Corona virus is triggering deep digital change in African fintech
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on the global economy.This crisis has become the single biggest catalyst for a digital transformation.For organisations and bu…...
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Africa Business Networks Push for AfCFTA Enactment
African Business leaders have appealed to governments to take the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) deal negotiations on July 1 seriously to enable the continent is …...
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The Ministry of Agriculture will not renew the trading licences of the tea and coffee auctions if they fail to permanently migrate trading to an online platform in two months. Agric…...
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Transmara Sugar plans Sh4.7 billion electricity plant
Transmara Sugar Company plans to produce 25 megawatt (MW) of electricity at its Kilgoris factory for which it is negotiating approval to generate and supply with regulators. The mil…...
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Africa turns to mobile payments as a tool to curb COVID-19
Africa is using digital finance as a means to stem the spread of COVID-19.Governmentsand startups on the continent are implementing measures to shift a greater volume of payment tra…...
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Tech drives 4IR awareness in Africa AgricultureBanking & FinanceCloudGovernmentHealthcareNetworkingR
African countries are increasingly looking for innovative ways toharness the benefits of technology in their daily operations. Ian Jansen van Rensburg, Senior Systems Engineer at VM…...
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Uganda signs commercial deals at UK-Africa Investment Summit
A major new partnership with the city of London was announced, along with a landmark new partnership with five African countries, including Uganda, to mobilise private sector invest…...
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Marathon, hackathon planned in Dubai for African children
By Suchitra Bajpai Chaudhary, Senior Reporter -- Dubai: A marathon run in aid of children and a hackathon to find technology solutions for humanitarian causes are two key events pla…...
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Kenya among countries with lowest internet costs in Africa
East Africa’s internet data charges are among the cheapest in Africa, according to a report released by technology think tank, Research ICT Africa. The report, 1GB Basket Statistic…...
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Ghana To Record 3rd Highest GDP Growth Rate In Africa For 2020 — World Bank
The World Bank’s latest economic growth outlook report for the year 2020 is projecting a 6.8 per cent growth rate for Ghana by the end of this year.This would make Ghana the third …...
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Four ways South Africa can get more power generation capacity
Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique are the largest producers of tea, while Ethiopia, Uganda, Cte d’Ivoire, Tanzania, and Madagascar are the major producers of coffee…...
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Progress in rolling out of national power grids has stalled across Africa
Coming up: Megawatt Africa trade fair & conference, 17-19 June 2020, Accra, Ghana: http://megawattafrica.com/--Three years ago the African Development…...
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Kenya leads in mobile money transactions in Sub-Saharan Africa
The World Bank has ranked Kenya as a country with the highest user of Mobile Money Transactions in Sub-Saharan Africa.The international lender said Kenya emerged top with a 68% scor…...
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CAN AFRICAN SMALLHOLDERS FARM THEMSELVES OUT OF POVERTY?
A great deal of research on agriculture in Africa is organised around the premise that intensification can take smallholder farmers out of poverty. The emphasis in programming often…...
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Ghana joins push for West African currency
By Oluwatosin AdeshokanPosted on Friday, 3 January 2020 08:48Ghanas President Nana Akufo-Addo addresses participants of the "G20 Investment Summit in Berlin November 19, 2019. …...
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Chinese group unveils plan for new African wind power giant
Sany Heavy Industries announces 600MW agreement in Tanzania that could set new regional benchmarkDec. 20 2019 -- by Yuki Yu in BeijingChina’s Sany Heavy Industries said it secured …...
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Tanzania: African Development Bank’s $55mln facility to jumpstart private sector growth
23-Dec-2019 -- The African Development Bank has approved a $55 million facility to strengthen implementation of reforms to enhance Tanzania’s economic competitiveness and private s…...
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African Energy Chamber Endorses Energy Ops-Security Agora as Key Platform to Discuss the Physical Se
In line with the African Energy Chamber’s repeated calls on African governments and oil companies to do more to protect the security of energy infrastructure in Africa, the Chamber…...
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How Black Friday is giving Africa’s economy a lift
It is quite phenomenal how in recent years, both ecommerce players and retailers have used Black Friday to sweep thrifty shoppers off their feet. So much that the shopping event is …...
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End of an era: West African states to halt use of CFA Franc
West Africa’s monetary union has agreed with France to rename its CFA franc the Eco and cut some of the financial links with Paris that have underpinned the region’s common curren…...
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