Uganda: Ghana, Rwanda and Zambia Test Interoperable Cross-Border Payment System

Ghana, Rwanda, and Zambia are testing a unified digital trade corridor that allows cross-border payments to move instantly across African financial systems. The shift reflects a broader continental push to reduce reliance on external banking intermediaries and build interoperable, Africa-owned financial infrastructure under the African Continental Free Trade Area.

“Economic sovereignty in the twenty-first century is inseparable from digital sovereignty,” said Ghana’s Vice President Professor Jane…