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    Nigerian Top FinTech Startups are Recruiting Former Top Bank Chiefs. But, to What Effect?

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    Why Are More North African Startups Emigrating to France?

    In recent times, an increasing number of startups from North Africa, particularly the Maghreb...

    How Jumia Uses Rigid Share Ownership Rules to Demand Loyalty and Performance from Its Managers

    Jumia, a Pan-African ecommerce company founded by Jeremy Hodara and Sacha Poignonnec, has implemented...

    Finally Leaving Your Startup? Here Are the Ways Other African Founders Have Done It

    In 2016, Mahmoud Nouh abandoned his ship building venture barely a year into it,...
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