West Africa Correspondent

Alexander Onukwue

Alexander Onukwue is the West Africa correspondent for Quartz. He was most recently a staff writer at TechCabal, covering fintech, venture capital, and the human impact of technology and digitization in Africa. Alex has a bachelors...

HACKED ALREADY
MTN’s mobile money push into Nigeria was hacked for millions within days
Quartz Africa • June 29, 2022
SELF-DEFENSE
A Nigerian state told farmers to get guns for self-defense
Quartz Africa • June 27, 2022
SQUEAKY
This African VC-backed home cleaning service is expanding to its biggest market yet
Quartz Africa • June 24, 2022
BAD TASTE
Nobody is shocked that this Kenyan food delivery startup failed after one year
Quartz Africa • June 23, 2022
STOCKING UP
Investors are keen to grow Africa’s online pharmacies despite slow consumer adoption
Quartz Africa • June 22, 2022
LOWER ALTITUDE
Air travel’s global recovery will be slowest in Africa in 2022
Quartz Africa • June 20, 2022
COAL-SETTING
South Africa is becoming Europe’s alternative to Russian coal
Quartz Africa • June 15, 2022