Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent. At about 30.3 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area. With 1.2 billion people as of 2016, it accounts for about 16% of the world's human population.

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Watch out Lagos, African Tech Firms May Soon Be Flocking to Silicon Zanzibar

Watch out Lagos, African Tech Firms May Soon Be Flocking to Silicon Zanzibar
Watch out Lagos, African Tech Firms May Soon Be Flocking to Silicon Zanzibar
September 07, 2022  |  Technology

The East African archipelago of Zanzibar may be most well-known for its tourism, beaches and wildlife, but the local government is pinning its hope on...

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Homegrown Smartphones Cater to African Needs, Pave Way for Global Leadership
Homegrown Smartphones Cater to African Needs, Pave Way for Global Leadership
September 06, 2022  |  Technology

In the most recent quarterly report published by the International Data Corporation (IDC) to assess the state of the global mobile phone market, it was...

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Uber Expands Services in Sub-Saharan Africa
Uber Expands Services in Sub-Saharan Africa
September 06, 2022  |  Ridesharing

Uber has launched a series of new products and features in five countries across sub-Saharan Africa, the ride-hailing company announced Tuesday (Sept. 6). Get the...

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Tech Makes Health Insurance Affordable, More Accessible in Emerging Markets
Tech Makes Health Insurance Affordable, More Accessible in Emerging Markets
September 05, 2022  |  Technology

While Africa’s FinTech sector may have steamed ahead in the creation of unicorns, the region’s HealthTech sector has proven to be every bit as innovative...

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Mobile Money Earns Its Stripes in Ethiopia’s Telecom Liberalization
Mobile Money Earns Its Stripes in Ethiopia’s Telecom Liberalization
August 31, 2022  |  Mobile Payments

Kenya has been at the forefront of Africa’s mobile money revolution ever since Safaricom launched the continent’s first mobile money platform M-Pesa, but Ethiopia has...

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Nigerian FinTech Grey Nets $2M for Cross-Border Payments
Nigerian FinTech Grey Nets $2M for Cross-Border Payments
August 29, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

Nigeria-based FinTech Grey has raised $2 million in seed funding, toward its goal of simplifying the sending and receiving of foreign payments for Africans, a...

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Walmart to Delist Africa’s Massmart in Deal to Buy Out Retailer
Walmart to Delist Africa’s Massmart in Deal to Buy Out Retailer
August 29, 2022  |  Partnerships

Walmart has struck a deal to fully acquire Massmart and purchase the shares it doesn’t already own for 62 rand ($3.65) each, with the deal...

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How Lessons From Nigeria’s eNaira Rollout Can Guide Future of CBDCs in Africa
How Lessons From Nigeria’s eNaira Rollout Can Guide Future of CBDCs in Africa
August 25, 2022  |  CBDC

In its August monetary policy statement, the Central Bank of Zimbabwe (CBZ) announced that it has developed a “roadmap for adoption of CBDC [central bank...

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