How Africa’s Surging Technology Sector Can Reach Its Full Potential

Africa’s technology sector jumped into the global spotlight earlier this year when e-commerce platform Jumia became the first African start-up to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. For this week’s interview on Trend Lines, WPR’s Elliot Waldman talks with Bitange Ndemo about Africa’s digital renaissance.

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