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What Makes Currencies Rise and Fall?

Why does a currency rise or fall?

Accountant, James Akinyemi and banker, Stanley Onuorah, help us better understand this issue.

 

WOYM EP 19: When Pain Becomes Investment, Mob Action and Institutional Failures

Can a country's deepest pain be transformed into its greatest investment?

On one hand, we look at a terrifying breakdown of law and order - mob action. Ayisha brings to light the horrific lynching of Mallama Ummulkhairi Usman Aliyu - a tragic reminder of a rising tide of jungle justice. With chilling statistics from the Daily Trust showing 60 mob-related murders in late 2025 and already 27 in the first half of 2026, we have to ask: Why is our justice system failing, and why did the police hand a citizen over to a mob?

But on the other side of trauma lies a fierce resilience. Ekene flips the switch on the classic question, "What has my country done for me?" to ask, "What can you do for your country?" Looking closely at the gender-based violence (GBV) sector, she examines the incredible individuals who have turned profound personal trauma into an "investment" - giving back to a society that failed them.

This episode confronts the worst of our realities while discovering the absolute best of our human spirit. From the nefarious mob action stories, to the most compassionate efforts to make a better society, our guest, Dorothy Njemanze

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Guest Features:
a) Dorothy Njemanze: Dorothy is a prominent Nigerian human rights activist, filmmaker, and actress. She is the Executive Director of the Dorothy Njemanze Foundation, an organization in Abuja, Nigeria that provides holistic care and support to survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).

Duration: ~51 minutes
Produced by: Africa Tech Radio
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Hosts: Ayisha Osori and Ekene Ezeji

WOYM EP 18: Uncomfortable Truths: 2026 World Cup Boycott & Local Politics

Uncomfortable truths on a global and local scale.

In this episode, we discuss complicity on two completely different scales: the global sports entertainment machine and our domestic political systems

First, we slide into the stadiums of the 2026 World Cup currently being hosted across Canada, Mexico, and the USA. But we aren't talking about the goals. 

Then, we dive into a raw, unfiltered assessment of contemporary African governance. Why do everyday citizens continuously lower the bar for leadership by making excuses for corrupt and thugish political styles?

We challenge the toxic mentality that "the end justifies the means" and confront the unsettling reality that true change will never happen until we stop settling for a broken status quo.

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Resources (Links):

On Anti-Corruption Reforms in Nigeria - https://www.chathamhouse.org/2025/03/taking-action-against-corruption-nigeria/02-25-years-anti-corruption-reforms-nigeria

 

On the 2026 World Cup - https://www.instagram.com/p/DZhZb9EDBqQ/?img_index=3

Guest Features:

1. a) Yinka Ogunnubi is a corporate treasury leader and President of the Association of Corporate Treasurers of Nigeria (ACTN), known for shaping financial strategy, policy discourse, and industry collaboration. As a Finance Professional, he champions innovation in liquidity, FX risk, and digital finance, while influencing national conversations on governance, taxation, and economic development.

 

Duration: ~49 minutes

Produced by: Africa Tech Radio

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Byte-Sized Tech Pod w/ Ashley Immanuel

“You’ll be surprised how many people seem to think that you can create a software engineer almost overnight with no budget.”

At Lagos Tech Fest 2025, Ashley Immanuel, COO of Semicolon Africa, shared insights on the future of tech talent in Africa, digital transformation, and the realities of building sustainable technology ecosystems.

Stay tuned to Africa Tech Radio for more conversations shaping the future of technology in Africa.

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Byte-Sized Tech Pod w/ Adekanbii Oluwaseun

“Customers will always have problems. No matter how many products we have in the world today.”

At Lagos Tech Fest 2025, Adekanbi Oluwaseun, Growth Lead at Cleva, shared insights on cross-border payments, AI, blockchain, and the future of innovation in Africa’s tech ecosystem.

Stay tuned to Africa Tech Radio for more conversations shaping the future of technology in Africa.

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WOYM EP 17: The legacies of colonialism: Wigs, Wealth and Historical Debts

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From the intimate politics of Black hair to the macro-economics of global reparations, this episode is pulling absolutely no punches.

This week, Ekene and Ayisha are addressing the hidden colonial threads that still dictate our cultural identities and national economies.

It’s time to untangle the knots, tease out the hard truths, and question who gets made whole and who gets left behind.

Don't just listen, tell us what's on your mind in the comments.

