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Ghana VASP Sandbox: 11 Firms Cleared to Pilot Crypto Trading Under New Law
Ghana’s Securities and Exchange Commission has admitted 11 crypto-asset companies into a regulatory sandbox, marking the first operational step under the country’s Virtual Asset Service Providers Act 2025 — the…
How M-Pesa Captured at Least 40% of Kenya’s Stock Exchange in Weeks
Mobile money has just become Africa’s stock market. On February 10, 2026, Safaricom embedded a full-featured equities and bonds trading platform — Ziidi Trader — directly inside the M-Pesa app,…
Morocco’s Digital X.0 Law: Africa’s Most Comprehensive AI and Data Governance Framework
Morocco’s Digital X.0 framework law covers AI governance, data governance, and digital identity under the Maroc Digital 2030 strategy — and it is further along than any comparable African initiative. Here is what it means for businesses in North Africa.
Rwanda’s Dual-Track Digital Currency Strategy: Virtual Assets Law and the e-FRW CBDC Pilot
Rwanda has simultaneously approved a Virtual Assets Law and launched a real-user CBDC pilot — the only African country pursuing both strategies at once. Here is what it means for crypto businesses and financial institutions in East Africa.
South Africa Flips the VAT Switch on Digital Platforms
From April 1, 2026, South Africa’s Section 54(2B) amendment makes platforms — not foreign suppliers — the default VAT collectors for electronic services. Here is what changes, who is affected, and why SARS pushed for this.
South Africa Flips the VAT Switch on Digital Platform Operators
Effective April 1, platforms — not foreign suppliers — become the default VAT collectors for electronic services. Here is what changes, who is affected, and why SARS pushed for this.
Africa B2B SaaS Landscape: Enterprise Software Startups to Watch in 2026
Africa’s venture capital conversation has long revolved around consumer fintech: mobile money, remittances, lending apps built for the unbanked millions. But a structural shift is underway. Enterprise software — the…
Congo’s €8.7B Digital Bet: 30,000 Towers, an AI Academy, and a Race Against Its Own Infrastructure Gap
Congo’s €8.7B Digital Bet: 30,000 Towers, an AI Academy, and a Race Against Its Own Infrastructure Gap The DRC has launched its most ambitious technology agenda in history — targeting…
Music Royalties in Africa: What Artists Collect from SAMRO, COSON, MCSK
Africa’s performing rights organisations distributed record royalties in 2024 — but the gap between SAMRO’s $23 million and COSON’s $291,000 reveals a continent where music publishing infrastructure is still catching up to its creative output.