Alexis Akwagyiram
Managing Editor, Semafor Africa. Previously: FT, Reuters Nigeria bureau chief, BBC. Ghanaian family, British accent. semafor.com/author/alexis-akwag…
- MTN is on the hunt for fintech startups it can acquire and plug directly into its platform to accelerate growth as a more diversified tech business, its CEO tells my @Semafor colleague Yinka Adegoke. www.semafor.com/article/02/0...
- Madagascar ended a 16-year ban on new mining permits while steelmaker ArcelorMittal extended a minerals deal with Liberia, as competition for Africa’s natural resources intensifies. www.semafor.com/article/01/3... — via @Semafor
- Ghana is partnering with Google to develop AI-powered education tools in local languages, starting with Twi, Ewe, Dagbani, and Hausa. The program will later be scaled up to cover 12 approved Ghanaian languages. www.semafor.com/article/01/3...
