Africa Matters

Deadly wildfires contained in Algeria

Since the beginning of August, almost 150 blazes have destroyed hundreds of hectares (acres) of forest in Africa’s largest country. ALGIERS – Wildfires which killed at least 38 people and left a trail of destruction in northeastern Algeria this week have now been contained, a civil defence official told AFP on Friday. “All of the fires have been completely…

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Top 10 best African countries for opening an e-commerce business

Mauritius, South Africa and Tunisia are Africa’s top three B2C E-commerce Markets . The two largest B2C e-commerce markets in the world, are China and the United States Mauritius remains by far the most prepared country for e-commerce in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to UNCTAD’s Business-to-Consumer (B2C) E-commerce Index 2020. The index scores 152 nations on their readiness for online shopping,…

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