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- 27 Mar 2015
DHL Unveils SSA Market Expectations in 2015
In line with Sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) projected economic growth of 4.9%1 this year, which is double the projection for advanced economies (2.4%1), DHL SSA said, they expect 2015 to be a year of…
- 10 Jun 2021
Nigeria, SA and Kenya are Top Drivers of eCommerce Volumes in SSA - Visa
A recent Visa report has shown that the top market contributors to eCommerce in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) over the last 3 years were South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya, with Ghana also showing growth,…
- 13 Jul 2015
RenCap Strengthens SSA Equities Team, Popoola Heads Nigerian Equities
Renaissance Capital, a leading emerging and frontier markets investment bank, has strengthened its Sub-Saharan African (SSA) team in Nigeria with a series of new appointments. Temi Popoola, CFA,…
- 11 Jul 2016
Union Dicon Salt Eyes $140Bn SSA Consumer Market
Union Dicon Salt Plc., has continued its investment diversification plans with a target on Sub-Saharan African (SSA) consumer market worth over $140billion per annum. The Company eyes a…
- 9 Jul 2015
Deloitte Report Points Technology, Others Disrupting SSA Power Trends
Deloitte a global brand under which tens of thousands of dedicated professionals in independent firms throughout the world collaborate to provide audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk…
- 17 Nov 2017
EcoBank Research: Digital Innovation in SSA Driven by Explosion in Mobile Phone Usage
By peter oluka Digital innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa is being driven by the explosion in mobile phone usage, enabling African consumers to leapfrog existing business models and technologies The…
- 20 Jan 2017
Renaissance Capital Appoints Adedayo Ayeni to SSA Consumer Research Team
Renaissance Capital, a leading emerging and frontier markets investment bank, has announced the appointment of Adedayo Ayeni to its Sub-Saharan Africa research team. Ayeni has joined the Firm to take…
- 8 Mar 2020
Facebook Celebrates Female Achievers across SSA on International Women’s Day
As part of its ongoing celebration of International Women’s Day, and under the banner of this year’s theme #EachforEqual, Facebook honours women from across Africa who have been using their voices to…
- 17 Nov 2015
5G Mobiles to Hit 150m, SSA LTE 28% Growth by 2021- Ericsson
Ericsson’s Mobility Report latest edition launched on Tuesday provides insight into the future of 5G networks, including a forecast of 150 million 5G mobile subscriptions by 2021. However, 5G…
- 19 Nov 2019
Facebook to Host Leads of its Developer Circles from Across SSA
Facebook is hosting a Facebook Developer Circle Leads Summit on 20-21st November in Nairobi ahead of its first ever Facebook iD8 Nairobi conference for developers and startups from across the…
- 22 Feb 2022
Meta Launches Reels on Facebook to Help Creators Make Money Across SSA
Meta on Tuesday announced that its expanding the availability of Facebook Reels for iOS and Android to more than 20 countries across sub-Saharan Africa. Meta is also introducing better ways to help…
- 12 May 2014
DHL Reaffirms Commitment to Nigeria as MD SSA Visits
DHL Express, leading international express and logistics company, said it will not relent in operational expansions and investment strategy across Sub-Saharan Africa, and considers Nigeria as a key…
- 30 Nov 2016
SG, American Express Join Forces for SSA ePayment Market
‎Societe Generale has announced that it has signed a merchant acquiring partnership with American Express in eight countries in Sub-Saharan Africa where the Bank operates. These countries include…
- 13 Jul 2017
SSA OTT Content TV to Account for 40% of Region's Revenues by 2022- Report
Sub-Saharan Africa Over-The-Top (OTT) television and video will still be an immature sector by 2022, with movie and TV episode revenues reaching $640 million for 35 countries. This according to the…
- 12 Jul 2017
GSMA Report Shows Excessive Taxation Takes Toll on Mobile Connectivity in SSA
Reducing excessive mobile sector-specific taxation would promote connectivity, economic growth, investment and fiscal stability in the Sub-Saharan Africa region, said the GSMA report. The findings…
