African Tech Roundup Three Arab Women Innovators Factor in on the Economic Benefits of Backing Female Entrepreneurship Libyan Hala Bugaighis and Palestinian nationals Jumana Salous and Lamia Tarabiah unpack why they believe that supporting women entrepreneurs in their parts of the world is not only the politically correct thing to do but also economically sensible.
Africa Ozow's Mitchan Adams On COVID-19: Well-positioned South African digital payments players are coining it right now South African Mitchan Adams, Ozow Co-founder & Head of R&D, explains why the COVID-19 pandemic is yielding some rather lucrative business opportunities for some fintech startups operating on his home turf.
African Tech Roundup Creative Entrepreneurial Moves & Relevant Investment Support With Regis Umugiraneza & Roy Budjhawan Rwandan agro-processing entrepreneur Regis Umugiraneza sheds light on the resilience and business savvy required to launch a company while young in one of East Africa’s most promising economies.
Is The Super-Platform Hype Surrounding Africa's Mobile Gaming Industry Real? feat. Lucy Hoffman Co-founder and VP, Operations of mobile gaming startup Carry1st Lucy Hoffman explains the business fundamentals of Africa's mobile gaming industry and sheds light on the sector's unique super-platform potential.
African Tech Roundup Vietnamese-style Africa-focused Fintech Innovation With Quan Le of Binkabi Binkabi CEO Quan Le unpacks how blockchain tech and Vietnamese smarts could usher in a profitable era of increased international trade participation for African farmers.
Shift The Power: Challenging Development Cooperation Power Dynamics Between The Global North & South Joining Andile Masuku for a provocatively-themed live conversation dubbed #ShiftThePower is the Dutch Ambassador for Youth, Education and Work, Tijmen Rooseboom, Evelijne Bruning of The Hunger Project and Samar Dani of INJAZ Lebanon.
African Tech Roundup Accion's Michael Schlein on Financial Inclusion, Fintech & Impact Investment Sceptics Accion CEO Michael Schlein explains why he's bullish on fintech startups and shares how his organisation is leveraging investments in tech-led microfinance innovation to reach the more than two billion people who are currently invisible to and/or poorly served by the global financial system.
Unpacking Arab Identity & Socio-economic Dynamics with Arab Economies Researcher Salam Said In this helpful introduction to the dynamics of Arab economies, Dr Salam Said of the University of Bremen sheds light on some of the ways Arab identity and geopolitical dynamics (past and present) inform the socio-economic policies of Arab nations in Africa and the Middle East.
South Sudan: Micro-finance Diaries with Yengi Lokule of Rural Finance Initiative (RUFI) This relaxed diary session with South Sudanese Yengi Lokule, Co-founder and CEO of micro-finance and cross-border remittance firm Rural Finance Initiative (RUFI), addresses oversimplifications related to promoting the financial inclusion of displaced people living in post-conflict environments.
African Fintech Signal Check 2019: What Can Africa Learn From India? (Part 2) feat. Arunjay Katakam Indian tech founder Arunjay Katakam joins Andile Masuku and Osarumen Osamuyi to factor in on what African markets could learn from India's tech and innovation experience in order to capitalise on the current hype surrounding the continent's fintech scene.
African Fintech Signal Check 2019: Nigeria's Killing It! (Part 1) feat. Wiza Jalakasi Malawian mobile tech entrepreneur Wiza Jalakasi joins Andile Masuku and Osarumen Osamuyi to discuss the implications of the unprecedented venture capital investment that has flowed into Africa's fintech scene in the last quarter of 2019.
Is The Africa-China/China-Africa Tech & Innovation Dynamic Win-win? feat. Iginio Gagliardone Researcher and author of "China, Africa and the Future of the Internet" Iginio Gagliardone joins Andile Masuku and Osarumen Osamuyi for a candid, context-setting discussion about the growing tech and innovation relationship between Africa and China.
