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The Newly-Launched Uber Cash Is the New Nightmare for Uber Drivers in Africa
Five days ago, global ride-hailing giant, Uber, announced the addition of a new payment feature to its app for users in Africa. However, this is the sort of development that would’ve gotten Uber drivers bummed as much as it got Uber and its users pumped.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Tanzania Mobile Report: Money Market to Reach US $216.4 Billion by 2024
The latest report by IMARC Group, titled “Tanzania Mobile Money Market: Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2019-2024”, finds that the Tanzania mobile money market size reached US$ 45.5 Billion in 2018.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Ghana’s Move to Curtail MTN’s Market Share Is About Mobile Money, Not Voice
MTN’s large market share in Ghana may be about to get smaller.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: Scientists Say Satellite Imagery and Machine Learning Advances Will Boost African Consumer Data
Of a population of 198 million people only 22,110 households where covered. The data was collected via door-to-door surveys requiring visits to rural communities which in many parts of the country are often difficult to access and sometimes not safe for researchers unfamiliar with the terrain.
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- Environment, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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New Report Details How Nigerian Fintech Companies Are Expanding Their Business Scopes
The 20-paged report was unveiled during a webinar that was organised by The Economist Intelligence Unit.
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- Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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One of Africa’s Smallest Economies Is Plugging Social Welfare Gaps With Digital Cash Transfers
The biggest fear for African countries as the Covid-19 pandemic loomed was the potential shock to under-equipped healthcare systems.
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- Coronavirus, Finance
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Viewpoint: 4 Ways Digitisation Can Unlock Africa’s Recovery
The full human cost of COVID-19 in Africa is not yet known, but it is likely to be significant. Importantly, for many Africans, the longer-term socio-economic consequences of the pandemic is likely to be just as material as the health impact of the virus itself.
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- Coronavirus, Technology
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Kenya’s Mobile Operators Progress With 5G Trials
Just released, this edition of Paul Budde Communication’s focus report on Kenya outlines the major developments and key aspects in the telecoms markets.
Read the full report: https://www.budde.com.au/Research/Kenya-Telecoms-Mobile-and-Broadband-Statistics-and-Analyses- Categories
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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