- 1 Jul 2022
DHL Global Forwarding Appoints new CEO to Drive Innovation in Middle East & Africa
DHL Global Forwarding, the international provider of air, ocean and road freight services has named Clement Blanc as CEO for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) & South Africa (SA) and Pramod Bagalwadi as…
- 28 Mar 2022
Growing Ride-hailing Sector to Boost Vehicle Sales
While vehicle sales in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are expected to continue on a downward spiral this year, the burgeoning ride-hailing industry in the region offers automakers and car dealers an…
- 14 Jul 2022
Cyberextortion Pushes Sub-Saharan Businesses to the Brink
Data leakages, insider threats, malicious emails and targeted attacks continue to seriously impact business security in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), yet only about a third (17) of Africa’s 54 countries…
- 7 Feb 2018
OLX Closes Nigerian, Kenyan Operations
Naspers owned OLX, one of Africa’s leading e-commerce platforms has winded up operations in Nigeria and Kenya. Business Insider Sub Saharan Africa (BI SSA) confirmed from several internal…
- 18 Jul 2022
Africa Falls Behind in Cloud, Emerging Tech Adoption
Organisations in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are two years behind their global counterparts in their public and private cloud journey, and up to five years behind in the deployment of emerging…
- 5 Feb 2020
TLcom Closes TIDE Africa Fund at $71M
TLcom, the Africa-focused Venture Capital firm, has announces it has secured an additional $31M for its TIDE Africa Fund, bringing its Sub Saharan Africa (SSA)-focused fund to $71mn. The latest…
- 3 Mar 2016
Ericsson ConsumerLab Report Shows 63% Sub-Sahara Africans Are Unbanked
Ericsson ConsumerLab's study of five countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) reveals that 63% of the population are unbanked, and 52% use mobile money through agents. According to…
- 6 Mar 2019
DHL Renews Partnership with Africa’s Largest e-commerce Event
DHL Express in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has announced that the company has once again signed on as lead sponsor for the 2019 DHL eCommerce Africa Conference and Exhibition, which will be held at the…
- 8 Nov 2018
Visa Appoints Aida Diarra as Senior Vice President
Visa announced that Aida Diarra has joined the company as Senior Vice President and Group Country Manager for Visa SSA, effective 1 November 2018. Diarra will oversee all Visa operations in…
- 23 Jan 2019
Companies And Allied Matters Bill Passes Third Reading At the House Of Representatives
The Companies Allied Matters (CAM) Bill has passed the third reading at the Federal House of Representatives. Dr Jumoke Oduwole, SSA Industry, Trade & Investment to the President (OVP) in a…
- 21 Oct 2020
Kaspersky Warns of Top IT Security Threats in Africa
Despite research showing an overall decrease in certain malware families and types in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in H1 2020 (36% decrease in South Africa, 26% decrease in Kenya and a 2.7% decrease in…
- 28 Sept 2015
DHL Express Appoints new MD for Sub-Saharan Africa
Hennie Heymans, currently Managing Director of DHL Express South Africa, has been appointed as Managing Director of DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), effective from 1 October 2015. In his new…
- 5 Apr 2021
World Bank Expresses Surprise at Nigeria’s Quick Exit from Recession
The World Bank has stated that Nigeria made an early exit out of recession than projected in its October 2020 forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This was contained in the World Bank’s latest…
- 2 Sept 2014
GSMA Seeks Reduction of Mobile-Specific Tax across Sub-Saharan Africa
The GSMA yesterday called upon governments in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to review their approach to the increasing tax burden imposed on the mobile industry. The GSMA released two studies that explore…
- 5 Jul 2023
Direct Selling Offers Flexible & Accessible Pathway to Entrepreneurship - Biram Fall
Mr. Biram Fall, QNET’s Regional General Manager (RGM) for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has explained that direct selling offers a flexible and accessible pathway to entrepreneurship. Mr. Biram Fall,…