Cross-border money service from Airtel

Bharti Airtel, the leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Africa and Asia, has announced the launch of a cross-border money-transfer service for Airtel Money customers between The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),...

Orange, Airtel in money transfer partnership

Customers of Orange Money in Côte d’Ivoire can use their mobile phones to send money to customers of Airtel Money in Burkina Faso, and vice versa. This partnership between Orange and Airtel enables Orange customers, for the first time, to send and receive money to or...

Bribery, corruption a problem for governments

“The way that things have always been done” is changing in many African countries: 57,6% of companies see the development of policies and procedures that can be practically applied in all countries as the most challenging internal anti-corruption and compliance...

Jovago celebrates first anniversary

Africa’s largest online hotel booking platform Jovago.com, celebrates first anniversary in Western Africa. With the backing of investors like MTN and Millicom, a great passion for Africa and its partnership with 20 000 hotels across the continent Jovago eases the...

Politics, oil price pose risks to Nigeria

Control Risks has published its annual RiskMap report, an established authoritative guide and key reference point for policymakers and business leaders seeking to plot global trends over the coming year. RiskMap highlights the most significant underlying trends in...

Nigeria leads a mobile lifestyle

Nigeria, with 125-million mobile subscribers, is not just Africa’s largest mobile market. It is also home to one of the most connected and engaged mobile populations on the continent. And as smartphones become cheaper and mobile broadband infrastructure continues to...