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E-Commerce Sub-Sector Assessment Report for Kenya (Mwencha (2016) 2016 E-Commerce Sub-Sector Assessment Report for Kenya)

ICC Africa Statement (20180412 ICC Africa Statement_v7)

Ecommerce News In Africa

Women in Business in Africa

By Alastair Tempest | Jan 23, 2023 |

According to research from the research company, TaiwanPlus, Angola has the highest percentage of women-owned businesses globally. 35% of Angolan women own a business, Guatemala was in second place (24.9%). Interestingly, only 9.9% of these women own established…

Rewarding Musicians Via an App

By Alastair Tempest | Jan 23, 2023 |

COVID made it far more difficult for musicians to make a decent living. Grammy-nominated Kenyan musician Bien-Aime Alusa of popular group, Sauti Sol, has co-founded a digital streaming and payment…

Space-X’s Starlink Project

By Alastair Tempest | Jan 23, 2023 |

In 2020 this Newsletter reported on the Starlink project by Elon Musk’s Space-X enterprise. At that time it was considered that SA would be active in the project, but it…

WIPO – 2022 Saw Africa Climb Up the Global Tech Ladder

By Alastair Tempest | Jan 23, 2023 |

The 15th edition of the Global Innovation Index released recently by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) ranks Mauritius, South Africa, and Morocco, which have significantly moved up closer to…

Underpaying IT Staff in Africa

By Alastair Tempest | Jan 23, 2023 |

As San-Francisco-based AI development firm OpenAI’s dream of achieving general artificial intelligence (AI) picks up speed (see the article on Big Tech above), reports of how it used 200 underpaid Kenyans…

Fintech in Africa – and the Global Figures for VC in 2022

By Alastair Tempest | Jan 23, 2023 |

Anyone looking to launch an African startup in 2023 must be sorely tempted to do so in the fintech space (provided they have the relevant background and expertise). After all,…

Cross-Border Payments – Concerns and Opportunities

By Alastair Tempest | Jan 23, 2023 |

Last year we saw the launch of both the PAPSS payment system from the Afreximport Bank and TCIB by BankServAfrica. These initiatives, both pilots at present are designed to reduce…

The Effects of Chinese Trade on Africa

By Alastair Tempest | Jan 23, 2023 |

And while on the subject of SA’s partners in BRICS, China is now the African continent’s largest trading partner, accounting for trade worth US$254bn in 2021. It is also the main country of…

Where Does South Africa Want to Go – BRICS or the AfCFTA?

By Alastair Tempest | Jan 23, 2023 |

In its policy meetings in early January, the ANC has demanded that SA use its 2023 chairmanship of the BRICS group of nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China and SA) to…

Opportunities and Publications

By Alastair Tempest | Dec 5, 2022 |

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…