Mobile money helps Africa's informal operators to conduct safe transactions – and keep their money safe On any corner in Nairobi on any given day, the future of African commerce can be seen in action. From the most...
Alain Tschudin
Ghana feels the pinch of ‘modernisation’
In Kumasi, small traders face forced relocation as the government seeks to neaten up the country’s cities It was late morning in May 2016, and Seth Ohene had made only GH¢10 ($2.28) in sales. “If I stay for the whole...
The decline of local informal retailers in South Africa
South African small grocery businesses need to learn lessons, and so do legislators Informal retailing offood and drink accounts for some 54% of all township micro-enterprises and is a critical business activity for...
Help, don’t hinder
Governments and formal businesses must recognise that informal businesses need to be more productive, not wished away International experience indicates that informal economies decline as countries develop, but most...
Integrating the informal ‘outsiders’ in Nigeria
With the right policies, legislators could harness the potential of the Nigerian informal economy The informal economy can be understood to be the part of an economy that is neither taxed, nor monitored by any form of...
The journey south
Ethiopian immigrants seek opportunities in South Africa, and a leg up the socio- economic ladder With an estimated population of nearly 95 million in 2017, Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Africa, second...
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