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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

The Success of Africa’s Beauty Sector

By Alastair Tempest | Aug 22, 2023 | Comments Off on The Success of Africa’s Beauty Sector

The African market is one of the most lucrative for beauty businesses. According to Statista, the beauty industry currently increases between 8% and 10% per year against a global market…

Online Betting Increases in Africa

By Alastair Tempest | Aug 22, 2023 | Comments Off on Online Betting Increases in Africa

This Newsletter has commented previously on the increase of online betting, which has become popular entertainment for young Africans. A few African countries, such as Nigeria, Kenya, SA, and Ghana,…

SA’s Draft Electronic Communications Amendment Bill Casts a Wider Net

By Alastair Tempest | Aug 22, 2023 | Comments Off on SA’s Draft Electronic Communications Amendment Bill Casts a Wider Net

The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) in June published the Draft Electronic Communications Amendment Bill, 2023, which is intended to amend certain parts of the Electronic Communications Act…

Regulation in Nigeria

By Alastair Tempest | Aug 22, 2023 | Comments Off on Regulation in Nigeria

In June the Data Protection Act, 2023 was signed into law by Nigeria’s President. The Act provides a legal framework for the protection of personal information, processing and transfer of…

The Most Popular Products on Jumia Nigeria

By Alastair Tempest | Aug 22, 2023 | Comments Off on The Most Popular Products on Jumia Nigeria

According to BUSINESS INSIDER Jumia has released a report on the most ordered items on their Nigerian platform. Phones topped the list of most ordered items. This is not surprising given the…

Data Centres in Africa

By Alastair Tempest | Aug 22, 2023 | Comments Off on Data Centres in Africa

A new generation of data centres are being built in Africa’s smaller economies, fuelling a $5bn market opportunity. Data centres, which house digital infrastructure such as servers and cables, enable faster…

Credit Card Fraud and News on Cybercrime in SA

By Alastair Tempest | Aug 22, 2023 | Comments Off on Credit Card Fraud and News on Cybercrime in SA

SABRIC’s latest stats reported to the PASA Credit-card Users Committee show a welcome slowdown in overall fraud. ‘Card not present’ fraud has remained stable over the last few reporting periods,…

The Pan African Payments and Settlement System (PAPSS) Builds Alliances

By Alastair Tempest | Aug 22, 2023 | Comments Off on The Pan African Payments and Settlement System (PAPSS) Builds Alliances

PAPSS was launched by the Afreximbank last year and has been piloting in West Africa, it is now signing up partners, including SA’s Standard Bank with which it signed a…

Waiting for Your Remittances? Some African Countries Take Ages to Pay Suppliers

By Alastair Tempest | Aug 22, 2023 | Comments Off on Waiting for Your Remittances? Some African Countries Take Ages to Pay Suppliers

Kenya clocks in as one of the slowest countries on average for suppliers given the time it takes to get money paid for goods delivered. According to the Duplo report: Exploring…

Concern over the Future of the AGOA Act Continues

By Alastair Tempest | Aug 22, 2023 | Comments Off on Concern over the Future of the AGOA Act Continues

In May this Newsletter pointed out that the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), which covers trade tariff benefits offered by the USA to Africa, is under threat. African trade…