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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 & ...
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Sub-Saharan Africa is the World’s Fastest Growing Mobile Market
By 2020, sub-Saharan Africa will have more than half a billion unique mobile subscribers (around half of its population), offering great opportunities for social & commercial innovation.
July 2017
Nigerian (and African) Startup Founders Should Think Globally from Day One
A Nigerian founder, Oo Nwoye, shares his perspective on how African companies should focus on growth beyond borders to reap a diverse set of benefits.
June 2017
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