Forum opened in Cairo, with the theme…
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Scam Adviser – 69% of Scam Victims Make No Effort to Recover Their Money Scam Adviser surveyed 2,575 consumers from across the world asking them about their experience with trying…
Read MoreFinally, Some Interesting Facts About Africa
Fact 1: Rwanda has more women in government than any other country in the world Fact 2: Morocco is home to the world’s largest concentrated solar farm. It produces enough…
Read MoreKenya Requires Proof of IP Rights for Imported Goods
Kenya has taken recent measures to prevent counterfeiting under the new Anti-Counterfeiting Authority (ACA). The ACA requires that all IP rights for goods imported into Kenya must be recorded with…
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