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Nikolai Barnwell: Why PawaPay bet on mobile money over cards, and stayed out of the fintech boom

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Russell Southwood: An outsider's take on 25 years of Africa's digital story

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Seyi Ebenezer of Payaza: Bookkeeping is the new black

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Natasha Blycha of Stirling & Rose / Nooriam / LexChip: Why AI without law is just code without conscience

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Prince Nwadeyi of SAG Ventures: Building solutions corporates need but won't execute themselves

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April Long of Pyxis: Why serving bulk traders beats saving SMEs in Africa-China trade

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Andrew Hall of Paratus Namibia: Building Networks Serving Small Populations Across Vast Distances

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East Meets Africa: Bernard Laurendeau on Curating African Opportunity For Japanese Investors

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World-class Design: Guidione Machava on Why 'African Designer' Is a Limiting Label

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Strategy Diaries: Wabo Majavu on Balancing Commercial Success with Digital Inclusion

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Ola Oyetayo of Verto: Building a Profitable Cross-Border Fintech for Emerging Markets

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Innovating Venture Building Support: David Ogundeko on Funema’s Vision for Backing African Ventures

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Adapt or Be Left Behind: Marie Lora-Mungai on AI and the Future of African Filmmaking

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From Policy to Independent Media: Fatu Ogwuche on Creative Storytelling in Tech

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Carrier Neutral: How Unicorn Factory Aims to Open Up Africa’s Internet Infrastructure

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Inside Money & Moves: Tinashe Mukogo On Merging Corporate Expertise With Independent Media

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Joshua Bicknell On How Balloon Ventures' 'Boring Business' Portfolio Drives 0.5% Of Uganda's GDP

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Ochuko Ogra On Backbone Connectivity Network's (BCN) Nigeria Growth Strategy

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Alan Knott-Craig Jr On Life After Mxit's Royal Fail (2016)

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Building Bridges: Maya Horgan Famodu's Silicon Valley-Africa Crossing Playbook (2017)

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Talent Tales: Ethiopia's Quiet Tech Rise vs Nigeria's Developer Gold Rush (2018)

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Why Carbon CEO Chijioke Dozie Is Ditching Nigeria's Free Banking Playbook

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Ambar Van Der Wath Unpacks Baobab Network's $20K Toe-Dipping Investment Proposition

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Koltronics Nigeria's Lanre Kolade and the inside story of Google's Equiano cable landing in Togo

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This Is Connectivity a la VC With Accion Venture Lab's Jasiel Martin-Odoom

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Victor Mapunga On Building From First Principles In Africa's 'Tech Graveyard'

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Britam Director Shares Strategy on Modernising Insurance for Africa's Digital Age

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Safaricom Ethiopia's Network Chief on Building Network Infrastructure From Scratch

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Future in the Humanities EP 2/3: Everybody Gets a Conspiracy

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Future in the Humanities EP 3/3: Slave Ride

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Future in the Humanities EP 1/3: Touching Brains

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Digital Transformation Pulse Check: Undersea Cable, Remote Power Supply & Terrestrial Fibre Optic

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ATRUC S2 EP4: Can AI be trusted? with Jania Okwechime & Wessel Oosthuizen

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UNAJUA S13 EP3: Is the "play-to-earn" trend over-hyped? feat. Kate Byrne

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UNAJUA S13 EP2: How is the world taking to the crypto meltdown? feat. Kate Byrne

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UNAJUA S13 EP1: Are NFTs over? feat. Kate Byrne

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UNAJUA S12 EP3: What is 'Delegated Proof of Stake'? feat. Jordan Muthemba

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UNAJUA S12 EP2: What are 'Proof of Work' and 'Proof of Stake'? feat. Jordan Muthemba

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UNAJUA S12 EP1: Are all blockchains the same? feat. Jordan Muthemba

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Gqom: The Babusi Nyoni Story

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ATRUC S2 EP3: Journey Into The Cryptoverse With Hope Ditlhakanyane & Nzwisisa Chidembo

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UNAJUA S11 EP3: How do you vet the investment worthiness of blockchain startups?

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UNAJUA S11 EP2: Crypto as a personal investment opportunity? ft. Hope Ditlhakanyane & Nzwi Chidembo

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UNAJUA S11 EP1: Is African VC into blockchain tech? ft. Hope Ditlhakanyane & Nzwisisa Chidembo

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BONUS: Can PAXFUL deliver on being Africa's 'Uber for money'? feat. Ray Youssef

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ATRUC S2 EP2: Convening 'Blockchain Africa' proponents with Sonya Kuhnel

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UNAJUA S10 EP3: Should you set up a DAO? feat. Justin Irabor

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BONUS: Binance is bullish on the 'Blockchain Africa' opportunity feat. Emmanuel Babalola

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UNAJUA S10 EP2: How do you set up a DAO? feat. Justin Irabor

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UNAJUA S10 EP1: Why DAO? feat. Justin Irabor

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ATRUC S2 EP1: You Had Me At Blockchain with Michael Kimani

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African Creative Business, Today S1 EP2: Ayanfe Olarinde - Visual Artist

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UNAJUA S9 EP3: Noteworthy African Web3 Plays feat. Michael Kimani

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UNAJUA S9 EP2: What Is A DAO? feat. Michael Kimani

