The Sun Has Gone Down Over South Africa
Last week saw massive protests in South Africa over measures of load shedding. Power outages have hit the economy hard.
MTN: Planned investments in Ghana still intact
The MTN Group has said it remains confident in the Ghanaian economy and its future prospects and therefore maintains its planned investment and developmental initiatives in the country over the medium-term to drive digital and financial inclusion. This comes on the back of the announcement that the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has completely scrapped the
Samson’s Take: The curse of leadership in Africa
The UN environment programme tells us what we live and know, that Africa is rich in natural resources ranging from arable land, water, oil, natural gas, minerals, forests and wildlife. The continent has 40% of the world’s gold and up to 90% of its chromium and platinum. The largest reserves of cobalt, diamonds, platinum and
Nigeria to battle Morocco, South Africa, Zambia in U-17 AFCON
Nigeria’s national U-17 football team, Golden Eaglets, have been drawn to play Morocco, South Africa and Zambia in Group B of the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations. The colourful ceremony was held at the Cercle National de l’Armée in Algiers on Wednesday. Group A has host Algeria, Senegal, DR Congo and Somalia while Group
Air escapes from Africa fintech bubble
Venture-capital investment into African fintech surged to $1.6bn in 2021 from $230m in 2020, according to the PitchBook financial data provider. PitchBook’s figure for the first nine months of this year – $1.3bn – suggests a full-year figure roughly in line with 2021. Despite all the hype, Africa still has only a handful of unicorns or start-ups with
14 Start-ups Announced To Pitch Live at Africa Tech Summit 2023
Africa Tech Summit has announced the final shortlist of ventures who will Pitch Live on stage to investors, corporate, and media at the Africa Tech Summit in Nairobi from 15th to 16th February. More than 250 entries from 20+ African countries, including Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, Zambia, Mali, South Africa, and Benin, were submitted. Pitch Live
Ghana: Nigeria, Ghana, Others Affected As UK Reviews Teachers’ Immigration Policy
The United Kingdom’s Department for Education, has effected some changes in the priority subjects for nationals pursuing relocation to the country via its Teaching Regulation Agency from next month. According to the UK, the portal for the programme billed for February 1, 2023, will only be available to teachers with professionalism in certain subjects. The
Insights from 50 Million KYC Checks across Africa: Smile Identity’s end-of-year 2022 report on KYC trends and best practices.
Smile Identity, a leading provider of digital identity verification solutions for Africa, has released its highly-anticipated end-of-year 2022 Know Your Customer (KYC) report. Using data from nearly 50 million KYC checks from different industries, this comprehensive report provides in-depth insights into the current state of KYC trends, policies, and best practices across the region. Despite
Workonline Communications establishes new point of presence in Nigeria
Benjamin Deveaux, Head of Business Development for Workonline Group. Workonline Communications, one of the largest IP network providers in Africa, has launched its first point of presence (POP) in Nigeria, further enhancing the group’s West African presence. The new megaPoP went live late last year, ready to provide 10Gbps and 100Gbps services at Rack Centre
Africa and the global LNG crunch: Balancing energy security, development, and decarbonization
The December 2022 US-Africa Leaders Summit hosted by President Biden in Washington highlighted the emerging role of Africa in global affairs, including in the competition with China and Russia. In his address to the Summit, President Biden endorsed the proposal for the African Union to join the G20 and pledged $55 billion in financing and