Spotify is now available in Kenya techtrendske.co.ke/spotify-is-now…

This would be GREAT for Kenyan entrepreneurs & jobs! The South African National Treasury is incentivising taxpayers to invest in the economy via Venture Capital Company (Section 12J VCC). This allows investors to deduct the full amount invested from their taxable income! #Kenya

Top 10 SACCOs in Terms of Total Deposits in Kenya in 2019 (kshs. Billions) Data from The SACCO Regulator

Congratulations Flutterwave! Great work techcrunch.com/2021/03/09/afr…

End of an era! #facebook

UFC Africa 2022!!

There’s enormous danger for #AfghanWomen and girls —especially educated women with powerful voice — in #Kabul #Afganistan now. “Please don’t forget Afganistan, all our great women and their voices. Just present us in a very good way.” Ika Ferrer Gotić speaks to Fatimah Hosseini♥️

1. The UK donates vaccines to Africa 2. The UK puts most of Africa on red list 3. The UK says Africans fully vaccinated with THEIR vaccines are unvaccinated. Then there’s vaccine apartheid, as South African minister Naledi Pandor explains

Huge news!

Dear The Standard Digital Your journalist could not have written a more false misleading article than this. standardmedia.co.ke/business/news/… The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) and the CS ICT Joe Mucheru EGH are talking about postal and courier services which need a licence to operate. Online shops DO NOT need licence!

Congrats Chandumba FC! A closely fought victory over Kaimosi FC in #Vihiga County Events like these are being organized across the country by our City Captains. All aimed at engaging our customers upcountry & playing a bigger & bigger part of their everyday lives #Jumia

This is a problem. For many it will erode the ability of consumers to save, invest in health, education etc.

Evidence that the cost of data needs to go down #DigitalEconomy #Africa

If u needed evidence businesses can compete & also wish each other success, here u have it. SafeBoda is a tech giant born in UG & competes with Jumia in on-demand biz but the founders care about growing the tech space in UG as much as their company success. Thank u SafeBoda!

This is a big deal for the digital economy

99% of bank accounts in Nigeria contain less than ₦500,000 (~$625) 97% of bank accounts in Kenya contain less than Sh100,000 (~$700) 93% of bank accounts in Uganda contain < Sh1,000,000 (~$275) Financial inclusion & access is important, but it doesn't magically create wealth

Wow.

Really enjoyed 500 Global's Rise report, especially this piece on sector sequencing in their "Middle Income Rise 15." Paying attention to the more complete sequences could yield more lessons than not for African economies. Our view is [e]commerce > fintech > logistics You?