The reform of the international tax system that has been in the making for many years is now on track. It notably targets large digital companies. The project is both ambitious and difficult to implement, especially in Africa. In this interview, Asma CHARKI, Executive Partner in charge of tax at Mazars Morocco, and Nixon Omondi, Compliance Officer at Kenya Revenue Authority, discuss key challenges related to this issue.

Digital currency projects that are increasingly supported by African central banks could profoundly change the continent’s current financial system. That approach is full of promise but not without risk.

While Africa has lost 55 billion dollars in travel and tourism since the coronavirus pandemic began, tour operators, in their bid to revive the industry, are innovating by offering tourists virtual tourism experiences. More than an alternative to the COVID crisis, a confirmed trend…Focus.

The 2021 edition of the VivaTech, once again this year, put African startups in the spotlight. For Resilient Digital Africa, three entrepreneurs from the continental tech scene share their experience of the fair.

Analysis: while the example of Jumia reveals the difficulty of achieving the same profitability of their model, the future of these delivery platforms is very much at stake in their “local” dimension. Do they help promote Made in Africa products? That’s what is at stake. Part three (final).

Jumia, Glovo, Gozem… Super-Apps are multiplying on the continent. Each one has its own model and range of services. If their ambitions to expand regionally have been slowed down by COVID-19, the pandemic has also revealed their flexibility and their ability to adapt to the new needs of the markets where they are based. Part two.

Delivery platforms that were not rather rooted in customs before the pandemic are booming in Africa, boosted by lockdowns. That business is at the same time diversifying. Part one.

Science, Technology and Innovation are expected to drive recovery from Covid-19. This is the conclusion of the UNCTAD which launches an ambitious program aimed at better exploiting technology to meet the challenges of sustainable development. With 2 targeted sectors: energy and agriculture.

The Covid-19 pandemic has galvanized the development of more than 120 health technology innovations that have been piloted or adopted in Africa, a new World Health Organization (WHO) analysis finds.

Stéphan-Éloïse GRAS, Executive Director of Digital Africa, and Aphrodice MUTANGANA, recently appointed Chief Operations Officer, carried out a strategic mission in Rwanda. The initiation of the continental project is launched. Goals, roadmap, ambitions… Cross interview with the new duo leading Digital Africa.