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What makes popular mobile payments in Africa

What makes popular mobile payments in Africa?

January 5, 2022 BEHAK 632 ViewsAfrica, Mobile money, mobile payments, Nikulipe, Sub-Saharan Africa 3 min read

The total value of mobile money transactions in emerging markets is predicted to exceed $870 billion in 2026; this growth

African countries to double agricultural productivity

May 1, 2021 BEHAK 138 ViewsAfrican countries, African Development Bank, Agricultural productivity, IFAD, Sub-Saharan Africa 4 min read

A coalition of multilateral development banks and development partners has pledged over $17 billion in financing on Friday during a

Africa loses millions of dollars to aflatoxins

Africa loses millions of dollars to aflatoxins

October 23, 2020October 23, 2020 NBE 132 Viewsaflatoxins, Africa, agricultural commodities, agriculture, China, food, food safety, ILRI, Sub-Saharan Africa, The Malabo Declaration 3 min read

By Tandong Calistus Jong – Africa cumulatively loses more than 670 million US Dollars annually in lost exports trade alone

Armed conflicts fuels human rights violations

April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 150 ViewsAFRICOM, Amnesty International, Burundi, Cameroon, DRC, Ethiopia, Guinea, human rights violations, Malawi, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nigeria, Omar al-Bashir, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sudan, Zimbabwe 5 min read

Protesters across sub-Saharan Africa have braved bullets and beatings to defend their rights in the face of continuing conflict and

Scientists urge Ethiopia to protect groundwater

Scientists urge Ethiopia to protect groundwater

December 9, 2019April 29, 2020 Business News 203 ViewsAdaptation, climate change, developing countries, Ethiopia, groundwater, Sub-Saharan Africa 4 min read

BY GETU TEMESGEN – Groundwater is seen as having major potential for Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa’s climate change strategies –

Experts caution against immunization stagnation in Africa

Experts caution against immunization stagnation in Africa

January 24, 2019January 24, 2019 118 ViewsAddis Declaration on Immunization, Africa, Brazzaville, Congo, immunization in Africa, Nigeria, poliovirus in Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, WHO 3 min read

Global immunization experts urged African countries to strengthen their routine immunization.

Postal services vital for remittance delivery in Africa, report says

Postal services vital for remittance delivery in Africa, report says

June 15, 2018June 15, 2018 130 ViewsAfrica, basic financial services in Africa, delivering remittances, European Commission, IFAD, International Day of Family Remittances, International Fund for Agricultural Development, postal services, Sub-Saharan Africa 3 min read

Postal services can play a pivotal role in delivering remittances, lowering the transfer costs and providing access to basic financial

Corporation launches Africalease to promote leasing in sub-Saharan Africa

Corporation launches Africalease to promote leasing in sub-Saharan Africa

April 26, 2018April 26, 2018 62 ViewsAfrica leasing association, Africalease, Agribusiness, IFC, International Finance Corporation, leasing, Sub-Saharan Africa, World Bank Group 1 min read

The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, today formally launches ‘Africalease’, an association that will

Building the Business Case for Housing Microfinance in Sub-Saharan Africa

April 5, 2018September 6, 2018 70 ViewsMastercard Foundation, microfinance, Sub-Saharan Africa 3 min read

A new study from Habitat for Humanity says that housing microfinance can and should become a mainstream offering for financial