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Senegal Based Teranga Solutions Merges With European HotelOnline

Africa, Investment, KINGS / By Eric Osiakwan

Traveltech startup, Teranga Solutions which has extensive operations in Senegal, announced its merger with HotelOnline recently, in a press release. Teranga which is headquartered in Washington DC is founded by Moustapha Ndoye and his brother Alioune Ndoye. The company was recognized as one of the most innovative startups in the continent in 2013 by Demo Africa. The companies, in their official statement, clarified that individually they …

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African entrepreneurs can lead next “decade of creativity”

Africa, Investment, KINGS / By Eric Osiakwan

BY GABRIELLA MULLIGAN ON NOVEMBER 14, 2018 Entrepreneurs can lead the coming “decade of creativity” in Africa, if the continent learns to own its unique characteristics, and investors step up to support the ecosystem, according to Eric Osiakwan, managing partner at Chanzo Capital. Speaking at the startup-dedicated AHUB event, held at pan-African tech conference AfricaCom in Cape Town, Osiakwan …

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Africa’s Boom Is Not Over

Africa, Investment, Technology / By Eric Osiakwan

A recent piece by Rick Rowden suggests that Africa’s boom is over, and it couldn’t be more wrong. Rick Rowden argues in his article, that because of collapsing commodity prices and the lack of industrialization, the boom is over. Everyone assumes that all Africa has to offer the world is oil, gold, minerals and that …

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