The tech-investment stories moving Africa's markets — what moved, and why it matters.
Thu, Jul 16
That RWF 20 ceiling — less than one US cent — isn't just cheap. It's a near-total price collapse: Bank of Kigali customers who were paying up to RWF 5,000 per transfer now pay 250 times less for the same move.
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The ITU formalising this warning doesn't change the hardware reality — there is still one repair ship, the wait is still measured in weeks, the permitting delays still double repair times even when a ship arrives.
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Rebrands often signal a company running from what it built. This one is different.
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South Africa's 30% local ownership rule has kept Starlink out for two years. Amazon simply walked around it — not by fighting the rule, but by letting Herotel hold the licence entirely.
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A $29 million facility to buy and ship tower equipment sounds procedural. But the specific mechanism Standard Bank chose matters: a documentary credit guarantees that Helios Towers' suppliers get paid the moment goods ship, before a single…
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Hiring someone who has literally done your exact strategy once already isn't just smart recruitment.
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Nine out of every ten naira Interswitch earns still comes from Nigeria — after two decades of operating across the continent.
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