Mwangi Onyango Bronze

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

The informal sector employs most of us and is taxed like an afterthought. #SmallBusiness

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

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

The contract was awarded before the tender closed. I typed the letter myself.

The donation money bought two vehicles. Not one borehole was drilled.

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

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

Johannesburg nightlife is unmatched. Change my mind. #Culture

Startups in Dar es Salaam 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

Hospital in Durban turned away patients because there was no oxygen. In 2026. #Healthcare

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

A Kano bank froze accounts for 'verification' and customers waited 3 weeks. No compensation. #Banking

New toll gates announced on the Alexandria expressway. Nobody consulted the drivers who use it daily. #Infrastructure

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

The new minimum wage sounds good until you see Addis Ababa transport fares went up the same week. #Economy

Mobile money agents in Takoradi are charging unofficial fees again. Everyone knows. Nobody stops it. #MobileMoney

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

Amapiano at a wedding in Dar es Salaam last night. The whole compound was moving. #Amapiano

Hospital in Addis Ababa turned away patients because there was no oxygen. In 2026. #Healthcare

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