Assessment Reports
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
The Department of Communications and Digital Technology Continues its Consultation on a National Policy on Data and Cloud The DCDT is to hold a final round of discussions on the…
According to a new report by GSMA (the global association for cellphones) and the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), ecommerce in Central Africa lags behind other regions but can progress…
The African Union held a 2 day conference last week on a draft strategy for ecommerce prepared by a consultant from India. The 198 page paper is extremely detailed and…
The African Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could add at least 32 new trade partners to Egypt and help diversify and upgrade the country’s economy. But to benefit fully from the…
The Nigerian President has called for a meeting with Twitter to discuss its recent ban on social media company, having realised that his decision to suspend Twitter indefinitely could backfire…
Created by two Americans to lower the cost of mobile money transactions, Wave has been in the spotlight ever since Orange Telecom tried to curb its development in Senegal. Taken…
DigiLab Finance is a capacity building programme that equips selected financial institutions – including banks, microfinance institutions and digital financial services providers – with practical knowledge and tools to help…
Nine African tech Startups are among the 117 chosen so far for the Silicon Valley-based Y Combinator accelerator. All winners will receive US$125,000 each in seed funding as well as…
The Google for Startups Accelerator is a 3-month online programme that includes 3 intensive virtual training boot camps, mentorship, and Google product support. For the second year in a row,…
According to Standard Bank, Africa accounts for less than 1% of the world’s co-location data centre supply, with SA accounting for the bulk of the continent’s capacity. Co-location facilities rent…