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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

Ending Plastic Pollution in Africa

By Alastair Tempest | Nov 23, 2023 | Comments Off on Ending Plastic Pollution in Africa

Addressing the Third Session of the Inter-Governmental Negotiating Committee (INC-3) on Ending Plastic Pollution in Nairobi on 13 November, President Ruto of Kenya emphasized the pivotal role of combating plastic…

AfriLabs Annual Conference

By Alastair Tempest | Nov 23, 2023 | Comments Off on AfriLabs Annual Conference

For over a decade, AfriLabs has been at the forefront of cultivating a vibrant tech ecosystem across the African continent. Through the strength of community networks, the organization has become…

Road Transport – New Report by the AfDB

By Alastair Tempest | Nov 23, 2023 | Comments Off on Road Transport – New Report by the AfDB

The cost of transportation in Africa is on average 50 – 175%  higher than other parts of the world as a result of poor infrastructure. Between 60,000km to 100,000km of…

Providing for the Youth of Africa

By Alastair Tempest | Nov 23, 2023 | Comments Off on Providing for the Youth of Africa

The other day I was listening to the IEC talking about registering voters for SA’s elections next year. The IEC expects to register 42m out of 60m total population. In…

Digital Transformation in Africa

By Alastair Tempest | Nov 23, 2023 | Comments Off on Digital Transformation in Africa

The International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) regional development forum for Africa aims to accelerate the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the continent through digital transformation​. The Forum held…

News From the African Free Trade Area

By Alastair Tempest | Nov 23, 2023 | Comments Off on News From the African Free Trade Area

The AU’s Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC) convened the third and final multi-stakeholder national dialogue series of the year on the Free Movement Protocol (FMP), in September. Increased mass…

The Struggle for an Environmentally Sustainable Africa

By Alastair Tempest | Sep 28, 2023 | Comments Off on The Struggle for an Environmentally Sustainable Africa

The inaugural Africa Climate Summit last month adopted ‘the Nairobi Declaration’, a document that highlighted Africa’s vulnerability to the climate crisis and called for more ambitious and progressive action from…

More News on Gaming in Africa

By Alastair Tempest | Sep 25, 2023 | Comments Off on More News on Gaming in Africa

Last month this Newsletter covered the growth of gaming in Africa, A new report prepared by games market data provider Newzoo and Cape Town-based Carry1st, a games publisher, estimates that…

Investing in Africa – the Gap is of Concern

By Alastair Tempest | Sep 25, 2023 | Comments Off on Investing in Africa – the Gap is of Concern

According to the 2023 Edition of the Africa’s Dynamic Development Report Africa’s sustainable financing gap until 2030 is about $1.6 tn. It estimates that the continent needs additional financing of…

Delays to SA’s Import Duty Investigations Cause Barriers to Trade

By Alastair Tempest | Sep 25, 2023 | Comments Off on Delays to SA’s Import Duty Investigations Cause Barriers to Trade

It is currently taking an average of 25 months for government to complete import duty investigations and to provide the necessary Ministerial approvals for the South African Revenue Service to…