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A sky-high tariff on smartphones is keeping people offline in Zimbabwe

18/02/202119/02/2021 - Leave a Comment

Despite experiencing substantial growth in internet users in the last decade, Zimbabwe, a country of 14.7 million, still suffers from underutilized mobile internet capacity and low smartphone penetration, according to the latest annual …

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Côte d’Ivoire’s informal economy has come online and the government’s not happy

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Entrepreneurs in Côte d’Ivoire are circumventing high retail rents and government bureaucracy to start businesses online, resulting in a thriving informal digital economy. From baby clothes to handmade jewelry, small …

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Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi are among the world’s worst hit by climate change

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Five African countries: Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi, South Sudan, and Niger, are among the world’s top 10 nations to be the worst affected by climate change through disruptions to productivity in …

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Libya starts using new exchange rate as economy struggles

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The Central Bank of Libya on Sunday introduced a new unified exchange rate agreed last month after years of division between rival branches based on opposing sides of the front …

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African free trade bloc opens for business, but challenges remain

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African countries began officially trading under a new continent-wide free trade area on Friday (1 January), after months of delays caused by the global coronavirus pandemic. But experts view the …

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Bicycle peddling

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Zodwa: “It is extremely important that we create independent ways for the people to make money.” A bicycle tourist business run as an aside has morphed into a potential community …

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Zimbabwe’s odious debts

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Civil society organisations have called for an audit of Zimbabwe’s national debt, as inequality and poverty grasp the economy. This comes at a time the World Bank projects further GDP …

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Peddle Preneur

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Watch their presentation and discussion with our expert panel… This is their first round presentation as due to internet instability, they weren’t able to make a final presentation. https://youtu.be/CHtsou_Xv4g View …

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Nigeria: an infected economy

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Malpractice and mismanagement have long been the emblem of Nigerian government. Covid has added to the West African nation’s woes and young Nigerians are fleeing their homeland. Grimot Nane looks …

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The Clout of Africa

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The Mint caught up again with US-based, Kenyan economist, Mwangi wa Gĩthĩnji, on how Africa is coping with the pandemic and what that might mean in the long term with …

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