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Mobile payment M-Pesa now enters travel arena

Safaricom is now taking M-Pesa into the travel arena, by teaming up with Travelport, a global travel reservation provider.

China launches export of used cars to West Africa

China is now exporting used cars to Africa. The first 300 cars have already been shipped to Nigeria, one of the major export targets for the Chinese.

High cost of money transfer Africa draws new players to market

The cost of money transfer into and within Africa is high with fees around 10 percent. New players such as Mama Money enter the market with lower rates.

E-commerce boost expected in Africa

With Africa’s middle class growing and with the use of smartphones becoming more popular, e-commerce is bound to take off on the continent.

New Palladium fund to boost capital for SMEs in Africa’s emerging markets

The global consultancy Palladium has announced its first impact investment fund to bridge the financing gap for small businesses in sub-Saharan Africa.

Eight African places on TIME Magazine's list of World’s Greatest Places

Eight locations in seven African countries have made it to TIME Magazine’s list of World’s Greatest Places.

Electric motorcycles are hot in Rwanda

Rwanda has launched a program to promote electric motorcycles. Over 600 electric motorcycles are currently being built by local start-up Ampersand.

Luanda no longer most expensive city in the world

According to global consulting firm Mercer, N’djamena (Chad) leads Africa’s high-cost cities, ranking 11th in list of the world’s most expensive cities.