Malawi

1. In 2024, the mobile payment market in Africa reached $81 billion, with cyberattacks and fraud resulting in the loss of $5 billion, including $230 million in Kenya alone.

2. Vodafone, South Africa's largest mobile operator, will acquire a $2.1 billion stake in Safaricom, East Africa's largest telecommunications company, increasing its control to 54.9% and strengthening its financial inclusion efforts.

1. South Africa averages 63 murders per day. The 2025 African Organized Crime Index shows that South Africa's crime situation is worse than war zones like Sudan, Somalia, Mali, and Niger. The Democratic Republic of Congo has the highest crime rate in Africa, while South Africa ranks second.

2. The Rwandan Stock Exchange launched a multi-currency securities market, allowing investors to issue and trade securities in multiple currencies for the first time in the country's capital market.