Ecosystem

Fintech

Sep 8, 2026

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9 min read

Fintech won. Now what?

Plus, why Francophone Africa needs more proven tech economies.

Emmanuel Nwosu

Ecosystem

Why can’t Francophone African startups scale?

Sep 1, 2026

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7 min read

Why can’t Francophone African startups scale?

Plus, OHADA rules, currency barriers, and fragmented markets make expansion harder than it looks.

Emmanuel Nwosu

Ecosystem

Aug 11, 2026

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12 min read

$100 million. Where would you invest?

Plus, the most investable markets in Africa by growth and stability.

Emmanuel Nwosu

Ecosystem

Abidjan is sending AI agents to startups

Aug 4, 2026

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9 min read

Abidjan is sending AI agents to startups

Plus, Côte d’Ivoire’s startup push goes beyond venture capital.

Emmanuel Nwosu

Ecosystem

Jul 28, 2026

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8 min read

What football taught us about tech

Plus, how language barriers affect startup funding in Francophone West Africa.

Emmanuel Nwosu

Commerce

Jul 21, 2026

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12 min read

Race to the last mile

Plus, the startups battling for Francophone Africa's corner shops.

Emmanuel Nwosu

Fintech

Jul 14, 2026

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13 min read

Eight countries, one fintech market

Plus, the biggest ideas from Catapult Africa 2026.

Emmanuel Nwosu

Ecosystem

Jul 7, 2026

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10 min read

$50 million for Senegalese startups

Plus, what the rest of Francophone Africa can learn from Senegal.

Emmanuel Nwosu

Ecosystem

Jun 30, 2026

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7 min read

One booking. Too many middlemen.

Plus, the missing layer beneath African tourism.

Emmanuel Nwosu

Tourism

Jun 23, 2026

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9 min read

Africa’s great tourism leak

Plus, why Africa has to build tourism-tech for Africa.

Emmanuel Nwosu

Mobility

May 26, 2026

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10 min read

Crossing the electric divide

Plus, why policies slow EV adoption, not economics.

Emmanuel Nwosu

Telecoms

May 19, 2026

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9 min read

Becoming a TowerCo

Plus, why MTN’s TowerCo bet is on control, not customers.

Emmanuel Nwosu

Ecosystem

This startup wants to solve agritech’s data problem

May 12, 2026

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22 min read

This startup wants to solve agritech’s data problem

Plus, Francophone Africa's agritech opportunity.

Emmanuel Nwosu

Tech

May 5, 2026

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16 min read

One fintech to run it all

Plus, the fragmented finance systems in Francophone Africa and JoonaPay's solution.

Emmanuel Nwosu

Logistics

Apr 21, 2026

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14 min read

Who's building for Africa's logistics future?

Plus, what Afrisends CEO think logistics in Africa is still missing.

Emmanuel Nwosu

Ecosystem

Apr 14, 2026

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1 min read

Refurbished iPhones for sale

Plus, Francophone Africa's circular tech economy.

Emmanuel Nwosu

Ecommerce

Mar 31, 2026

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1 min read

E-commerce trust is on backorder

Plus, the opportunities, models, and challenges of e-commerce in Francophone Africa.

Emmanuel Nwosu

Starlink

Mar 24, 2026

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1 min read

Starblocked in Francophone Africa

Plus, how regulators redraw Starlink’s map.

Emmanuel Nwosu

Ecosystem

Is DR Congo Africa’s next tech frontier?

Mar 10, 2026

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1 min read

Is DR Congo Africa’s next tech frontier?

Plus, Silikin Village, and the country's tech hub ambitions.

Emmanuel Nwosu

Ecosystem

Francophone Africa is playing a different capital game

Mar 3, 2026

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2 min read

Francophone Africa is playing a different capital game

Plus, blended finance fuels SMEs in Francophone Africa.

Emmanuel Nwosu

Fintech

VaulFi’s stablecoin bet for North Africa

Feb 24, 2026

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1 min read

VaulFi’s stablecoin bet for North Africa

Plus, can stablecoins power fintech super apps?

Emmanuel Nwosu

Ecosystem

Jan 20, 2026

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1 min read

Building early and planning exits

Plus, how Francophone African startups turn small markets to big wins.

Emmanuel Nwosu

Ecosystem

Where will Francophone Africa's next growth story come from?

Jan 13, 2026

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1 min read

Where will Francophone Africa's next growth story come from?

Plus, the new frontier's sectors to look out for.

Emmanuel Nwosu

Ecosystem

Dec 23, 2025

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1 min read

Senegal’s new tech DNA

Plus, an interview with DER's Elena Dia, on building champions for the ecosystem.

Emmanuel Nwosu

Tech

What happens after the exits cross the road?

Dec 16, 2025

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1 min read

What happens after the exits cross the road?

Plus, the public-private capital unlocking scale in Senegal.

Emmanuel Nwosu