INSIGHT AFRICA
different story. According to the UN World Economic Situation and Prospects (WESP) 2024 report, the continent's economic growth overall is expected to quicken slightly, with average GDP possibly inching up to 3.5 per cent. Growth is projected to pick up in West Africa, from an estimated 3.2 per cent in 2023 to 4 per cent in 2024 and 4.4 per cent in 2025.
Excluding Nigeria and Ghana, all countries in the region are projected to grow at least four per cent in 2024. East African economies are expected to grow by 5.1 per cent in 2024 and 5.7 per cent in 2025 buoyed by the service, tourism, and transport sectors, with Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania leading the region’s economic momentum.
COMPLEX AND DIVERSE
Rules covering sports betting vary greatly. Given the turbulent nature of politics and conflict, there are a number of jurisdictions which have no gambling laws in place at all. Tere is currently no online gambling legislation in place in Niger, Zambia, Central African Republic or Te Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville) amongst others. For example, in Zambia while sports betting is very popular and gaining momentum the gambling sector overall is currently regulated by six fragmented pieces of legislation
Corruption unfortunately
continues to cripple the region impeding Africa’s growth and development efforts. 14 of the 20 most
corrupt governments in the world are in
Africa, up from 10 in 2010. Corruption scandals have recently made headlines in Malawi, South Africa, Zimbabwe,
Mozambique, Namibia and Angola. WIRE / PULSE / INSIGHT / REPORTS P85
and administered by different ministries such as Finance, Local Government and Tourism.
Operators can often find themselves in a challenging legal environment overall. Corruption unfortunately continues to cripple the region impeding Africa’s growth and development efforts. 14 of the 20 most corrupt governments in the world are in Africa, up from 10 in 2010. Corruption scandals have recently made headlines in Malawi, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia and Angola.
In some jurisdictions sports betting shops may be present and tolerated by the government and even be taxed but the industry is not yet officially regulated. For instance, in Madagascar no specific gambling laws are in place covering online gambling but licences are granted by the government.
In a small number of other jurisdictions such as Namibia and Benin governments have allowed for land based sports betting but have not yet been able to update their online sports betting laws. Tis means that in some countries land based sports betting licence holders are permitted to offer their services online even though online sports betting laws are not yet officially in place. Tis can often be in the context of a quite chaotic gambling regulatory landscape.
For example, in Namibia lawmakers are calling for more government supervision over the land-based sector and to limit the number of sport betting shops across the country to tackle underage gambling, addiction and fraud. Other jurisdictions are now in the process of developing sports betting regulations. While the gambling industry is relatively new in Botswana the government has made a commitment to expand the industry and this expansion is not limited to sports betting but land based slots and casinos as well.
Te Gambling Authority (GA) only went into operation in 2016 even though it had been created around five years before then. Te GA is actively seeking to expand and diversify gambling in order to create jobs. No land based sports betting shops are present in the market as yet though.
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