Innovation
Rwanda: Move to Make Land Titles Paperless Gains Momentum
The pilot phase to make land titles paperless is set to be concluded by December this year before the exercise can be rolled ...
Africa
Gambia: The Fate of Gambia’s Comium Is Now in the Hands of the Regulator PURA
In September Gambia’s regulator PURA issued a suspension notice to mobile operator Comium for non-payment of a variety of fees, including its licence ...
Kenya
Kenya: Banks, Saccos Ordered to Unfreeze Dairy Farmers Accounts
Six financial institutions in Kenya have been ordered by the High Court to unfreeze bank accounts belonging to 130, 000 Murang’a dairy farmers ...
Regulatory
Zimbabwe: RBZ Blocks Money Supply in Responds to Parly’s Request
Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has approved resolutions aimed at curbing broad money supply to stop parallel market exchange ...
Africa
AfDB, AfCFTA secretariat partner to stimulate industries to compete on global scale
The African Development Bank has partnered with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to stimulate industries across the continent. This was disclosed last ...
Intelligence
Nigeria’s 24.2% Adoption Rating Is the Highest Rate of Crypto Ownership Globally – Finder Survey
According to the latest Finder Cryptocurrency Adoption Index, in October 2021, Nigeria had the highest rate of cryptocurrency ownership globally, at 24.2%. Bitcoin ...
News
MTN Nigeria generates N1.2trn revenue in 9 months
Telecommunication giants, MTN Nigeria Communications Plc., MTNN, has posted revenue in excess of N1.2 trillion for the period from January to September, according ...
Africa
Airtel Africa posts $335 million PAT in H1 2021, grows profit by 131%
Airtel Africa recorded a 131% increase in its profit after tax in H1 period ended 30th September 2021 to stand at $335 million. ...
News
Nigeria: PenCom, NIRSAL MFB Launch Non-Interest Fund, Loans
The National Pension Commission (PenCom) says it has introduced a non-interest fund (Fund VI) and issued an operational framework for the fund to ...
Africa
Liquid & Orange Trade Networks Through New Telecoms Partnership
A new strategic partnership has been announced in Africa’s telecom space as South African Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid) and Orange, a French telecom ...