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Ghana has issued a public alert on attempted cyberattacks by Gmail and YouTube
Ghana’s National Cybersecurity Authority (CSA) issued a public alert on Monday, (May 8, 2023) about attempted cyberattacks perpetrated by hackers by Gmail and ...
News
Tunisia plans to launch 5G in 2024
The arrival of 5G has been announced in Tunisia since 2020. Investments in networks have been made to accommodate this new technology, which ...
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Nigeria tops Africa with the Most interest in Meme Coins – CoinGecko Report
Coingecko’s recent study shows the top countries leading in the enthusiasm for meme coins in 2023, only two African countries were featured, with Nigeria leading ...
Kenya
Kenya’s government proposes new bill to tax content creators
The Government of Kenya has proposed multiple amendments to the Finance Bill for 2023. The proposals aim to expand the tax base for the ...
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Nigeria: CBN’s Crypto Ban Shields Nigerian Banks from US Banking Crisis
Following its openly criticised cryptocurrency ban in Africa’s’ largest economy by size of gross domestic product (GDP), the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) ...
Regulatory
Senegal: Telecoms regulator announces the allocation of 5G licenses before the end of July
Senegal is preparing to join the very closed circle of African countries to deploy 5G. The country, which has always distinguished itself by ...
News
Nigeria: CBN to sanction banks backing unlicensed foreign firms
The Central Bank of Nigeria has said it will sanction banks assisting the operations of unlicensed foreign firms. It stated on Monday (May ...
News
Nigeria: Naira Retreats as CBN Micromanages FX
Nigerian naira fell due to an imbalance in demand and supply levels at the Investors’ and exporters’ foreign exchange (FX) window, traded at ...
News
SA: Following greylisting wakeup call, SA seeks to revamp its financial services regulations
On February 24, the international financial crime watchdog, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), announced that South Africa has been added to its “grey list”. ...
Mauritius
Mauritius: Bank of Mauritius to start CBDC Pilot Phase in November 2023
Harvesh Kumar Seegolam, Bank of Mauritius Governor has announced that the country will start the pilot phase for its CBDC by November 2023. ...