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03 Sept 2026
Who Owns the RailsBusiness
Episode 1

Who Owns the Rails

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

Host
The African Mail Business
Guest
Adaeze Okonkwo, Payments Economist
Running Time
6:12
Published
03 Sept 2026
0:00 / 6:12
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TechEp. 3

When the Cable Broke

The African Mail Tech · Guest: Wanjiru Mbugua, Network Engineer

5:4429 Aug 2026
Politics & GeopoliticsEp. 4

Counting the Vote Twice

The African Mail Politics · Guest: Ousmane Diallo, Election Observer

5:0226 Aug 2026
CultureEp. 5

The Studio Above the Market

The African Mail Culture · Guest: Kunle Adeoye, Record Producer

5:5323 Aug 2026
SportsEp. 6

Ten Years to Build a Squad

The African Mail Sports · Guest: Youssef El Amrani, Academy Coach

4:3920 Aug 2026
GlobalEp. 7

The Copper Contract

The African Mail Global · Guest: Dr. Chanda Mwale, Mining Economist

7:0017 Aug 2026

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