Interviews
Interswitch Founder, Mitchell Elegbe Talks How to Boost E-payments in Africa
Interswitch needs no introduction when it comes to integrated digital payments and commerce in Africa. The fintech unicorn is a major player in the continent’s transition from cash to cashless transactions, and the visionary Mitchell Elegbe is at the helm. Founded in 2002 by Elegbe, the company processes electronic payments,…
Read More »How Nigerian Doctor Tagbo Arene Became a Sought-After Psychiatrist in the US
Dr. Tagbo Arene is a revered Psychiatry specialist in the United States. Still, his journey started back in his home country, Nigeria, where he schooled and worked sacrificially in the health sector with little or no financial reward. After finding his calling in whole-person medical treatment – physical and mental…
Read More »Phares Kariuki Talks Founding Dilemma, Dealing with Co-founder Conflict
Phares Kariuki is the brain behind cloud computing startups Angani, Node Africa and now Pure Infrastructure Limited. With 17 years of experience in the virtualization space, Kariuki continues to make his mark in the African tech ecosystem, save for the drawbacks that led to his exit from the aforementioned startups. According to…
Read More »Unrealistic Expectations, Highly Volatile landscape is Killing Startups in Africa – Tonye Irims
Tonye Irims, founder and CEO of WiSolar, has over a decade of entrepreneurial experience. He founded two startups that failed before hitting it big with his third during this period – a prepaid solar electricity provider. Irims sure knows a thing or two about the heartaches of building a startup…
Read More »Why David Hundeyin is Giving Nigerian Government Officials Sleepless Nights
David Hundeyin is famous in Nigeria, especially on social media, for telling the truth to power with damning evidence. He practically re-engineered the public discourse about Boko Haram and Islamic terror in the country. He’s a Nigerian investigative journalist and unarguably one of the best at it. Going after seemingly…
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