My foray into the development space was rather serendipitous, after years of working as a Segment Manager focused on the youth demography in two of the leading financial institutions in Nigeria. Serendipitous, because I transitioned into a Programmes Manager role in a not-for-profit that was equally youth focused, but that was the main similarity between […]
The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCTA) to me, had been one of those astronomical projects that would only exist on paper as a fantastic plan. It is, however, exciting to see it gradually come to fruition and hopefully, it will take shape and fulfil the expected short and long term benefits it espouses. With […]
Entrepreneurship has been bandied around as the solution to Africa’s development and so in the spirit of the narrative, I decided to hear entrepreneurs’ experiences from other African countries. Speaking to Tawanda Kembo from Zimbabwe and Nathan Lee-Winans Annobi from Ghana. Tawanda describes himself as a fourth-generation entrepreneur and one of Africa’s foremost cryptocurrency experts. […]
It was an interesting and enlightening conversation with Beninese entrepreneur and tech enthusiast – Vital Sounouvou. Vital is the Founder and CEO of Exportunity Group, a fintech that facilitates B2C and B2B trade across Africa. Describing himself and his partners at the Exportunity group as a bunch of crazy Africans that are convinced that every […]