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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

Tralac Annual Conference on the AfCFTA

By Alastair Tempest | Jun 3, 2023 | Comments Off on Tralac Annual Conference on the AfCFTA

Tralac (the Trade and Law Research body) held its annual conference in Rwanda in mid-May. The AfCFTA Secretary-General, HE Wamkele Mene (the S-G), was the opening speaker alongside the Rwandan…

The Cost of Living Around the Continent

By Alastair Tempest | May 10, 2023 |

Travelling around Africa and in need of some insight into the cost of living in your country(ies) of destination? Numbeo, a data and research platform, determines the overall cost of…

The SA Competition Commission Delays Publishing the Recommendations of its Market Inquiry on Intermediation Platforms

By Alastair Tempest | May 10, 2023 |

This Newsletter has reported on this Online Intermediation Platforms Market Inquiry (OIPMI) since it was launched in 2020. On 18 April the Proposed Regulations and Guidelines were supposed to have been published,…

GS1 and Reducing Counterfeiting

By Alastair Tempest | May 10, 2023 |

Prof. Adheesh Budree, a member of the EFSA Board sits on the GS1 Southern Africa Council. The primary objective of GS1, which is run by the Consumer Goods Council of…

African A1

By Alastair Tempest | May 10, 2023 |

OpenAI’s products, such as ChatGPT and Midjourney, might be the poster boys, but similar chatbots have been quietly springing up in Africa. One notable trend among them is how they…

Consumer Protection – Product Liability in Kenya

By Alastair Tempest | May 10, 2023 |

The SA Consumer Protection Act protects consumers from faulty products. Recently the Parliament in Kenya has been debating introducing the same protection. Kenyan consumers will have the right to reject…

Payments Developments – Mobile Money, QR Codes in SA and Kenya

By Alastair Tempest | May 10, 2023 |

The latest mobile money industry report by the Global Systems for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) shows that global daily transaction value in 2022 surpassed forecasts to hit $3.45 bn, as…

South Africa to Introduce New Visa Rules for Skilled Workers

By Alastair Tempest | May 10, 2023 |

Every so often the SA Home Affairs asks the various ministries to identify skills where foreign experts need to be invited to assist, and the ministries in turn ask the…

Africa to Overtake Asia as the Economically Fastest Growing Region

By Alastair Tempest | May 10, 2023 |

Africa is poised to become the fastest-growing region in the world, surpassing Asia, according to a new report by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. The report reveals that 6 of the…

African Development Fund/Smart Africa Alliance Project to Enhance Digital Trade and Ecommerce in Africa

By Alastair Tempest | May 10, 2023 |

The African Development Fund and Smart Africa Alliance have jointly launched a $1.5m project to streamline digital trade and ecommerce policies across 10 African countries. The Institutional Support for Digital…