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A look at three startups digitizing payments in sectors where Nigerians struggle to go cashless ...
SNBL is an emerging business model across Africa and other markets. This post includes a brief interview with one of the practitioners in Africa’s SNBL space: Tobi Odukoya, CEO & ...
A new generation of Asian & African super apps are following the playbook WeChat originated ...
Agent networks across Africa are increasingly being used beyond mobile money as a last-mile channel for various traditionally digital businesses ...
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U.S. Entrepreneurs Target Africa’s Solar Opportunity
A slew of VC-funded, American solar energy startups seek to profit by electrifying African communities, per Bill McKibben in the latest issue of the New Yorker.
June 2017
Cairo, Johannesburg, & Lagos are Africa’s Three Biggest ‘Markets’
According to Fraym's Urban Markets Index which estimates economic activity, consumer size, & connectivity to determine ultimate "market size."
June 2017
Will Africa’s Challenges be Solved by Silicon Valley?
Peter Kariuki and Barrett Nash, co-founders of SafeMotos, the Rwandan motorcycle taxi app, answer with a firm 'no.' Read why.
June 2017
The Need for Collaboration in the African Software Engineering Ecosystem
Andela's Senior Technical Consultant shares his view on what it takes to build a robust software engineering ecosystem in Nigeria and Africa.
June 2017
How Homegrown Innovation is Solving Many Of Africa’s Most Pressing Challenges
SAP Africa's Managing Director writes that despite recent headwinds to the 'Africa Rising' narrative, African enterprises continue to innovate and solve "transformational" problems.
June 2017
African Businesses Win by Understanding Base of Pyramid Consumers
MeTL Group's CEO provides a brief overview of one key African business trend: firms profitably serving low-income, bottom of the pyramid (BOP) consumers.
June 2017