Africa Trades More Than We Think — and Policy Keeps Getting It Wrong
You would not expect a small market town on the edge of the Sahel to sell much seafood. Yet Paga,
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Why South Africa’s Informal Economy Is Smaller Than We Think
South Africa’s Informal Retail Paradox: Why Its Size Is So Often Overestimated I usually avoid writing about the size of
Africa’s E-Commerce at a Crossroads
Africa’s leading online marketplaces — Jumia, Takealot, and Konga — are navigating an increasingly competitive and resource-constrained environment. The early
South African Traditional Trade Sector Surges with Impressive Growth
The traditional trade sector in South Africa has demonstrated remarkable resilience, achieving a staggering R187 billion in annual spend in
Maximising Opportunities in South Africa’s Informal Retail Market – Spazas
With over 150,000 informal retailers or spazas across South Africa, located close to people’s homes, spazas are an integral part
JEMLA: Digitising Ethiopia’s Informal Retail Sector with Tech-Enabled Platform
Ethiopia’s bustling informal retail sector has found a partner in JEMLA, a promising B2B ecommerce platform that caters to the
Moroccan start-up Chari launches chain of B2B stores to digitise informal retailers
Moroccan start-up Chari has launched a new chain of B2B stores to cater to local grocery stores seeking to digitise
The digitisation of the traditional retailer in Africa
The humble mom-and-pop shop or traditional retailer has been getting a lot of attention of late. It seems like not
From Chamas to Online Shopping: Kapu’s Social eCommerce in Kenya
Kenyan social ecommerce startup Kapu aims to alleviate the impact of rising food prices for Kenyan consumers by offering groceries
Refilling stations in Philippines’ sari-sari stores provide daily consumer goods
As the world grapples with the environmental crisis of plastic pollution, innovative solutions are needed to curb the proliferation of
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