Business / Finance
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Meta agrees to pay $90m in suit against Facebook for tracking users
The suit alleged the social media giant violated privacy guidelines by tracking its users’ visits to outside web pages that contained Facebook “like” buttons in order to better target ads.
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Snapchat to introduce revenue sharing ads in creators’ stories
This is the first time that Snapchat creators will be able to make money from the ad revenue on Stories.
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Kenya-Tanzania cross-border trade hits US$905.5 million
Bilateral trade between Kenya and Tanzania hit US$905.5 million from January to November 2021, according to the Central Bank of Kenya. The East Africa Business Commission (EABC) highlighted the trade success during the EABC Trade…
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Papua New Guinea to reopen to vaccinated travellers
The rules had caused diplomatic spats most notably with India and China.
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Investing in the Creative industry in Africa
The creative industry is a hidden gem with the potential to contribute significantly to the mainstream economy. For that reason, African economies must take advantage of their creative potential to strategically coordinate the arts industry.
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Making Carbon Trade Work for Africa
Making Carbon Trade work for Africa needs an urgent new perspective. A new narrative for carbon trade in Africa is needed like yesterday. All actors engaged in the carbon trade arena need to have “selectiveness” and…
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“please call me” Inventor is set for a big payday
The court’s ruling in Nkosana Makate’s case against Vodacom is a win for intellectual property in Africa
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Benki kuu ya Kenya (CBK) kuanzisha sarafu ya kidijitali
Wakenya wamepewa siku 120 kuwasilisha maoni yao kuhusu kuanzishwa kwa sarafu ya kidijitali CBDC
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Digital culture fails to pay artists, says new UNESCO report
“A basic paradox has emerged, whereby people’s global consumption of, and reliance on, cultural content has increased, however, at the same time, those who produce arts and culture find it increasingly difficult to work,”
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EU chief unveils $170bn investment plan for Africa
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a more than 150-billion-euro ($171-billion) investment plan for Africa at a news conference in Senegal’s capital Dakar on Thursday. It is the first regional plan of the…
