Cookshop.biz Debuts Liberia’s First Truly Local Online Payments

[Observer] Cookshop.biz, Liberia’s online destination for food, has begun accepting online payments, marking the first time online payments will be processed by a local merchant bank in Liberia. This important milestone means that the company’s custome…

[Observer] Cookshop.biz, Liberia's online destination for food, has begun accepting online payments, marking the first time online payments will be processed by a local merchant bank in Liberia. This important milestone means that the company's customers can order food online using both domestic and international credit and debit cards, and Cookshop will receive the payments directly into their local bank account. This sets the stage for local e-commerce in

source: AllAfrica News: Liberia

ECOWAS is Ready to Deliver On its Gambian Threats

[Daily Maverick] While President Yahya Jammeh is determined to hold on to power in The Gambia, west African regional body Ecowas appears just as determined to stop him. Regional leaders have already devoted plenty of time and effort to resolving the st…

[Daily Maverick] While President Yahya Jammeh is determined to hold on to power in The Gambia, west African regional body Ecowas appears just as determined to stop him. Regional leaders have already devoted plenty of time and effort to resolving the stalemate, but with just two days left before Jammeh's term expires, they may have to endorse a more muscular response. By SIMON ALLISON.

source: AllAfrica News: Gambia

Musona’s Injury Nightmare

[The Herald] Petros Kausiyo -ZIMBABWE’S Warriors have suffered a huge blow to their African Cup of Nations Group B aspirations with talismanic forward Knowledge Musona being ruled out of Thursday’s showdown against Senegal because of a hamstring injury.

[The Herald] Petros Kausiyo -ZIMBABWE'S Warriors have suffered a huge blow to their African Cup of Nations Group B aspirations with talismanic forward Knowledge Musona being ruled out of Thursday's showdown against Senegal because of a hamstring injury.

source: AllAfrica News: Zimbabwe

Govt Blames Speculators for Forex Crisis, Insists N305/$ Is Realistic

[This Day] The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has said N305 is a realistic exchange rate of the naira to the US dollar, blaming the hoarding of the United States currency by Shylock market speculators for the huge disparities in the foreign ex…

[This Day] The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun, has said N305 is a realistic exchange rate of the naira to the US dollar, blaming the hoarding of the United States currency by Shylock market speculators for the huge disparities in the foreign exchange market rates.

source: AllAfrica News: Nigeria

Graphic Designer Launches Label

[The Herald] Graphic designer Trulin Munyaradzi recently launched a clothes label named “Hobho Hobho” in Avondale, Harare, at the weekend, a collection which he hopes will hit the local and regional market.

[The Herald] Graphic designer Trulin Munyaradzi recently launched a clothes label named "Hobho Hobho" in Avondale, Harare, at the weekend, a collection which he hopes will hit the local and regional market.

source: AllAfrica News: Zimbabwe