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The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) said the telecoms sector is now a critical element in the country’s economy, as it revealed strong figures relating to mobile payments for goods and services. In a report, CA noted the telecom industry’s contribution to Kenya’s broader economy laid a foundation for growth in mobile money services. The...

By Dorothy Nakaweesi, the Monitor Kampala — Sending remittances to Africa is more expensive than anywhere else in the world, a new global report has shown. The report – Reducing the costs and scaling up service provision for remittance flows from the UK to Africa’ – was published last week at the Global Remittances Conference in...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa- Internet company Opera, has released its State of the Mobile Web Africa 2016 Report, highlighting mobile internet trends across the continent, including consumer browsing behaviour and app usage. Opera – known for its compression technology and mobile browsers, including Opera Mini  – compiles regular global mobile web reports, shedding light on opportunities...

Explosive growth in mobile broadband use across the continent is improving transparency and giving a voice to citizens Tribesmen in Samburu national reserve in Kenya’s Rift Valley. There are more phones than adults in most countries on the continent. Photograph: Alamy Murithi Mutiga and Zoe Flood in Nairobi Mobile phones will account for almost one-tenth...

By Peter Schlebusch “In the next three to five years the vast majority of our transactions will be performed on smart-mobile devices.” Retail banking is experiencing a seismic shift in customer behaviour thanks to the digital revolution that continues to effect fundamental changes in the way businesses and individuals transact. Nowhere is this metamorphosis in...