ICT

Kenya’s Little Cab Plans To Take On Uber In Uganda And Nigeria AFK Insider
Little Cab, a taxi-hailing app owned by Nairobi-based technology firms, Craft Silicon, and East Africa’s biggest telecommunication provider, Safaricom, plans to expand its operations to Uganda and Nigeria as it intensifies its market battle against the dominant U.S.-based taxi-haling firm, Uber.…Read more>>

Senegal To Introduce A New Blockchain-Based National Digital Currency, The Second Such Currency In The World iAfrikan
Senegal has recently become only the second country in the world to introduce a digital currency based on blockchain technology. Named eCFA, the digital currency will be legal tender just as the current currency, CFA Franc, is.…Read more>>

TOURISM

Botswana sets sights on rising tourism prospects The Voice
Traditionally reliant on mineral revenues especially from diamond sales, the country is banking on the seemingly fast improving tourism sector to become a central plank of its economic strategy…. Read more>>

Namibia growing as an exotic destination for African travellers Bizcommunity
Namibia is such a destination, with the country becoming an appealing option for the leisure and conference markets…. Read more>>