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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

New Telecoms Link Planned from the Atlantic Ocean through the Congo Rainforest to East Africa, And Telcos Attract Investment

By Alastair Tempest | Jul 11, 2021 |

UK-based Liquid Intelligent Technologies and US social media giant Facebook are to collaborate on an extensive long-haul and metro fibre network in the DRC, which they say could improve internet…

Mobile Connections – Are we getting Our Money’s Worth in Africa?

By Alastair Tempest | Jul 11, 2021 |

No – according to a new report by Speedcheck, the high prices that people in Africa pay for the internet are rarely matched by the connection speeds. Speedcheck, a website…

GS1 Discusses Protecting Goods with Amazon

By Alastair Tempest | Jul 11, 2021 |

EFSA sits on the GS1 Council for Southern Africa which is hosted by the Consumer Goods Council. GS1 is the system of QR codes and Bar codes which guarantee the…

Women Still Doing Worse in the Online Environment, But There’s Hope

By Alastair Tempest | Jul 11, 2021 |

Last year this Newsletter reported on the lack of investment in Women-owned digital economy companies in Africa.  The African ecommerce market could benefit by around $14.5 billion if the number…

SMEs’ Confidence in Sub-Saharan Africa is on the Rise

By Alastair Tempest | Jul 11, 2021 |

The inaugural Middle East and Africa (MEA) SME Confidence Index found 74% of SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa are optimistic about the next 12 months; 68% of SMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa…

News From Africa

By Alastair Tempest | Jul 11, 2021 |

Robberies Of and From Delivery Vehicles Increasing in SA ITWeb has carried a story on the worsening spate of robberies targeting delivery courier vans and scooters. The article (https://www.itweb.co.za/content/GxwQDq1Z6d9vlPVo) points…

Help needed: e-Shops

By Alastair Tempest | Aug 20, 2020 |

Help needed if you are an e-shop please complete this questionnaire https://ee.kobotoolbox.org/x/F7Tc93BJ  from the UN Economic Commission for Africa? This will greatly help them get an idea of ecommerce activity in Africa.…

Insaka – eCommerce Next Level Membership

By Shahrain Coovadia | Jul 27, 2020 |

A membership perfectly suited to South Africans which are already selling online and want to improve their site, increase their traffic, grow their sales and streamline their business. Entrepreneurs and…

eCommerce Webinar for SMEs, June 25th, 2020 @ 3 pm EAT

By Shahrain Coovadia | Jun 22, 2020 |

Theme: Creating value in the digital economy by enabling Sub-Sahara Africa SME’s to deploy eCommerce sites as part of Covid-19 interventions Background: The Covid-19 pandemic is a health crisis that…

To All Ecommerce Shops Doing Business or Thinking of Doing Business Online Across-Borders into Africa

By Shahrain Coovadia | Jun 17, 2020 |

This is a short survey which would help the government identify barriers to cross-border trade, and therefore tackle the problems in negotiations. Even an indication of interest will assist policymakers…