How AFEX is making Nigeria’s agricultural sector more inclusive, scalable, and efficient
BIA Newsletter – Fri., Oct. 1
Friends,
Happy Friday! Here’s the latest with Built In Africa.
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Meet Yusuf Oguntola, CTO of AFEX Commodities Exchange, Nigeria’s first licensed private commodities exchange. Over the last 5 years, AFEX has facilitated trade in commodities with a total value of $68 million (N28 billion).
Winko Solar is providing solar energy and internet connectivity to rural West Africa
Meet Akonkwa Mubagwa, CEO of Winko Solar, the startup providing affordable solar energy and internet connectivity to rural villages in West Africa and the DR Congo. Winko Solar’s all-in-one subscription service includes a solar-powered base, a 500-megabyte data plan, and a feature phone for $9 a month.
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Akiba Digital is a South Africa-based financial data aggregation company helping African businesses better understand their customers through predictive insights. Gugu.ai, is their data consolidation and enrichment engine.
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