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UNAJUA S9 EP1: What Is Web3? feat. Michael Kimani

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UNAJUA S8 EP3- Can Streaming Help David Take On Superstar- Feat. Yaw Asamani

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UNAJUA S8 EP2-Are Homegrown Music Platforms Key To Profitability For African Artists-ft. Yaw Asamani

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UNAJUA S8 EP1: Artists Using Tech To Stand Out In A Crowded Global Field ft. Yaw Asamani

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BONUS: Scaling What Works And Ditching What Doesnt With MiWay Blink feat. Christiaan Steyn

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UNAJUA S7 EP4-Does Society Need Centralised Financial Institutions To Mediate Value-Ft.Ronit Ghose

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ACBT S1 EP1: The Emotions And Economics Of Live Music Curation In A Post-COVID Scene Ft. Christine Msibi

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BONUS: Why would anyone launch a car insurance startup in a pandemic? ft. Christiaan Steyn

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UNAJUA S7 EP3: How are mobile telcos disrupting incumbent financial institutions? ft. Ronit Ghose

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UNAJUA S7 EP2: Digital Money 2.0 - Whose Liability Is It Anyway- Feat. Ronit Ghose

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UNAJUA S7 EP1: Will blockchain-enabled fintech disrupt the global financial system ft. Ronit Ghose

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UNAJUA S6 EP3: African Insuretechs- To Collaborate Or Disrupt- That Is The Question Ft. Henry Mascot

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UNAJUA S6 EP2: How might insuring Africa drive broad socioeconomic impact? ft. Henry Mascot

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UNAJUA S6 EP1: Is Africa's insurance industry poised for a steep growth trajectory ft. Henry Mascot

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UNAJUA S5 E2: Can technology disrupt Nigeria's open drug markets? ft. Vivian Nwakah

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UNAJUA S5 E1: What is the state-of-play In Nigeria's healthcare sector? ft. Vivian Nwakah

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UNAJUA Throwback S1 EP2: Can gaming startups compete with Facebook & Tencent? ft. Lucy Hoffman

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UNAJUA Throwback S1 EP1: Does African mobile gaming have super-platform potential? ft. Lucy Hoffman

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UNAJUA S4 EP3: Can Africa's agri-supply chain be fixed? ft. Karidas Tshintsholo

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UNAJUA S4 EP2: Does access to certified inputs impact farmer success? feat. Karidas Tshintsholo

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UNAJUA S4 EP1: What lies are often told about Africa's agriculture sector? ft. Karidas Tshitshonlo

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UNAJUA S3 EP2: Does Brachiaria trump Napier grass? feat. Mwihaki Mundia

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UNAJUA S3 EP1: Should brachiaria grass be a big(ger) deal across Africa? feat. Mwihaki Mundia

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BONUS: Unpacking The $ATRU Social Token With Andrew Berkowitz Part 2 - How To Earn $ATRU Token

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UNAJUA S2 EP2: Can an African research insights startup be commercially viable? feat. Peter Kisadha

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BONUS: Unpacking the $ATRU Social Token with Andrew Berkowitz Part 1 - Re-imagining Media Ownership

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UNAJUA S2 EP1: Why would anyone launch a research insights business in Uganda? feat. Peter Kisadha

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UNAJUA S1 EP3: What is driving the capital boom in Africa's tech ecosystem? feat. Derin Adebayo

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UNAJUA S1 EP2: What have founders learned from Africa's early internet startups? feat. Derin Adebayo

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UNAJUA S1 EP1: How significant is the opportunity for tech companies in Africa? feat. Derin Adebayo

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Constructive Development Finance Frameworks With Jean Bosco Iyacu

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Contemplating COVID-19's Impact on Africa's Economic Outlook with Landry Signé & Iginio Gagliardone

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Ozow's Mitchan Adams On COVID-19: Well-positioned South African payments players are coining it

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Is The Super-Platform Hype Surrounding Africa's Mobile Gaming Industry Real? feat. Lucy Hoffman

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Vietnamese-style Africa-focused Fintech Innovation With Quan Le of Binkabi

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Accion's Michael Schlein on Financial Inclusion, Fintech & Impact Investment Sceptics

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Shift The Power: Challenging Development Cooperation Power Dynamics Between The Global North & South

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Unpacking Arab Identity & Socio-economic Dynamics with Arab Economies Researcher Salam Said

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South Sudan: Micro-finance Diaries with Yengi Lokule of Rural Finance Initiative (RUFI)

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African Fintech Signal Check 2019: What Can Africa Learn From India? (Part 2) feat. Arunjay Katakam

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African Fintech Signal Check 2019: Nigeria's Killing It! (Part 1) feat. Wiza Jalakasi

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Is The Africa-China/China-Africa Tech & Innovation Dynamic Win-win? feat. Iginio Gagliardone

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Dr Shingi Munyeza & Allon Raiz on Entrepreneurial Strategy and Zimbabwe's Commercial Potential

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Africa's Motorcycle Taxi Hype + Africa's AI Revolution? feat. Babusi Nyoni & Osarumen Osamuyi

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Will Facebook's Digital Currency Libra Be Good For Africa? feat. Michael Kimani & Simon Dingle

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Ray Youssef believes Paxful is the "Uber for money" crypto platform Africa's been waiting for