Africa East Africa World 

African leaders push for global reforms to unlock affordable credit

African leaders are calling for major reforms to the global financial system, saying current structures make it too difficult and expensive for their countries to access credit needed for development and large-scale investments. The push came during the Africa Forward Summit in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, where more than 30 African presidents, deputy presidents and prime ministers met with French President… Read More
Europe 

Ukraine: Deadly Russian attacks severely damage aid warehouses

The UN aid coordination agency, OCHA, said attacks over the past days killed and injured dozens in Kyiv, at a recreation site in the Odesa region and in Zaporizhzhia, where the media also reported that a drone strike destroyed a Red Cross vehicle. “The increasing toll of these attacks across the country is devastating,” Matthias Schmale, UN Humanitarian Coordinator for… Read More
Africa Sports World 

How Mobile Access Changed Sports Betting Across Africa

More people across Africa now use phones as their main way of getting online. Football highlights, live scores, social media, streaming and messaging all happen on the same screen throughout the day. Sports betting followed once mobile internet became easier to access across different parts of the continent. A few years ago, online betting still relied much more on desktop… Read More
Africa Business World 

The Rise Of Modern POS Systems In Emerging Markets

Across emerging markets, businesses have never adopted technology so quickly as they do today. One area of tremendous growth in terms of new business use has been the adoption of modern Point of Sale (POS) solutions. The same tools used by many larger retailers can be accessed today by businesses of all sizes. Modern POS tools assist local businesses in… Read More
Africa Business World 

Africa’s mobile betting revolution: How smartphones became the new bookmaker

If you spend time following sports in Africa today, it is easy to see how much has changed in a relatively short period. A decade ago, placing a wager often involved traveling to a betting shop, waiting in line, then holding onto a printed ticket until the event ended; today, the experience looks very different, as millions of people can… Read More
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