Courtesy of Project Syndicate, a look at – while Big Tech companies are investing heavily in Africa – their poor track record on disinformation and privacy, and their lack of interest in fostering partnerships with African companies, is limiting their prospects: Last year, Google’s Equiano undersea cable began conveying terabytes of data per second to […]
Read more »Courtesy of The Wall Street Journal, a look at how as Big Oil retreats globally, smaller players are filling the gap: Under pressure from shareholders and activists, major energy companies are retreating from higher-polluting and riskier projects around the world. A bunch of smaller companies are rushing in to fill the void. In Nigeria, smaller […]
Read more »Via Rest of World, a look at how inconsistency and theft by independent couriers previously plagued small shops in Nigeria, but now more organized apps benefit riders and sellers alike: As e-commerce booms in Nigeria, small businesses are gaining new customers through social media. But theft and delays by traditional delivery riders have affected sales. […]
Read more »Via CNN, an article on how America’s unwanted gas guzzling cars end up in places like Benin, Nigeria, and Kenya: Standing on the stony ground in the bustling Fifa Park car lot, Rokeeb Yaya is haggling over the price of a dark red car. It is one of a couple hundred vehicles, parked in long […]
Read more »Courtesy of The Africa Report, a detailed look at the role Africa will play in the minerals of tomorrow: The green energy resource has once again thrown Africa into the middle of a global resource race. Will the continent get its fair share this time? The rich veins of Zambia’s north-western copper belt have long […]
Read more »Via MIT Technology Review, an article about a Nigerian entrepreneur who started with electric retrofits of community vehicles like motorized tricycles and now aims to bring electrification to communal buses: Nigerians have become accustomed to long lines for gasoline and wild fluctuations in bus fares. Though the country is Africa’s largest producer of oil, its […]
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