The Mpesa-Visa partnership aims to enable tourists visiting Kenya to use Mpesa in Kenya by downloading an app. Similarly, Mpesa users travelling abroad should be able to use Mpesa to make payments abroad.
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The latest data by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) shows that on average over 10 percent of export revenues and primary income in the region is spent on debt repayments.
Nigeria’s transport minister, Rotimi Amaechi, and his counterparts in West and Central Africa are mulling the establishment of a Maritime bank, a statement said at the…
The World Health Organisation (WHO), Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are over two million confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent. The…
International Money transfer company, WorldRemit, has launched its World Remit Entrepreneurs Programme in Africa. WorldRemit said in Nairobi that it has launched the programme in Kenya,…
Two African authors, Tsitsi Dangarembga and Maaza Mengiste, who were finalists for the Booker Prize 2020 have expressed optimism after missing out on the prize. The…
The start-up will use the investment to grow its Nigeria and Ghana markets and will see further investment in technology and growing its teams.
AFRAA’s secretary-general Abdérahmane Berthé said smaller airlines need to consolidate and share basic facilities while established airlines need to co-operate and code-share to avoid operating in the same routes.
The International Debt Statistics 2021 report by the World Bank shows that between 2009 and 2019, countries in the region increased external borrowing by nearly four times, from $19.9 billion to $73.8 billion.
Pacer Ventures has announced a $3M fund for early-stage African startups that are solving some of the most critical problems on the continent. The focus will…