The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed all mobile network operators (MNOs) to immediately suspend registration and activation of new Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards. In…
Author: Nasir Agbalaya
Somalia has suspended visa-on-arrival for Kenyans, citing the need to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus as one of the reasons for the directive. This…
South Africa’s earnings have substantially increased in the third quarter of 2020 as exports shone through on continued recovery in global demand. Data from the South…
The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has left its benchmark rate unchanged at 7% for the fifth time this year. This came at the end of…
The port managements of Casablanca in Morocco, and La Spezia in Italy, are exploring innovative measures to facilitate the flow of goods. The new measures are…
A new payment system for intra-African trade is in the works. The African Union (AU) says its Specialised Committee on Finance, Monetary Affairs, Economic Planning and…
Ethiopia plans to sell a 45% stake in its Ethio Telecom monopoly, an adviser to the state minister of finance said, as the government pursues the…
The Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) has passed the second reading in Nigeria’s House of Representatives. The lawmakers passed the widely anticipated bill on Tuesday upon their…
Wycliffe Shamiah has been appointed and confirmed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Capital Markets Authority (CMA). Shamiah has been in an acting capacity since…
The Central Bank of Nigeria’s Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) stood at 50.2 index points in November. This indicates recovery from the contraction it recorded the…