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Egyptians working abroad have just delivered the country’s biggest remittance surge on record—up nearly 70% year-on-year. It's a clear sign of growing confidence, strong ties, and a diaspora stepping up when it matters most. From January to May 2025 alone, USD 15.8 B flowed…

Mass market = deep pockets

Visa Inc launched its first data centre in Africa on Wednesday, capitalising on the emerging economy's rapid growth in digital payments, company executives said. reuters.com/world/africa/v…

An important kind of social network will be one where no bots whatsoever are allowed.

Any suggestions for distribution strategy of skincare products in Delhi- NCR? Tried amazon and performance marketing - bad ROI.

1% control the world. 4% are their loudspeakers. 90% are asleep. 5% are awake- trying to shake the rest. But the 1% use the 4% to silence the 5%, so the 90% never wake up.

54 Collective went from backing 70+ startups and creating 17,000 jobs to being dragged into court, accused of misusing charitable funds, and ordered to shut down. All over an unapproved USD 689 K rebrand. Now, millions are frozen, the leadership is under fire, and Africa’s…

💰 Mobile money was Africa’s wallet. Now it’s becoming the piggy bank too. First, Africans used mobile money to send and spend. Now? They’re stacking. New World Bank data shows that in 2024, 1 in 3 adults in sub-Saharan Africa saved through a formal financial service, up from…

This is my lecture from 2 months ago at @Cornell “How do I increase my output?” One natural answer is "I will just work a few more hours." Working longer can help, but eventually you hit a physical limit. A better question is, “How do I increase my output without increasing…

why do you have to be a fucking influencer to be a great founder 😭😭😭

Being early feels exactly the same as being wrong. Until it doesn't.

There is a toxic type of person to avoid— the kind obsessed with hierarchy, constantly ranking everyone: net worth, IQ, number of publications,academic titles & citations, cycling FTP, 5K running speed, education, etc. They are miserable & want you to be miserable too.

Trump’s remittance tax quietly passed at 1%, down from 5%, but now hits all senders, not just immigrants Nigeria sure to take a hit, from reduced inflows & taxes skimmed off the top For 16 countries, remittance losses will exceed U.S. aid cuts A quieter hit, but no less costly

Forget chatbots Zuckerberg is building an AI that manages your schedule, your home, maybe even your career. Meta's new superintelligence lab is here, and it's coming for you gizmodo.com/mark-zuckerber…

It’s crazy how social media influencers with no major achievements can have millions of followers and earn crores, while talented entrepreneurs and professionals who aim to make a real impact go unnoticed. Society seems to value entertainers more than doctors, engineers, and…

The #1 thing you should look for in an investor is conviction.

On Nigeria’s bustling on-demand delivery scene, speed was the edge. Now, one of the startups that truly hacked speed, Chowdeck is making its biggest bet yet. And it’s not about getting meals to your door any faster. It’s about owning the table, or at least having a seat at the…

Things you love to see 💚 Chowdeck buying Mira is a bet delivery platforms are making to run both kitchen & road By acquiring SaaS tools, delivery players evolve from low‑margin “logistics” businesses into higher‑margin infrastructure platforms for the F&B sector Well done🫡

The retirement age in large corporates is not 60… it is between 42 to 45… Companies are laying off people in this age bracket because they are what the Finance team calls Payroll cholesterol… so if you are in a Corporate job and you don’t have a portfolio of investments or a…

On May 26, a quiet letter reached Kenya’s competition watchdog. The sender? I.C. Law LLP on behalf of Cytonn’s CEO. The message? Safaricom is gaming the system. The complaint: Ziidi, Safaricom’s new money market fund, enjoys zero-rated M-PESA transactions, while every other…