What are the key issues and trends related to doing business in Africa in the private equity space?
18 Jan 2019
Visa and Vivo Energy have announced a pan-African agreement to provide digital payment services to consumers across 15 African countries, where both companies operate...
28 Nov 2018
A recent World Bank report showed that Somalia has one of the most active mobile money markets in the world, outpacing most other countries in Africa...
Victor Odundo Owuor 15 Oct 2018
What too many organisations overlook when embarking on a digital transformation is the cultural and leadership readiness for the change. Both are essential to the success of any initiative...
Jonathan Houston 26 Sep 2018
Africa is rising and technology is at the forefront of growth on the continent...
Katy Micallef 21 Sep 2018
Africa at risk: Malaysia slams China's "new version of colonialism"...
Said Aboubaker & Savious Kwinika 31 Aug 2018
The business world has moved beyond the idea that if it isn't made of bricks and mortar, then a company has no value...
24 Jul 2018
Remittance thought leaders to gather in Lagos, Nigeria, in October for Remittance Africa Expo 2018...
5 Jul 2018
The Ivorian government has signed MOU with Visa with an aim to digitise government services and ensure financial services are accessible to more Ivorians...
5 Jul 2018
An announcement you may have missed from Cannes Lions: There's a new cryptocurrency soon to be launched, but it won't be taking its name from any memes or computer jargon. Instead, it'll be launched by Senegalese musician Akon...
Andy Walker 28 Jun 2018
The Orange Group's new investment fund for Africa, Orange Digital Ventures Africa, has invested in API platform Africa's Talking by helping raise $8.6m alongside the IFC World Bank and Social Capital...
3 May 2018
Housing microfinance can and should become a mainstream offering for financial institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa...
13 Apr 2018
While a variety of popular apps such as Apple Siri, Google Now, Amazon Alexa and Microsoft Cortana promise to enhance people's lifestyles, few will have more impact on consumer behaviour than personal finance assistants...
Bradley Elliott 9 Feb 2018
Businesses within the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) could save up to $450 million in clearance documentation once the bloc adopts blockchain technology...
Julius Barigaba 28 Dec 2017
