The Africa Report

Mayor’s Private Sector Conference

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Business Daily

Solv Kenya Signs MSMEs Payments Deal With Cellulant

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    Solv Kenya, the Standard Chartered Plc-backed digital marketplace for small traders has inked a deal with Cellulant that will enable businesses to view payments on the go under one roof. Under the deal, Cellulant will…

With the Right Policies, the AfCFTA Can Drive Africa’s Industrialization

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The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will spur Africa’s industrialization and deepen regional integration provided the continent institutes supportive policy reforms and foster trade, experts predict. The AfCFTA which entered…
The Africa Report

In Niamey, African leaders Vow on Industrialization, Trade

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  African leaders meeting in Niger's capital Niamey have called for a doubling of efforts to promote industrialization in Africa. The leaders including Nigeria's Muhammadu Buhari, Rwanda's Paul Kagame and Zimbabwe's Emmerson Mnangagwa…
Business Insider Africa

How Nigerians are Reacting to the New Naira Design After 2 Decades

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Last month, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, announced that the Naira would be undergoing some design changes, and asked Nigerians to brace up for an overhaul. In his announcement, Emefiele noted that the…
CNBC Africa

Africa’s Growing Crypto Market Needs Better Regulations

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  The collapse of the world’s third largest crypto exchange FTX, and subsequent plunge in the prices of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other major crypto assets, is prompting renewed calls for greater consumer protection and regulation of…
The Africa Report

South Africa’s Manufacturing Grew 2.9 Percent in September- Statistics South Africa

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Manufacturing production increased in South Africa by 2.9% year-on-year in September, after rising by a revised 1.7 per cent in August. with the largest positive contributions made by the motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport…
Business Daily

Safaricom Bonga points to expire as unclaimed liabilities hit Sh4.5 billion

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Safaricom has introduced an expiry date on its loyalty programme, popularly known as Bonga Points, in a bid to encourage redemption and unlock the underlying revenue that totalled Sh4.5 billion as of march this year. The listed telco…
Africa News

100-million-Euro EU Grant to Support Reforms in Tunisia

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The European Union granted ,on Monday November 15, 100 million euros to Tunisia, a country in the midst of a political and financial crisis. The EU support program "aims to support economic recovery efforts and to consolidate the progress…
CNBC Africa

IMF Grants Malawi Waiver in Reserves Misreporting Case

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The International Monetary Fund’s executive board has granted Malawi a waiver after it was suspected of misreporting its foreign exchange reserves, helping clear the way for new lending, the IMF’s resident representative for Malawi told…
The Africa Report

Nigeria Approves 1,650MW Hydropower Project, Official Says

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Nigeria has approved the construction of a 1,650MW hydropower plant at a cost of $3bn, making it one of the single biggest power projects in the country, the vice president's spokesperson said on Tuesday. It comes as private sector financing…