AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoMobile Money Modernisation: MTN Group Fintech and Ericsson have migrated MTN MoMo to a cloud-native platform in Eswatini, Ghana, Rwanda and Uganda, cutting CPU overhead and database load by up to 86% and speeding API responses by as much as 80%, with similar work underway in Cameroon and talks to extend to Benin and the Republic of the Congo. Telecom-to-Fintech Expansion: MTN says it’s exploring banking licences in selected African markets where mobile-money “floats” are large enough to support deposits and, over time, lending from its own balance sheet. Ebola Tech & Health Response: Congo’s Ebola outbreak has reached 5,515 lab-confirmed cases and 2,642 deaths, with 317 deaths reported in the past week; WHO says Congo will receive 70,000 Ervebo vaccine doses, including 20,000 for a Phase 3 trial targeting the current Bundibugyo virus. Remote Work Signals: A Remitly study of 7.8 million LinkedIn listings finds the Republic of the Congo among Africa’s top remote-job markets (95.4%), while South Africa ranks lowest (17.6%). Agroecology & Food Security: Yaounde hosted a 15-nation summit on agroecological transformation in the Congo Basin, focusing on resilience to droughts and flooding.
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