News from across Africa covering business, markets, policy and development in North, West, East, Central and Southern Africa.
Ola Olukoyede, the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), disclosed that terrorists in Nigeria are utilizing young cryptocurrency traders to fund their activities. The programme, titled, “Multi-stakeholders’ …
Axmed, an innovative two-sided B2B marketplace platform, is making strides in addressing global health disparities by securing a $2 million seed funding round. This investment aims to expedite the accessibility, …
Jack Dorsey’s TBD, operating as part of Block, has expanded its reach to Africa through a collaboration with pan-African cross-border payments company Chipper Cash. Chipper Cash has been integrated into …
d.light, a company specializing in solar products and affordable finance for low-income households, has secured $3.4 million grant from Private Sector Foundation Uganda (PSFU) and Energising Development (EnDev) to offer …
East Africa faced internet disruptions due to a major undersea fibre-optic cable cut on Sunday. This incident slowed down internet connections and led to widespread outages in the region, affecting …
South Africa South African IT and telecommunications firms are actively expanding and promoting their businesses, signalling positive prospects for the industry and the domestic economy. In recent discussions with key …
Last week’s historic visit by Prince Akintoye Adeoye, President of the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria (REDAN), accompanied by distinguished members of the REDAN leadership, Vice President Dr. Kunle …
AI advancements in Africa create a new arena of competition for China and the US. Both countries are now vying to influence the development, utilization, and regulation of artificial intelligence …
Nigeria’s Minister of Housing and Urban Development Arc. Ahmed Musa Dangiwa, who doubles as the Chair of the Executive Board of UN Habitat and the Chair of the 2023 Annual …
DP World’s container terminal at the Port of Dakar has set a new record by handling 77,680 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in April 2024, surpassing the previous 76,282 set in …
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