Kenya
Kenya: CBK Takes Baby Steps Towards Launch Of a Digital Currency
Kenya is exploring the possibility of developing and launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) to settle cross-border payments, as it seeks to ...
Ghana
Ghana: GCB Launches Promo to Reward G-Money Customers, Agents
GCB Bank has launched a promotion to reward customers and agents of its G-Money service. Dubbed: “G-Money – Be a Gee – Twa ...
Intelligence
Nigeria: FG Saved N30bn From It Clearance Policy – NITDA
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has said the Information Technology (IT) project clearance policy has saved over N30billion for Nigeria and ...
Africa
Sudan: Telecommunications Authority Will Not Restore Internet Service
Despite the recent Khartoum District Court ruling ordering Sudan’s three main internet providers to restore internet service to all users in the country, ...
News
SA: Mobile operators withdraw spectrum lawsuits against ICASA
Telkom, Vodacom and MTN have withdrawn their legal action against communications regulator Icasa over the planned withdrawal of temporarily assigned spectrum at the end ...
News
Zimbabwe: First Capital Bank’s Operating Income Up $1,4 Billion
Zimbabwe’s leading financial services provider, First Capital Bank (FCB) has seen operating income surging by $1,4 billion on the back of increased loans ...
News
Tanzania: Access to Credit Still a Challenge, Says Mwigulu Nchemba
The Finance and Planning minister, Mwigulu Nchemba, has said that regardless of the major development made in the banking sector for the past ...
Ghana
Ghana: AfDB Extends $40m Grant to Development Bank Ghana
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a grant of $40 million from the African Development Fund ...
Egypt
Egypt edtech Educatly raises a $1M pre-Seed round
Egypt edtech Educatly has raised a $1 million pre-Seed round from Enterprise Ireland, Falak Startups, and several other angel investors. This follows its earlier launch in 2020. ...
Liberia
Central Bank of Liberia to Introduce New L$100 Banknotes in December
The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) will begin introducing the new Liberian dollar currency starting with the 100 Liberian dollar banknote in the ...