Zambia’s Inflation Hits 15.4% in July, Highest Since December 2021.

🎙Digital Fraud Threatens Financial Inclusion (Eric Mugo Discusses).🎙Nigeria to Issue $500 Million Domestic Foreign Currency Bonds.🎙Innovative Funding Models Needed to Prevent African Food Shortages (IFAD).🎙Nigeria’s New Minimum Wage Worth $44.🎙Malawi Central Bank Holds Rate at 26%.🎙Zambia’s Inflation Hits 15.4% in July (Highest Since December 2021). www.bkcapital.rw Read More Good Morning Africa

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$220m fine: Why FCCPC’s fight with WhatsApp is valid

Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts are joined by tech lawyer, Rosemond Phil-Othihiwa to discuss: Meta vs Nigeria’s FCCPC Mercury Bank closing African startup accounts Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/, Equity Merchants/, Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint’s newsletter/    Timestamps 00:00 – Intro 01:17 – Meta vs Nigeria’s FCCPC 19:04 – Mercury Bank closes African startup accounts   Useful links Meta to appeal $220 …

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South Africa Seizes $109.5m in Chemicals Used for Illicit Drugs.

🎙Visa’s Basil Kithinji on Evolving Financial Fraud. 🎙Netflix Raises Prices in Nigeria by 40%. 🎙Africa Explores Establishing African Central Bank, Investment Bank, Monetary Fund, and Pan-African Stock Exchange. 🎙South Africa Seizes $109.5m in Chemicals Used for Illicit Drugs. 🎙African Credit Rating Agency to Be Established by Next Year. www.bkcapital.rw Read More Good Morning Africa

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Nigeria Raises Benchmark Interest Rate to 26.75% (4th Hike in 2024).

🎙South Sudan’s GDP to Contract in 2023/24 (Oil Pipeline Vandalism), Expected to Recover in 2024/25, Akol Dok Discusses🎙JSE Ends Day Up 0.27% After Morning Losses.🎙Nigeria Raises Benchmark Interest Rate to 26.75% (4th Hike in 2024).🎙Google Backtracks on Phasing Out Third-Party Cookies (Privacy Sandbox Approach).🎙African Ministries Agree on Measures to Fight Climate Change. www.bkcapital.rw Read More Good Morning Africa

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INTERPOL Blocks Over 720 Fraudulent Bank Accounts in West Africa.

🎙Future of Corporate Governance,Pheona Wall Discusses. 🎙Egypt Keeps Record High Interest Rate at 27.25%. 🎙INTERPOL Blocks Over 720 Fraudulent Bank Accounts in West Africa. 🎙African Startups Backed by Google Raise $266 Million from VCs (3 Years). 🎙Netflix Adds 8 Million New Subscribers in Q2 2024. www.bkcapital.rw Read More Good Morning Africa

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Meet the CEO: Meet Phion Wall, CEO of the League of East African Directors (LEAD).

 🎙Meet the CEO: Meet Phion Wall, CEO of the League of East African Directors (LEAD). 🎙Zimbabwe’s ZiG Currency: Slow Adoption (Only 20% of Transactions) (Highlights the currency and low usage). 🎙Gallup Survey: Respect for Women in Africa Declines (Highlights the survey finding and continent). www.bkcapital.rw  Read More Good Morning Africa

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Is a mobile app for farmers dead on arrival?

Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts discuss: Kenyan e-hailing drivers strike Nigeria’s app for farmers Chowdeck’s ad product Subscribe to The Modern Workplace/, Equity Merchants/, Techpoint Digest/ and Intelpoint’s newsletter/    Link to Insight of the Week: Agriculture’s contribution to Nigeria’s GDP has been on a downward trend since 2020   Timestamps 00:00 – Intro 01:04 – Kenya e-hailing drivers strike 15:32 – Chowdeck’s …

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Beyond the Polls: Insights into South Africa’s Coalition Government

At the end of May, South Africans went to the polls for national and provincial elections that marked a significant shift in the country’s political landscape. After more than two decades of waning voter support, the African National Congress (ANC) lost its majority in the National Assembly. This historic change for a party that has held unitary control over the …

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UAE Central Bank Partners with Ethiopia for Currency Swap Agreement.

🎙Young Corporates & Board Appointments (League of East African Directors Discusses). 🎙Bank of Uganda to Buy Gold Directly from Artisanal Miners. 🎙Bitcoin Surges Above $65,000 on Renewed Bullish Sentiment. 🎙Uganda: Lost $46.16 Billion in Oil Revenue Over 12 Years (NEITI Report). 🎙IMF Lowers Nigeria’s 2024 Growth Forecast to 3.1%. 🎙UAE Central Bank Partners with Ethiopia for Currency Swap Agreement.  www.bkcapital.rw …

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