The Africa Briefing

The Africa Briefing

By Loye Oyedotun & Folakunmi PinheiroNewsNews Commentary
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The Africa Briefing episodes

  • More Meffy, More Problems

    In today’s episode we’re updating you on: arrest of a Hotel Rwanda hero, Nigeria’s falling Naira, and Equatorial Guinea’s recovered assets

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    15 min
  • The Alpha met his omega

    In today’s episode we’re updating you on: Nigeria’s VAT Battle, Guinea’s ongoing political crisis, Zimbabwe’s gold market and the upset in the Moroccan election

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    14 min
  • eNaira? That's a Bitt of me

    In today’s episode we’re updating you on: Kenya’s TikTok Wonder, Mali’s political brouhaha, State failure in Nigeria and the eNaira.

    Subscribe to theBrief newsletter at getthebrief.substack.com for your weekly dose of bitesize African news, brought to you by Loye Oyedotun and Fola Pinheiro. Get in touch at [email protected]

    13 min
  • Softbank's OPlay and other shenanigans

    In today's episode we are updating you on: the attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy, China’s influence on competition law enforcement in South Africa, Softbank’s OPay play and vaccine production in Rwanda and Senegal

    Subscribe to theBrief newsletter at getthebrief.substack.com for your weekly dose of bitesize African news, brought to you by Loye Oyedotun and Fola Pinheiro. Get in touch at [email protected]

    Correction: Rwanda is one of Africa's fastest growing economies.

    13 min
  • Emefiele Enmity (and other reasons why Nigeria is bad for your health)

    In today's episode we are updating you on: Duolingo’s South African venture; how CBN is finding new ways to make Nigerian lives difficult (standard); a Kenyan constitutional amendment; and NITDA

    Subscribe to theBrief newsletter at getthebrief.substack.com for your weekly dose of bitesize African news, brought to you by Loye Oyedotun and Fola Pinheiro

    14 min
  • The One About Sandy Tang

    In today's episode we are updating you on: one government aide who’s in big trouble; an assaulted diplomat; Zambia’s elections; and how Safaricom is changing Kenya’s investment space

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    13 min

About The Africa Briefing

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Bite-sized African News delivered with a bit of banter. Episodes released every two weeks.