Ghana
Ghana: S&P downgrades Ghana’s credit rating from B- to CCC+ – Report
American credit rating agency, Standard and Poor’s (S&P) Global Ratings on Friday, August 5, pushed Ghana’s debt further into speculative territory, lowering its ...
News
Nigeria: FCCPC says it’s illegal for DisCos to disconnect customers’ electricity without 10-day notice
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) says it is illegal to disconnect a consumer from the source of power supply without ...
Africa
Africa: Beacon Power Services raises $2.7M to improve electricity access for sub-Saharan African cities
Sub-Saharan Africa’s share of the global population without access to electricity stood at 77% in 2020, according to reports. Also, the average daily electricity ...
Ghana
Ghana: Record low for Cedi as Ghana halves FX auction support – Report
The Cedi dropped to a fresh low against the dollar this week, trading at 8.65 from 8.30 at last week’s close, after the ...
News
Nigeria: Amazon Prime Video Launches Local Service in Nigeria
Amazon Prime Video today announced the launch of the localized version of its streaming service in one of Africa’s biggest markets–Nigeria. Just as ...
Mauritius
Mauritius: Rwanda and Mauritius Data Protection Authorities Discuss Cooperation and Share Experiences in the Financial Sector
The Data Protection Commissioner of Mauritius, Mrs. Drudeisha Madhub visited Rwanda for discussions on collaboration between the respective Data Protection Authorities. During her ...
Kenya
Kenya: Banking Sector Tax Contribution Hits 5 Year High in 2021
The Kenyan banking sector registered the highest tax contribution in five years, a new survey shows. The survey which was prepared by Price ...
Ethopia
Ethiopia: New Startup Accelerator Launches in Ethiopia
The Tech African Women (TAW) programme has officially launched in the hopes of providing support and acceleration to women-owned African tech startups, taking ...
Innovation
Nigeria: Eko Innovation Centre Launches EkoClimathon 1.0 in Collaboration with Generation Unlimited 9JA, Eko Carbon, Others
Eko Innovation Centre is one of the leading tech hubs in Nigeria, curating events like Art of Technology Lagos, The Lagos Smart Meter ...
Kenya
Kenya: Kenya beefs up consumer data protection
The Kenyan Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has imposed harsher regulation on protecting consumer data, targeting fintechs and startups in the ...