Yinka Adegoke
@YinkaWrites
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https://t.co/SZD6JntFKR @semaforafrica• Bluesky: https://t.co/ZcDh64rFRe•Ex: @RestofWorld•QzAfrica editor•Billboard•100 Most Influential Africans 2018
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Joined April 2009
More Africans than ever are going to playing in the NBA this season https://t.co/QGyz1N21l2 via @SemaforAfrica
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Trump’s controversial South Africa ambassador pick backs ‘white genocide’ claims https://t.co/pSi1mcBpgP
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The row over the killings of white farmers in South Africa, for which there is no evidence, has come to dominate fraying ties between the two countries.
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Nigeria’s growing financial inclusion boosts much needed capital base - says state finance minister @DrDorisAnite - @SemaforAfrica
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Increased internet access and smartphone availability have helped to spur a decade-long boom in financial inclusion in Nigeria.
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Honoured to join @Semafor’s #Next3Billion event in Abuja - a great conversation with @YinkaWrites on Nigeria’s fintech future. Under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s #RenewedHope Agenda, we’re pushing for connectivity, affordability, inclusion, and security- empowering a greater
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HMS @FinMinNigeria @DrDorisAnite in conversation with @Semafor Africa Editor @YinkaWrites at the #Next3Billion Abuja edition.
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Absa bank's new ceo is stepping up its regulatory push with the South African government and eyeing fintech acquisitions
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The bank sees a “massive opportunity” in the restructuring of Africa’s largest economy, its chief executive told Semafor.
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This is the one... D'Angelo - Shit, Damn , Motherfucker (Brown Sugar) https://t.co/LvcqqLwy0q via @YouTube
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Sub-Saharan Africa's growth prospects are finally looking up, says World Bank https://t.co/xtanMuyFCu
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Whoa, former president Joseph Kabila sentenced to death in DRC...
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"Africa" doesn't exist • Intra-regional trade: 14% (vs 60% in Asia/EU) • Flight costs: up to 11x higher than EU for same distance • Nigeria's sov. wealth fund: just 25% to Africa Integration isn't a policy—it's a choice My op-ed for @SemaforAfrica: https://t.co/7Lfj7FPNcU
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The end of AGOA is nigh in the Trump era but Kenya's Ruto, Lesotho, key Congress staffers hold out hope for at least one more year https://t.co/SGqLAR5Jvy
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The African Growth and Opportunity Act, a preferential trade agreement, is set to expire on Sept. 30.
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Why ‘Africa’ doesn’t exist — yet @eajene explains why the #AfCFTA is as much about mindset as it is about implementing trade policy https://t.co/P2mlSWVfv8 via @SemaforAfrica
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Markets remain fractured four years into the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement, but integration is still possible.
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Africa can lead with its own local-currency stablecoins
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Rapid advances in the digital tokens present an opportunity for the continent.
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DR Congo is betting on a $400M satellite deal to tackle digital deficit after Starlink deal
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Only one in three Congolese are connected to mobile internet, according to the latest available figures.
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What ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and other AI chat bots 'think' about Africa really matters, explains @africanofilter's @mokymakura for @SemaforAfrica
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We need to reclaim not just the African narrative but also its data.
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17 candidates are running in Malawi's election. including incumbent President Chakwera, two ex-presidents, and the son of a former president But the state of a moribund economy is the top issue for Malawians, writes @charles_pensulo for @SemaforAfrica
https://t.co/BExxK0CxFR
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Voters will cast their ballots for a new president on Sept. 16.
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17 candidates are running in Malawi's election. including incumbent President Chakwera, two ex-presidents, and the son of a former president But the state of a moribund economy is the top issue for Malawians, writes @charles_pensulo for @SemaforAfrica
https://t.co/BExxK0CxFR
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Voters will cast their ballots for a new president on Sept. 16.
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