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Kingsley Kobo

Based in Cote d’Ivoire, Kingsley Kobo is a specialist of Francophone West Africa, covering politics, technology, environment, business, sports, culture and lifestyle. His work has appeared in African Decision, Anadolu Agency,...

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Morocco’s e-commerce boom has outlasted its lockdown
Quartz Africa • February 3, 2022
ECO DISASTER
Hopes for a West African single currency fade as Ghana and Nigeria launch digital money
Quartz Africa • December 30, 2021
SHADOW ECONOMY
How economic sanctions drove money transfers in west Africa underground
Quartz Africa • November 8, 2021
CUSTOMER KNOWS BEST
Ivorians’ aversion to traditional banks is a boost for mobile banking
Quartz Africa • September 6, 2021
GREEN PLASTIC FALTERING BAN
Africa’s plastics bans are pitting the environment against the economy
Quartz Africa • May 16, 2021
KOINED IT
Akon wants to run a Senegal city on cryptocurrency—could it work?
Quartz Africa • April 10, 2021
DIGITAL DOLLARS
Côte d’Ivoire’s informal economy has come online and the government’s not happy
Quartz Africa • February 16, 2021