Africa
AfCFTA/China sign MoU on establishing Expert Group on Economic Cooperation
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the China Ministry of Commerce to collaborate ...
News
Nigeria: Economy improved slightly in August, says CBN
Economic activities improved slightly in August, compared to July, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria. The CBN said in a report on ...
Innovation
Nigeria: Insurance sector is in dire need of digital innovations to deepen penetration – Heirs Insurance
The Nigerian Insurance sector is in dire need of digital innovations like USSD codes, online registrations and e-claim processing among others to deepen ...
Africa
Liberia: Vodafone Connects Its Customers With Thales’ Eco-SIM Card
Thales is set to supply Vodafone Group with Eco-SIM; a product whose card body is made out of 100% recycled plastic from refrigerator ...
Africa
Tunisia: Moody’s Downgrades Four Tunisian Banks’ Ratings and Maintains a Negative Outlook
Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s), on October 20, 2021, downgraded the long-term bank deposit ratings to Caa1 from B3 of four Tunisian banks: Amen ...
Africa
West Africa: EBID Appoints Dr. Ashimolowo As New Vice-President Operations
The 75th Meeting of the Board of Directors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), held on 1st October 2021, at ...
News
Central Bank Pumps N200 Billion into Healthcare Sector, Says Emefiele
Mr Godwin Emefiele, Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said the apex bank has earmarked N200 billion to support the healthcare sector ...
Africa
Eswatini suspends Facebook access as protests intensify
The Southern African kingdom of Eswatini has ordered mobile operators to suspend access to Facebook and its messenger app, after pro-democracy protests against ...
Innovation
Nigeria: FirstBank Partners NIBSS to Drive Digital Payment With NQR
First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial inclusion services organisation has announced its partnership with Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc ...
Innovation
Nigeria: Appzone Launches Next Generation Payment Infrastructure for Africa on Blockchain
Appzone Group, sub-Saharan Africa’s leading fintech software company has announced the launch of Zone, the continent’s first blockchain platform for payment processing that ...