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Agent networks across Africa are increasingly being used beyond mobile money as a last-mile channel for various traditionally digital businesses ...
While Flutterwave & other well-known unicorns across Africa might get a lot of attention, the continent is home to several 'unicorns in hiding' that shouldn't be ignored ...
Africa-focused innovators should explore embracing the global African diaspora as a business strategy, and here are five startups doing just that ...
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Foreign capital follows, Africa must lead: Yemi Keri on why African business angels must invest first
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