Plane crash claims lives of top military chief, 9 others
Kenya’s defence chief and nine other top brass died on Thursday in a military helicopter crash in a remote area of the country, President William Ruto said. “Today at 2:20…
Why E-commerce is Thriving in South Africa
South Africa’s ecommerce sector is expected to exceed USD21 billion by 2025, with more than one billion transactions per year. This is largely due to the proliferation of smart devices…
Nigeria, others to generate electricity from nuclear power soon – IAEA
Nigeria and about a dozen other countries are expected to start producing electricity from nuclear power sources within the next few years, the director general of the International Atomic…
Economic crisis: IMF gives tough prescriptions for Nigeria, other sub-Saharan Africa nations
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged sub-Saharan African policymakers last week to cut costly fuel subsidies and raise more in taxes, measures that may be hard to implement as governments…
Avanti is sub-Saharan Africa’s leading capacity partner for the second year running
Avanti Communications (“Avanti”) has been named the market-leading high-throughput satellite capacity partner in sub-Saharan Africa for the second year running. The results, from the 20th edition of the NSR Satellite…
Analysis: Jumia Kenya losses trigger bad omen for Africa e-commerce
By Mildred Kibaki Africa is touted as the next frontier in global ecommerce on account of its growing youth population. But with serial losses being recorded by some of the…
Konga is most innovative e-commerce brand in Africa – Consumer Survey
A new consumer-focused survey has projected Konga as the most admired and innovative e-commerce company on the African continent. The survey, which was published on March 15, 2023, coincided with…
Modest rate hikes seen for Nigeria, Kenya; Ghana to hold
September 26, 2022 Nigeria and Kenya are likely to hike interest rates by a modest 50 basis points in the coming days after months of heavy lifting from other African…
Nnamdi Kanu wins: UN Group demands release, compensation; knocks Nigeria Kenya Govts
The United Nations Human Rights Council Working Group on Arbitrary Detention has asked the Nigerian government to immediately release detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi…
Africa could be hit hard by loss of Ukrainian grain exports – Institute says
March 11, 2022 African countries may be hit hard by any continuing halt to Ukraine’s grain exports caused by the war, a report from Germany’s Kiel Institute for the World…