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
10 Southern African startups have received awards for their solutions to bridge the gap in financial access for underserved communities as part of the Fintech Challenge organised by the Southern…
Two of Africa’s biggest fintech players are expanding their operations in Rwanda, which is pushing to position itself as a strategically important hub for the fintech sector by revamping its…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…