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Iyinoluwa Aboyeji: Rewriting the Operating System of African Tech Talent
In late August 2016, Mark Zuckerberg, then the world’s most recognizable technology billionaire, took an unannounced walk through Yaba, a historic mainland neighborhood of Lagos, N…
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Rewriting the Rules of African Development Finance: the Bold Vision of Akinwumi Adesina
When Dr. Akinwumi Adesina stepped down from the presidency of the African Development Bank in Septem…
Lagos Built a Clearing House. West Africa Is Still Waiting to Use It
Nigeria's instant payment rails settle billions a day at home. Across the border, a trader in Cotono…
The Cold Chain Decides Who Gets Paid
Kenya exports more avocados than ever. The margin still accrues closest to the refrigeration, and al…
A Port, a Corridor, and Four Landlocked States
Morocco's Atlantic initiative offers the Sahel a route to the sea. What it asks in return is not wri…
The Photographs Came Home. the Captions Did Not
Restitution returned thousands of images to Southern African institutions. Almost none of them arriv…
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