Africa

Benin is an African state Internet and e-commerce industry of which we are to study today. Benin is a country in West Africa, bordering Togo to the west, Nigeria to the east and Burkina Faso and Niger to the north. Benin, that has its capital in Porto-Novo, is a tropical, sub-Saharan nation with substantial employment and income arising from subsistence farming. Country’s economy remains underdeveloped and mostly dependent on subsistence agriculture, cotton production, and regional trade.

We are turning to Africa today, in order to consider internet and e-commerce infrastructure of Senegal. That is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa, externally bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, and Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the south; internally it almost completely surrounds The Gambia, namely on the north, east and south, exempting Gambia's short Atlantic Ocean coastline.

The country attracted our attention today is Tanzania located in central East Africa. The country is bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique to the south. Actually, Tanzania is one of the poorest countries in the world, being deprived its natural wealth and resources and totally dependent on help from the rest of the world.

Tunisia is the North African country Internet and e-commerce infrastructure of which we are to consider today. Bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east, Tunisia represents the smallest of the nations situated along the Atlas mountain range. Importantly, this African country has close relations with both the European Union and the Arab world, being also a member of the Arab League and the African union.

The country ICT and e-commerce infrastructure of which we are to consider today is an amazing land of wonderful nature with amazing fauna and unique flora, Kenya, located in East Africa. This amazing country, that is lying along the Indian Ocean, is bordered by, at the equator, Ethiopia (north), Somalia (northeast), Tanzania (south), Uganda plus Lake Victoria (west), and Sudan (northwest). Kenya, named after Mount Kenya, a significant landmark and the second among the highest mountain peaks of Africa, has numerous wildlife reserves, containing thousands of animal species.

Today, let’s pay attention to Africa again. Well, the country we are to talk about is Mozambique, located in southeastern Africa. The country, which’s bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest, has the worst in the world life expectancy and infant mortality. Meanwhile, Mozambique has the lowest on earth Human Development Index.

The African country internet and e-commerce infrastructure of which we are to consider today is Algeria located in North Africa. Algeria represents the largest country on the Mediterranean Sea and the second largest on the African continent after Sudan. Moreover, it is the eleventh-largest country in the world. Algeria, that has capital in Algiers, is bordered in the northeast by Tunisia, in the east by Libya, in the west by Morocco, in the southwest by Western Sahara, Mauritania, and Mali, in the southeast by Niger, and in the north by the Mediterranean Sea.

As it became known, Misys trade finance solution, has been chosen by the National Bank of Oman (NBO). 

NBO selected the global application software and services company in a move to expand its business coverage, meeting customer demands and support its growing trade volumes.

Today the country we are to explore is Ghana, which appeared to be the only African state that managed to reach the quarterfinals of the current World Football Championship. The name of the country means "Warrior King", derived from the ancient Ghana Empire. The Republic of Ghana is a country located in West Africa, bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south. In 1874 the British established the Gold Coast Crown colony in the Empire of Ghana.

Societe Generale presents a new mobile payments service in Senegal, Yoban'tel,  that is open to anyone with a handset, who whether or not have a bank account and regardless of their network operator.

Sudan, the largest country in Africa, and the Arab World, is the country the Internet and e-commerce infrastructure we are interested in for today. This country, located in northeastern Africa, is also tenth largest in the world. Sudan is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, Kenya and Uganda to the southeast, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic to the southwest, Chad to the west and Libya to the northwest.

It’s a long time, we have not considered African continent in terms of ICT development. So, today we’ve decided to explore Internet and e-commerce infrastructure of one of the African countries, Morocco located in North Africa, that’s known officially as the Kingdom of Morocco. Morocco, that represents the fourth most populous Arab country, after Egypt, Sudan and Algeria.Morocco, is a constitutional monarchy with an elected parliament.

Today we are to talk about the country named as “Dzimba dza mabwe” by its inhabitants. In English it sounds like "great house of stone”. Located in Southern Africa, Zimbabwe, has English as one of three official languages; it is the country Internet and e-commerce level of progress of which we are to scrutinize. Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the continent of Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east.

Local telecommunications service provider Essar Telecom Kenya Limited's yu branded mobile phone service has introduced its mobile money transfer service.
The service branded "yuCash by Obopay" is the latest in services the firm has unveiled and is positioned to change the landscape of mobile money transfer in the country.

In a move to strengthen its presence on the African continent ABN AMRO ID&JG launched its OLYMPIC Banking System in Botswana only a few days after the bank obtained its license.

For the International Diamond and Jewellery Group, its business unit for the financing of the diamond industry, ABN AMRO has opted to deploy the OLYMPIC Banking System with a multi-entity configuration to support its activities in various countries including Botswana.