EntrepreneursMarketTechnologyWest Africa Flutterwave launches new e-commerce service to scale SME growth Akudo AbengoweNov 30, 2021Nov 30, 2021 Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, is pleased to announce the launch of its new e-commerce service, Flutterwave Market –... Read More
Africa Top NewsHealthcare Biggest WTO meeting in 4 years postponed due to the Omicron coronavirus variant Akudo AbengoweNov 30, 2021Nov 30, 2021 Hours after news about the Covid-19 Omicron mutation made headlines, the World Trade Organization (WTO) announced it was postponing the... Read More
Africa Top NewsEntertainmentTechnology Twitter CTO Parag Agrawal will replace Jack Dorsey as CEO Akudo AbengoweNov 30, 2021Nov 30, 2021 Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is stepping down as chief of the social media company, effective immediately. Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s chief... Read More
Africa Top NewsHealthcareMarket Oil rises near $76 as global stocks jump as investors ponder omicron-related impact Akudo AbengoweNov 29, 2021Nov 29, 2021 Oil rebounded by almost 5% on Monday to $76 a barrel as some investors viewed Friday’s slump in oil and... Read More
MarketWest Africa Nigeria’s poor forex policies discourage investors, increase inflation – World Bank Akudo AbengoweNov 29, 2021Nov 29, 2021 The World Bank has said inappropriate foreign exchange policies implemented by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is discouraging new... Read More
Africa Top NewsHealthcareTechnologyTravel What we know about the Omicron variant Akudo AbengoweNov 28, 2021Nov 28, 2021 A new and potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa has prompted a fresh round of travel... Read More
Eastern AfricaMarketTravel Uganda risks losing only international airport over Chinese loan Akudo AbengoweNov 26, 2021Nov 26, 2021 On Tuesday, 17 November 2015, the Uganda government signed an agreement with Export-Import Bank of China (Exim Bank) to borrow... Read More
HealthcareSouthern AfricaTravel UK suspends flights from 6 African countries over new coronavirus variant Akudo AbengoweNov 26, 2021Nov 26, 2021 The United Kingdom is temporarily suspending flights from six African countries over concerns about a new coronavirus variant. The six... Read More
Eastern AfricaMarketSouthern AfricaTravel Kenya Airways and South African Airways sign strategic partnership agreement to establish a pan-African airline Akudo AbengoweNov 26, 2021Nov 26, 2021 South African Airways and Kenya Airways have entered into a strategic partnership with each other, with the aim of establishing... Read More
MarketTechnologyWest Africa 5G: NCC extends spectrum bid submission timeline Akudo AbengoweNov 25, 2021Nov 25, 2021 The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has extended the submission of bids for the 5G technology spectrum. It said in a... Read More