Safaricom, Vodacom complete M-Pesa acquisition
The telcos completed the acquisition of the M-PESA brand, along with its product development and support services from Vodafone Group...
Tag : Africa
South African fintech startup TaxTim expands into Nigeria
The startup entered into a partnership with PwC Nigeria...
First ever Kenyan CEO takes charge of Safaricom
Peter Ndwega replaces Bob Collymore, who passed away in 2019...
Ethiopian Airlines cancels operations to over 80 destinations
The airline will continue flying to Hong Kong and Washington...
Coronavirus, oil price war take its toll on African oil producers
Recently, Congo reached out to OPEC for an emergency meeting to find a way to keep member nations from sinking into recession...
South African Airways suspends all operations amid Coronavirus pandemic
The carrier has suspended both international and domestic flights until May 31...
Africa uses mobile money to curb the spread of the coronavirus
Safaricom removed all fees from its mobile-money platform, M-Pesa...
Kenya Airways to ground 90 percent of its fleet following Coronavirus threat
Kenya Airways has suspended international flights and plans to restrict operations for domestic flights following a state order...
IATA: African airlines lost $4.4 bn in revenue due to Covid-19 pandemic
Flights between China and Africa increased by 630% in the last decade, however all flights to China are now suspended...
South African Airways cancels 162 flights till March end
The carrier cancelled 38 international flights and 124 domestic flights...