2021 has been a thrilling year for Afrikan Heroes, writing about everything startup in Africa. As the year winds down, here is the top 15 most read stories covered on Afrikanheroes.com this year. It is also worthy of mention that our reportage on hundreds of fundraising from previously unexplored territories in Africa amassed thousands of new readers from across the continent and beyond, and were excluded from this list.
- Here Is What Ethio Telecoms Telebirr Means For Mobile Money Service In Ethiopia
- Why US Authorities Shut Down Crypto Trading Platform Coinseed
- Enter Waafi The First Mobile Money App In Somalia Owned By Hormuud Telecom
- Dream VC Launches A Unique Remote Venture Capital Institute For African Investors
- From Celebrating $1m Fundraising Round To Apologizing, The Comments That Got Kune Food’s Founder In Trouble
- Nigeria’s Patricia Relocates To Estonia. Here’s What It Means To Headquarter An African Startup Abroad
- How To Raise Funds In Africa When You Are An Unknown Startup Founder
- Uganda Issues First Fintech License, Which Costs Up To $2.8m To MTN, Airtel
- How African Startup Founders Handled Exit From Startups They Founded
- What Rule On Bank Partnerships Means For Fintech Startups In Nigeria
- Lessons From How Ghanaian eHealth Startup, mPharma, Is Conquering Older Incumbents In Africa
- Which Investors Invest In African Ride-hailing Startups And What Are Their Investment Patterns?
- How Can Foreign Remittance Companies Partner With Local Fintech Startups In Ghana, Without Physical Presence?
- Why Africans Are Hooked on WhatsApp Inspite of Concerns of Cybercrime and Privacy Issues
- Flutterwave: Lessons For African Startups Aiming At Unicorn Status
We sincerely appreciate our readers from all across Africa and beyond and wish you all a very wonderful 2022.
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Charles Rapulu Udoh
Charles Rapulu Udoh is a Lagos-based lawyer who has advised startups across Africa on issues such as startup funding (Venture Capital, Debt financing, private equity, angel investing etc), taxation, strategies, etc. He also has special focus on the protection of business or brands’ intellectual property rights ( such as trademark, patent or design) across Africa and other foreign jurisdictions.
He is well versed on issues of ESG (sustainability), media and entertainment law, corporate finance and governance.
He is also an award-winning writer