Governance & Policy
Regulations, laws, directives and policies, that affect African startups, the financial sector, telecoms, cyber security, among others. It’s unpredictable nature either enables, stifles or is neutral on innovation
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Nigeria’s telecom regulator has unveiled its strategic plan for 2020 to 2024. As we discovered, it plans to facilitate emerging technologies and regulate OTT services like Facebook, WhatsApp, and others
As part of its post-pandemic economic sustainability plan, Nigeria wants to create over one million tech-related jobs and establish payroll support to critically affected startups and SMEs among other initiatives.
In line with the provisions of its Finance Act, Kenya, the economic powerhouse of East Africa, is trying to widen its tax base to include digital services like Google, Netflix and all online transactions.
Nigeria’s taxman, FIRS, has finalised plans to integrate a technology solution (API) that will verify the accuracy of taxes paid by telecom operators. What could this mean for businesses in the future?
A few months after successful trials in three major cities, the Nigerian Communications Commission has started working on a policy for the deployment of 5G in Nigeria, but actual implementation might still take a long time
Ghana’s National Communication Authority wants to implement new pricing measures, that will reduce MTN’s dominance and promote competition in the country’s telecom space.
The Nigerian Broadcasting Commission released an amendment to the 6th edition of its broadcasting code that could bring an end to exclusive content on iROKOtv, Netflix, and PayTV platforms airing in Nigeria.
The Internet is regarded by the UN as a basic human right, but several Africans on the Internet are closely monitored and sometimes arrested. We take a look at African countries with various forms of Internet censorship.
In keeping with recent actions by some African governments, the East African nation of Burundi has reportedly blocked access to WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Yahoo as election tensions rise.
From Internet shutdowns to the monitoring of Internet activity and subsequent arrests for comments on social media, the fight against the pandemic in Africa seems to be making digital rights violation a necessary evil.
As NITDA requires all public institutions holding or processing personal data to securely digitise all personal databases within 60 days, we review existing setbacks and the possibility of meeting such deadline
Before now, the Nigerian federal government’s directive on Right of Way charges for laying of broadband cables has been largely floundered by state governments. Ekiti state sets the pace in adhering to the order
The Ugandan government is proposing strict regulations for regular bodaboda and taxi operators in the city, a move that will see them operate under the likes of SafeBoda, Uber, and Bolt. What effect could this have?
Current studies show that startups will fuel a post-pandemic economic upturn, but with recent lay-offs and a predicted drop in VC funding, African startups are set for an uphill battle and need the backing of policy investments.
With court activities currently on hold during the lockdown in some Nigerian cities, the Lagos state judiciary has initiated a plan for remote hearing on court cases via Skype and Zoom
While the pandemic has affected several startups globally, the effects vary for different types of businesses. We take a look at startups that are most affected, and the impact of policies for African startups
After temporarily suspending negative blacklisting of borrowers due to the pandemic, Kenya’s Apex bank turns up the heat on unregulated money lending apps, with a new policy that stops them from blacklisting defaulters
The impact of the pandemic and lockdown demands a lot of innovation from entrepreneurs, a process that might be eased with the creation of transparent and open government data across different public sectors.
Nigeria’s lockdown extension and fears of financial hardship, has birthed the #payusviaBVN trend, but a critical look at the country’s financial system reveals that BVN payments might not be as straightforward as it seems.
After a drawn-out process that began early in 2019, Kenya’s regulation on unmanned aircraft systems has been signed into law, meaning the purchase and use of drones is no longer illegal. A look at the bigger picture.