Nigeria’s sovereign cloud turns data infrastructure into economic policy
Nigeria’s National Sovereign Cloud Initiative is moving cloud computing from a procurement issue into economic policy. NITDA and the Budget Office have created a multi-agency technical committee to work through the fiscal, procurement, financing and investment...
Nigeria’s sovereign cloud turns data infrastructure into economic policy
Nigeria’s National Sovereign Cloud Initiative is moving cloud computing from a procurement issue into economic policy. NITDA and the Budget Office have created a multi-agency technical committee to work through the fiscal, procurement, financing and investment...
Mozambique’s data rules target transparency in mobile markets
Mozambique’s communications regulator is preparing a Tariff Management System that could turn mobile data pricing into a more transparent and comparable market. The National Institute of Communications of Mozambique, INCM, says the platform is expected to become...
China-Africa Expos: When Headline Deal Values Outrun Signed Contracts
Consumers - E-Commerce & Marketplaces · Editorial By Moakanyi Magazine · China-in-Africa · June 2026 Expos are built to produce numbers, and the fourth China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo produced large ones. It also produced two different large numbers, and the...
Sports Revival Faces Gear Shortages
Consumers - E-Commerce & Marketplaces · Editorial By Moakanyi Magazine · June 2026 Restarting school sport is easy to announce and harder to equip. Pupils can be sent back onto the field, but a field without balls, kit and gear is a fixture without a game. Schools...
Nigeria’s sovereign cloud turns data infrastructure into economic policy
Nigeria’s sovereign-cloud initiative links data control, public-sector computing and local infrastructure investment, making cloud policy part of the country’s industrial strategy.
Mozambique’s data rules target transparency in mobile markets
Mozambique’s communications regulator is building a tariff-management system that could make mobile data pricing, validity and consumer conditions easier to compare and verify.
China-Africa Expos: When Headline Deal Values Outrun Signed Contracts
The Changsha expo closed with US$11.4 billion in signed projects and a further US$43 billion merely announced. The gap between the two numbers is the story.
Sports Revival Faces Gear Shortages
Schools have restarted sports but are short of equipment pending ministry approval – a small bottleneck that retailers and grant programmes are placed to clear.
Book Review: Pin The Location – Find, Convert & Keep Customers, Anywhere!
Author: Oscar Habeenzu Published: June 2023 Publisher: BehaviourReport.com Pages: 42 The Geography of Digital Customer Acquisition In an era where businesses obsess over the latest marketing automation tools and AI-driven personalization, Oscar Habeenzu's Pin The...
Congo’s prices, August 2025: inflation 7.76 per cent, with transport at twice that pace
Congo’s annual inflation fell to 7.76 per cent on 22 August 2025, but transport rose 0.438 per cent in a single week. Disaggregated prices show where household pressure is concentrated.
Congo’s 7.9 per cent inflation hides a 14 per cent transport bill in Kinshasa
National inflation was 7.89 per cent year on year by late July, in single digits since May. In Kinshasa, transport prices rose 14 per cent, restaurants 11 per cent and food 8 per cent.
Kinshasa’s June 2025 basket: up 4 per cent in 24 weeks, with the weekly pace rising
Kinshasa prices rose 4.0 per cent in 24 weeks to mid-June 2025, with transport up 6.6 per cent. The annual rate is 8.8 per cent, but weekly rises have climbed back to 0.18 per cent.
Congo’s inflation fell below 10 per cent, but transport costs rose 7.6 per cent by mid-May
Year-on-year inflation reached 9.96 per cent in April, the first single-digit reading since mid-2022. Yet transport prices have risen 7.6 per cent since December, and food in the east costs up to 37 per cent more.
Congo’s inflation fell below 10 per cent in April, and the monthly pace tells the rest
National inflation reached 9.96 per cent in the fourth week of April 2025, while Kinshasa prices rose 0.57 per cent in the month. Base effects explain part of the fall, and a stable franc explains most of the rest.
Kinshasa’s prices rose 2.2% in a quarter, and the pressure sits in fares and rent
Kinshasa’s consumer prices rose 2.17 per cent between December 2024 and March 2025, with transport and restaurants rising fastest. Goma’s price shock, with food up 18 to 160 per cent, sits outside the index.
The Economics of Going Green: How Sustainable Energy Saves Money in Africa
Cost vs Value: The Renewable Energy Conversation When businesses and institutions in Africa consider switching to solar or hybrid energy systems, the first concern is usually cost. The assumption? Going green is expensive. But the reality is more nuanced. When done...
Google Digital Marketing vs. Cabanga Digital Navigator: Which Course Actually Helps Businesses Make Money?
Digital marketing has become essential for businesses looking to scale in today’s economy. Many aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners turn to online courses to gain the necessary skills. One of the most well-known options is Google Digital Marketing &...
Kinshasa’s prices rose 1.01 per cent in January, the fastest month since June
INS data in the BCC digest show Kinshasa’s index rising 1.013 per cent in January 2025 and each February week a little more than the last. Goma’s food prices moved far faster.
Congo’s inflation eased to 11.07 per cent, but transport and eating out ran hot
National inflation fell to 11.07 per cent by the last week of January, yet transport rose 1.6 per cent and restaurants 1.5 per cent in the month. Contracts should index to the lines that move.