Cheikh Gueye Bronze

Watching the derby in Saint-Louis with 200 people and one TV. Best atmosphere anywhere. #Football

Overtime was recorded for people who never worked those hours. The names are real.

Traffic in Mombasa took 2 hours for a 6km trip. I have started leaving before sunrise. #Traffic

Built a whole fintech MVP on a laptop with 4GB RAM in Arusha. Constraints make you sharper. #AfricanTech

Scouts fly in, sign our best at 17, and the local club gets nothing. #Football

Data bundles cost more here than in countries with ten times our income. Explain that. #DigitalRights

Every African startup pitch deck says 'the next M-Pesa'. Very few study why M-Pesa actually worked. #Startups

Small joys: rain in Ibadan after weeks of heat. #Weather

Cement prices up 40% since January. Every construction site in Bahir Dar has stalled. #Economy

Startups in Bahir Dar are raising less this year but building more. Quietly the best sign I have seen. #AfricanTech

Fuel queues are back in Alexandria. Stations closed by 6pm, black market selling at triple the pump price. #FuelCrisis

Import duties changed overnight. Traders in Alexandria lost thousands on goods already shipped. #Trade

That match deserved a better pitch. Talent is not our problem, facilities are. #AfricanFootball

Rent, transport, food. Pick two. That is the maths in Nairobi right now. #CostOfLiving

That match deserved a better pitch. Talent is not our problem, facilities are. #AfricanFootball

Fibre finally reached my street in Cairo. Ten years after they announced it. #Connectivity

Rent, transport, food. Pick two. That is the maths in Dakar right now. #CostOfLiving

Nollywood put out three films this month better than most streaming originals. #Nollywood

Diaspora sending money home every month and still being asked why they have not built a house yet. #Diaspora