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Ganiu Oloruntade is the Newsroom Editor at TechCabal, Africa’s leading technology publication, where he leads the charge in sharpening the publication’s editorial voice and strengthening story framing for a global audience.

Tasked with maintaining the delicate balance between rapid news delivery and deep-dive analysis, Ganiu acts as the central pillar of TechCabal’s newsroom. He leads a team of reporters covering important stories across four key verticals: Money, Enterprise & Policy, Life & W…

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Exclusive: First Bank loses ₦7 billion to fraud incident

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Can 3MTT turn Nigeria into a global tech talent powerhouse? | TechCabal

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Ganiu Oloruntade, Author at TechCabal

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Ride-hailing was just the entry point. Yango had bigger plans.

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In a side room at the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, on May 15, Yango Group Chief Business Officer Adeniyi Adebayo shared a brief history of the company’s expansion with an audience of business executives and investors. “The name Yango was actually coined in Ghana after a local word that means ‘let’s go,’” he said. “When we showed up in 2018 to set up this business, the first thing we recognised is that we have to be a local brand. Today, that story has grown across 35 markets.
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Le covoiturage n'était que le point de départ. Yango avait des ambitions plus grandes.

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By Ganiu Oloruntade Verified
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Dans une salle annexe du Forum des PDG africains à Kigali, capitale du Rwanda, le 15 mai, Adeniyi Adebayo, directeur commercial du groupe Yango, a présenté un bref historique de l'expansion de l'entreprise à un public de chefs d'entreprise et d'investisseurs. « Le nom Yango a été créé au Ghana à partir d'un mot local qui signifie "allons-y" », a-t-il expliqué. « Lorsque nous sommes arrivés en 2018 pour créer cette entreprise, notre première conviction a été de privilégier une marque locale.
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timbuktoo’s Joanne Manda on building Africa’s innovation engine from within

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African investors accounted for 45% of total venture fund commitments in 2025, up from an average of 23% between 2022 and 2024, according to the African Private Capital Association. It is the highest domestic participation rate the continent has recorded. For Joanne Manda, timbuktoo’s Global Lead, it is evidence of a deeper shift in how Africans think about their own economies.
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