NEWS

We reported early last year on the plan to launch a new currency to replace the CFA franc used by several countries in West Africa. This now may not happen for at…

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has launched an Africa Trade initiative. The Ecommerce Forum Africa (EFA) is involved in this initiative and has been invited to sit on the…

Linked to the lack of IDs is the lack of addresses. One of the major challenges for ecommerce in Africa is the lack of addresses. Jumia reported that up to…

In October we reported that the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has estimated that millions of Africans do not have an ID. According to the World Bank, roughly half a billion people in Africa are…

The EC has proposed a European-wide platform that helps resolve disputes between consumers and European e-merchants. The Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform is provided by the European Commission to make online shopping…