Dr Shingi Munyeza & Allon Raiz on Entrepreneurial Strategy and Zimbabwe's Commercial Potential Zimbabwean businessman and presidential advisor Dr Shingi Munyeza and South African entrepreneur and investor Allon Raiz join Andile Masuku for a relaxed, pragmatic discussion about entrepreneurial strategy and backing Zimbabwean entrepreneurial ventures.
How Hype-worthy is the Motorcycle Taxi Uberisation Trend? + An African AI Revolution? feat. Babusi Nyoni & Osarumen Osamuyi Zimbabwean AI Practitioner, Babusi Nyoni and Nigerian Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Africa's Talking, Osarumen Osamuyi join Andile Masuku to discuss Africa's motorcycle ride-sharing investment trend and to gauge the continent's potential for leading a global AI revolution.
Will Facebook's Digital Currency Libra Be Good For Africa? feat. Michael Kimani & Simon Dingle Kenyan digital money analyst Michael Kimani, South African crypto entrepreneur Simon Dingle and Andile Masuku keep it all the way real as they tackle the question, "Will Facebook's digital currency Libra be good for Africa?"
Ray Youssef believes Paxful is the "Uber for money" crypto platform Africa's been waiting for Co-founder and CEO of peer-to-peer Bitcoin marketplace Paxful, Ray Youssef, unpacks why Africa is delivering some of his company's most significant business wins.
South Africa's New Banking Wave + Huawei or the Highway? + Kenyan Repat Diaries feat. Mark Karake Kenyan Repat and Impact Africa Network Founder Mark Karake joins Andile Masuku and Vije Vijendranath to unpack three weighty questions including, "Is the African Union's decision to maintain Huawei's preferred partnership status well-advised?"
Jumia's NYSE Listing + Are Blockchains Safe? + Security Token Offerings, Yay or Nah? Entrepreneur, investor and incurable blockchain technology fanatic, Simon Dingle, joins Andile Masuku and Musa Kalenga to chat through three big questions including, "What shall we make of Jumia’s much-publicised NYSE listing?"
Investment Diaries With Dr Nigel Chanakira - Part 2: Patient capital and savvy commercialisation Zimbabwean economist turned banker, entrepreneur and investor Dr Nigel Chanakira shares sage wisdom around commercialising market-relevant tech and innovation and explains why he remains pragmatically bullish about Zimbabwe’s investment prospects.
Investment Diaries With Dr Nigel Chanakira - Part 1: Worst investment decision in Zimbabwean history? Zimbabwean economist turned banker, entrepreneur and investor Dr Nigel Chanakira shares his fascinating personal and professional origin story and unpacks why he may well hold the record for making the worst investment decision in Zimbabwean corporate history.
London Village Diaries With Dayo Akinrinade of Africlick - Part 2: Solving Pan-African dating challenges Africlick Founder Dayo Akinrinade unpacks the magnitude of the business opportunity that is the global Pan-African dating market.
London Village Diaries With Dayo Akinrinade of Africlick - Part 1: Working in tech while black In this, the first of a two-part London Village Diaries-themed podcast conversation, Andile Masuku catches up with Dayo Akinrinade of Africlick to gauge the temperature of London's growing community of African Diasporan tech innovators.
The Conscious Coupling of Conservation and Capitalism with The Desert Date Company's Lauren Servin Founder of The Desert Date Tree Company Lauren Servin explains how her business is merging the conservation of threatened desert date trees and the economic empowerment of underprivileged Northern Ugandan women with an ambitious capitalist agenda to commercialise desert date oil.
Kahawa 1893's Margaret Nyamumbo on using blockchain tech to disrupt fair trade in the global coffee industry Founder & CEO of Kahawa 1893, Margaret Nyamumbo unpacks how her company plans to leverage blockchain tech to revolutionise the global coffee supply chain and close the abhorrent gender gap in that industry.
Heidi Lovett of Swerve Robotics on plans to ignite enthusiasm for STEM in Botswana's youth Executive Director of Swerve Robotics Heidi Lovett reveals her organisation's plans to ignite a love for robotics in Botswana's youth by introducing FIRST STEM challenge programmes in that country.