Guest Feature:
a) Eyitayo Iyortim is an Organisational Psychologist, Human Development Specialist, Therapist, and Executive Coach with nearly three decades of experience driving organisational and personal transformation. She serves as Chairperson of the Africa Top Level Domains Organisation (AfTLD) Board and a member of ICANN’s 2025–2026 Nominating Committee, with previous leadership experience at SAP and the Nigeria Internet Registration Association (NIRA). She is the Founder of Talent Urbanity and Whetstone Coaching, where her teams help organisations and individuals translate potential into meaningful results, while her faith-based initiatives: Regenerate, the Single Parent Transformation Academy, and The Rebuild Circle, reflect her commitment to mentoring, healing, and empowering communities across Africa and beyond.

Duration: ~53 minutes
Produced by: Africa Tech Radio
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Hosts: Ekene Ezeji and Ayisha Osori

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Spiro Nearing Unicorn Status, Big Corporate Shifts and Rwanda’s Launch into Orbit

From electric vehicle empires hitting billion-dollar valuations to historic milestones in space infrastructure and the quiet compliance wars happening right on your neighborhood streets, Tony breaks down the numbers that actually matter.

What’s Inside This Episode:
Segment 1: The Big Corporate Shifts
East Africa’s Quiet Banking Move: I&M Group scales its Tanzanian ownership to 95%. Why the exit of early development finance institutions means the training wheels are officially off.

The Brass Endgame: The standalone business banking fintech is officially retiring by July 31st. How Paystack is absorbing the technology to completely control the merchant deposit‑to‑payroll loop.

Canal+ Lands on the JSE: Checking off a $3B regulatory promise after delisting MultiChoice. Can a $115M turnaround fund stop the massive subscription bleeding?

Segment 2: The E-Mobility Boom
Spiro’s Billion-Dollar Moat: A massive $215M equity round brings Spiro’s nine-month funding haul to $365M. Tony breaks down their shift from simple parts assembly to ground-up African manufacturing and clean-energy grid nodes.

Uber Doubles Down on Volts: Nairobi’s Electric Boda pilot was an absolute blowout. With operating costs down 35%, Uber announces plans to double its fleet by the end of 2026.

Segment 3: Ecosystem & Global Corridors
Rwanda Launches Into Orbit: The Rwanda Space Agency secures a historic Tier 3 WTA Certification for its Rwamagana teleport—making it a first-of-its-kind facility in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Equatorial Guinea’s Factory Reset: Aging gear, bad networks, and angry customers prompt state telco GETESA to overhaul its entire system with 5G, fiber, and a new mobile wallet.

Egypt’s $5B Outsourcing Engine: Digital exports have doubled, drawing a $1B, 4-year investment from global giant Concentrix to create 16,000 new digital jobs in Cairo.

Undersea Resilience: Orange triggers the "Ready for Service" status for the ViaTunisia subsea cable, bringing 20 Tbps of crucial backup capacity to prevent internet blackouts.

Segment 4: Consumer Hardware & Regulatory Wars
The Cost of Staying Connected: A looming 30% smartphone price hike hits Africa right as data consumption hits an all-time record. How macroeconomic shifts are straining the everyday digital divide.

South Africa’s Trillion-Rand QR Fight: SARS introduces a smartphone track-and-trace system to battle a black market economy worth 15% of the national GDP.

Room to Breathe for PoS Agents: The Central Bank of Nigeria walks back its restrictive 10-meter geo-fencing rule, giving the country’s informal economy a highly necessary 70-meter buffer.

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Do You Need to Code to Work in Tech?

Most people think tech = coding 
But tech is much bigger than that.

In this episode of Cruise Ctrl, we break down whether you really need to code to work in tech and the answer is no.

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What AI Really Is

What is AI, really?

We hear about it every day. It's in our phones, our social media feeds, our banking apps, and even the videos we watch online. But beyond the hype, what exactly is Artificial Intelligence?

In this episode of Cruise Ctrl, we break AI down to its simplest form, exploring what it is, how it works, and why understanding it matters more than ever.

Listen in as we separate fact from fiction and uncover what's really powering the AI revolution.

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Byte-Sized Tech Pod w/ Precious Onyotu

“We have over time moved away from our primary target, which is the customer experience, to points where everyone is just fighting for profitability and revenue.”

At Lagos Tech Fest 2025, Precious Onyotu, Head of Strategic Partnerships at Hydrogen Payment Services Company Limited, spoke about collaboration in the fintech ecosystem, building secure payment infrastructure, and the importance of customer-focused innovation in Africa’s growing digital economy.

The conversation also explored regulation, KYC, fraud prevention, social commerce, and the role partnerships play in creating stronger financial solutions.

Stay tuned to Africa Tech Radio for more conversations shaping the future of technology in Africa.

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