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U.S. blockchain research firm Chainalysis  reports that monthly cryptocurrency transfers to and from Africa of under $10,000 – typically made by individuals and small businesses – jumped more than 55%…

The plan to launch a new currency (“the eco”) to replace the CFA franc used by several countries in West Africa may not happen for at least 5 years. Last December, the 8 countries which use the…

Tralac held a 2 day conference on the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)  21-22 September, which stressed that the negotiations were progressing satisfactorily despite COVID.  The conference stressed that…

At the time of writing, a US court has stopped the Trump administration from its plans to prevent TikTok upgrades on US cell phones, and Oracle and Walmart are on…

The new Secretary-General of the AfCFTA, Mr Wampele Mene, has said that during the forthcoming negotiations on ecommerce at the AfCFTA (see our report below), attention will be given to…