Yomi Kazeem
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African entertainment comes into its own
Driven by a youthful demographic, expanded internet connectivity, and a growing array of connected devices, African film and music is flourishing → Read More
Solar providers in Africa are on a collision course with struggling national grid companies
"We could lose five or ten years worth of fixing electricity on the continent to bad regulation and special interests trying to hold on." → Read More
How Nigeria’s first feature length animated movie was made
"Lady Buckits and the Motley Mopsters" faced the albatross of a lack of funding which is particularly acute for creatives in Nigeria. → Read More
Covid-19 is robbing young African soccer talent of their big-time European ambitions
Teams are potentially losing out on a cohort of soccer talent. Prospective players in Africa, meanwhile, are losing out on the opportunity of a lifetime. → Read More
A South Africa-based mobility startup that helps customers rent cars monthly has raised $10 million
Planet42 allows its customers skip the initial financial outlay of car ownership by renting cars on a monthly basis instead. → Read More
This venture fund wants to plug holes in pre-seed stage startup funding in Africa
Sherpa Ventures will invest between $25,000 and $50,000 in pre-seed stage startups while targeting an equity holding of 5%. → Read More
Nigeria’s defense of a spiraling naira and its multiple exchange rates isn’t working
The naira started the year at around 360 naira to the dollar on parallel markets but could soon cross the psychologically important "red line" of 500 naira. → Read More
The “Amazon of Africa” is trying to enable third-party e-commerce rather than sell more stuff
Jumia is now mainly focused on enabling e-commerce in Africa → Read More
Trump’s latest anti-immigration policy will require some Africans to pay $15,000 bonds for visas
The move will likely be seen as another Trump immigration policy that disproportionately affects Africans → Read More
The spiking cost of Nigeria’s favorite dish captures an ongoing food crisis
The ongoing closure of Nigeria's land borders has been cited as one of the causes of the unfolding food crisis. → Read More
Jeff Bezos just became the latest big tech name to invest in an African fintech startup
It's the first investment in an African startup for Bezos' fund which has also backed global brands including Uber, Twitter and AirBnB. → Read More
Nigerians are leading global asylum claims to Canada despite Covid-19’s travel restrictions
Nigeria overtook China with the highest asylum claims to Canada in 2016 → Read More
Nigeria has ratified Africa’s historic free trade agreement—but its land borders remain closed
Nigeria's land borders with Benin, Niger and Cameroon have been closed for a year amid a trade ban with its neighbors. → Read More
Jumia is finally narrowing losses after the pandemic forced a strategy shift
For the first time at group level, gross profit after delivery, sales and marketing costs was positive for Jumia. → Read More
Google is working on delivering super-fast internet in Africa with experimental light beams
Google's efforts are focused over ground because the cost and difficulty of laying underground fiber cables are a major barrier to connectivity in African cities. → Read More
After fintech, Jumia is betting on spinning off its logistics arm to deliver profits
Opening up its logistics network to third party users is Jumia's latest gambit as it looks to tread a path to profitability. → Read More
Migrant remittances to Africa are proving resilient despite a global pandemic
Remittances to the region are now projected to decline by 9% in 2020 and 6% in 2021—much lower than initially predicted → Read More
Nigerians are bracing for another government attempt to regulate social media after national protests
Nigeria's expected attempt at regulation will be the latest in an ever-growing list of African countries looking to implement questionable social media laws → Read More
The deadly, hidden cost of Africa’s billion-dollar business importing used cars from US and Europe
The combination of a lack of vehicle emissions standards and high level of used car imports are worsening Africa's air pollution problem. → Read More
The Trump White House is the last obstacle to a first African and female leader of the WTO
The United States' stance is a major complication given decisions at the 164-member global trade body are typically based on a consensus. → Read More