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NIGERIAN PAYMENTS STARTUP LANDS $200 MILLION DEAL
Nigerian fintech company Paystack Lands Milestone Deal-By Drive Africa Nigerian fintech company Paystack has been on a growth path and become an important player in country’s fast growing fintech and payments market. The company which was founded in 2015 by Ezra Olubi and Shola Akinlade has recently been acquired the San Francisco based payments giant…
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MEET THE WORLD’S YOUNGEST EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Marsai Martin is world’s youngest ever executive producer-By Drive Africa Writer Black-ish’ star Marsai Martin is officially the world’s youngest ever executive producer. Martin has broken the Guinness World Record for being the youngest Hollywood executive producer to work on a major film production. Martin was recognized for her role in the film ‘Little’ in…
A TRAILBLAZER RISES AGAIN
A Look at Ghana’s Lucy Quist’s Recent Career Moves-By Drive Africa Writer During the course of the year, Ghana’s Lucy Quist, a leading business and technology executive landed a new role as Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for Technology & Operations at US investment and financial services giant Morgan Stanley. A chartered engineer by training,…
TAMIKA MALLORY DECLARES A ‘STATE OF EMERGENCY’
Social Justice Activist Makes a Literary Debut: Watch Out For Her Book-By Drive Africa Writer Social justice activist Tamika Mallory is set to venture into the publishing world with a new book titled ‘The State of Emergency’. A native of New York City and an eloquent and passionate orator on issues related to social justice,…
MEET THE TRIO BEHIND THE BLACK LIVES MATTER REVOLUTION
How Three Women Ignited A Global Conversation on Race and Social Justice-By Drive Africa Writer In 2013 following the murder of black teenager Trayvon Martin and the eventual acquittal of his Murderer, former police officer George Zimmerman, three black women Opal Tometi, Patrisse Cullors, and Alicia Garza birthed a movement for justice. They created Black…
MEET THE FOUNDER DRIVING AN AFRICAN AGRITECH REVOLUTION
How A Kenyan Innovator is Disrupting Food Distribution-By Drive Africa Writer When Peter Njonjo and Grant Brooke decided to make their foray into business in Africa, they looked to the fruit and vegetables market. In particular, they sought to build their first venture marketing bananas by selling them to informal markets in Kenya. For Njonjo’s…
THE RISE AND RISE OF TREVOR
Noah Tapped to Host Musics’s Biggest Night-By Drive Africa Writer South African comedic maverick’s star keeps shining brighter and rising. The host of the Award winning ‘The Daily Show’ is set to set to host music’s premier show-the Recording Academy Grammy Awards. The comedian is set to host the 63rd edition of the Grammys set…
THE NIGERIAN-AMERICAN DOCTOR LEADING PFIZER’S COVID-19 VACCINE SEARCH
Meet Dr. Onyema Ogbuagu: Working on the Frontlines for the Search of The COVID-19 Vaccine-By Drive Africa Writer Nigerian-American Dr. Onyema Ogbuagu has been on the frontlines of the search for a vaccine for the coronavirus. Dr Ogbuagu is director of the HIV Clinical Trials Program of the Yale AIDS Program at the Infectious Diseases…
THE DEAL MAKER WORKING TO AMPLIFY DEVELOPMENT IMPACT
How one Pioneering Deal Maker is Re-imagining Investing-By Drive Africa Writer Tokunbo Ishmael is the co-founder of Nigeria based Alitheia Capital, an investment and advisory company focused of mobilizing private equity capital into companies and SMEs serving base of the pyramid markets and consumers in Africa. A CFA charter holder, M&A specialist, and investment banker…
MEET THE WOMAN BUILDING PAN AFRICAN TECH COMPANIES
How One Financier Seek to Build Up Africa’s Tech Startups into African Champions-By Drive Africa Writer A new generation of path breaking women in Africa’s finance and investing space is emerging. One it’s most prominent and emerging voices is Fatoumata Ba. The Senegalese born Ba is the founder and CEO of Janngo, an investment company…