Africa has the smallest Internet penetration rate among the world’s regions. And yet, over the past five years, the number of Internet users in this continent nearly tripled. What is spurring the Internet adoption in this emerging region? The answer is – mobile. Mobile Internet subscriptions have surged in Africa…
“Africa B2C E-Commerce Market 2016” is the title of the new report published by secondary market research firm yStats.com, based in Germany. According to their research, online retail growth across Africa is driven by the spread of mobile Internet and the factor of convenience, valued by local online shoppers. On…
With infrastructure improving, online sales in the Middle East and North Africa region are forecasted to grow in the next five years, according to a new publication from Hamburg-based yStats.com. Led by countries such as the UAE, Internet users in the MENA countries are slowly grasping the benefits of online…
A new report by Hamburg-based business intelligence organization yStats.com on Africa shows that though lagging behind other world regions in development of online retail, African B2C E-Commerce is expected to rise, stimulated by increasing Internet penetration, improving infrastructure and especially the increase in mobile connectivity. While countries of the continent…