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You have 50, 100, or more accounts. One tiny error at this level has the power to ruin everything. In a matter of minutes, platforms will link all of your accounts together and ban them. As you grow, the issue gets worse. There are more opportunities to make mistakes when there are more accounts. Every month, platforms’ detection systems become stronger as they keep an eye out for patterns across accounts. This guide explains how to maintain account isolation in large-scale operations. You will see which errors result from linking and how to prevent them. How and why platforms link…

Growing up in the 1990s, we always had rechargeable batteries in devices around our home. It was probably because my parents had purchased a large pack of them from an electronics store, and we just kept popping them in. But you rarely, if ever, need to replace them, as you could put them in their own charger any time they were running out. Nowadays, there are fast chargers, slow chargers, USB-based chargers, and many more have taken the place of alkaline and nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries as a power source. Of course, there are also plenty of devices that still…

Every year, far from diplomatic summits and official announcements, a financial force continuously nourishes Africa, as discreetly as it is massive: money transfers from its diaspora. The Barometer on Remittances to Africa by its Diaspora [1], produced by The Seeds, lifts the veil on these substantial cash flows, with nearly $100 billion sent to the continent in 2023, or about 4% of Africa’s GDP. These are colossal sums, exceeding official development assistance and foreign direct investment combined. Behind these figures are millions of individual acts of solidarity that paint a major macroeconomic picture: the African diaspora is now one of…

By Standard BankIn October 2025, Bayport Financial Services Mozambique, launched a MZN 600 million (about $9.4 million) local currency dual tranche bond. The issuance was awarded the Best Local Currency Bond – Financial Institutions – by Global Banking & Markets, with Standard Bank acting as co-arranger and bookrunner, delivering a landmark transaction that strengthens Mozambique’s debt capital markets and supports financial inclusion.Bayport Financial Services Mozambique is the country’s largest microbank specialising in payroll lending to civil servants, once again made use of the local debt capital markets to expand its reach and empower communities. The MZN 600 million dual tranche…

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Kenya’s National Treasury has opened public consultation on draft regulations that will govern how cryptocurrency and digital asset businesses operate in the country, the final step before the country’s landmark virtual assets law takes full effect. Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi published the notice on MyGov, a state-owned newspaper, on Tuesday, inviting public comment on the draft Virtual Asset Service Providers Regulations, 2026, until April 10, 2026, with a series of nationwide forums scheduled from March 30. Public consultation on the draft rules is a critical next step as Kenya’s crypto law moves toward full implementation. The process gives industry stakeholders,…

Smartphones today must strike a balance between aesthetics, capability, and efficiency. Users want devices that look premium, perform reliably, and support productivity without complexity. TECNO utilized the global stage of MWC 2026 to preview its evolving AI-powered ecosystem, demonstrating how the CAMON 50 fits within a broader interconnection vision that encompasses AI-integrated smartphones, AIoT devices, and intelligent computing experiences. The CAMON 50 series will be positioned not just as a smartphone launch but as part of TECNO’s next phase in connected intelligence, where mobile devices, productivity tools, and creative systems work together seamlessly. From imaging to efficiency to ecosystem connectivity,…

The command line has a reputation problem on Windows. To the average user, it looks intimidating, feels outdated, and often feels like something meant for developers. In reality, a few well-chosen tools can make your experience faster and easier than clicking through menus, installing apps, and managing files. The default Command Prompt and even PowerShell haven’t aged particularly well. They work, but they don’t make anything feel intuitive. Windows Terminal changes that immediately. It adds tabs, cleaner text rendering, improved copy and paste, and support for multiple shells in one place. Instead of feeling like a leftover system tool, it…

Mahmoud Attallah, group executive vice chairman and managing director of CI Capital Holding** For the best experience, download the free Africa Private Equity News app Android | iOS **CI Capital, an Egypt-based diversified financial services group, in cooperation with Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG), an Egyptian real estate developer, has announced the launch of the Awa’ed Real Estate Investment Fund with a total fund size of about EGP 8 billion (about $153 million).The fund focuses on managing income-generating commercial units while also developing two strategically selected land plots that will be enhanced and subsequently sold to unlock capital appreciation, providing investors…

Baidoa — The President of Southwest State, Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed (Laftagareen), has officially announced his resignation from the political party of Somalia’s President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, where he previously served as Deputy Chairman. The decision comes amid rising political tensions between the Southwest State administration and Somalia’s federal government. While the official reasons for the resignation were not fully detailed, Laftagareen emphasized his firm stance on constitutional and political matters. Laftagareen stressed that Somalia has only one constitution–the Provisional Constitution ratified in 2012–and warned that any amendments made outside the legal framework would be illegal. He also leveled strong criticism…