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Who Owns the Rails
PodcastSeason 1 · Episode 16:12

Who Owns the Rails

Payments infrastructure across West Africa, and why moving money 120 kilometres still costs more than moving it 1,200.

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The African Mail
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Adaeze Okonkwo, payments economist
Published
03 Sept 2026
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The correspondent banking layer that sits between neighbouring West African economies, and what it costs the traders who cross those borders every week.

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