African leaders set to sign landmark trade deal at Africa Union Summit
African leaders will meet on Sunday to sign a landmark free trade agreement, and to discuss security issues and crises in the continent. According to the chairman, Moussa Faki, the heads of this African state will officially launch the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AFCFTA) at the two-day summit in Niamey, the capital. This agreement […]
Proposed Law to Force Big Tech Firms To Reveal the Value of Consumer Data
The big clampdown on misuse of user data by big tech firms is almost around the corner, thanks to GDPR. A new bill has been filed which will force big tech firm to report to financial regulators and the general public what type of consumer data are being collected and how they plan to use […]
AFDB launches Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and its partners on Wednesday launched the (ADFI) Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility. The facility was designed to aid safety and expansion of digital financial transactions in Africa. The fund for the facility, which was launched at the Bank’s Annual Meeting in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea is supported by the Bill […]
7 Critical Skills needed To Run an E-commerce Business Successfully
The term “e-commerce” is used to describe transactions conducted over the internet. Many interact with e-commerce businesses on a daily basis either by purchasing physical goods, digital goods, or subscribing to online services. Some example of e-commerce businesses include: E-commerce businesses can either operate purely online such as that of Jumia, which do not have physical […]
Forecast: Deadly Heat Waves Could Affect One Third of African City Dwellers by 2090
Deadly heat waves, is Africa on the brink of a natural disaster? A research assessment of possible occurrences, regarding the rate of climate change, and also socio-economic development in 173 African cities, was carried out by a group of researchers. The research was for the years 2030, 2060 and 2090. At the end of the […]
Zambian president pledges to dissolve KCM
Zambian President, Edgar Lungu, on Tuesday, pledged to dissolve KCM, the country’s largest copper producer, in a deepening dispute with foreign mining companies over tax and employment. KCM is owned by London-based Vedanta Resources, with the state-owned ZCCM-IH as a minority shareholder. Lungu has targeted the mining sector to generate tax revenue as Zambia struggles […]