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West Africa in 10 years – An optimist’s view

What will West Africa look like in ten years? Will the region continue on the path of slow advancement, or will technology be a catalyst that could see it create a technologically advanced society such as the one embodied by Wakanda in the Black Panther movie? Titilayo Adewumi, Regional Sales Director: West Africa at SAP, takes a view of West …

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SA, Nigeria and Kenya driving e-commerce in Sub-Saharan Africa

The top market contributors to e-commerce in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) over the last three years were South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya. This is according to a recent white paper released by Visa titled ‘eCommerce developments across Sub Saharan Africa (SSA)‘. According to Visa, SSA may be one of the smallest regions of e-commerce globally, but it shows steady growth potential. …

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Germany introduces digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate

The Federal Government intends to roll out a digital immunity certificate by the end of June, making it easier to prove that a person has been fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. But critics warn the timeframe is too ambitious. Germany’s Federal Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Thursday (10 June) that Germany will roll out a digital immunity certificate “CovPass” …

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