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Nigeria: Coup Plot Narrowly Failed. Tax Agency Can't Verify Billions. Ghana: Free Healthcare in April. Kenya: Cattle Dying.

Feb 9, 2026

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20 min read

Nigeria: Coup Plot Narrowly Failed. Tax Agency Can't Verify Billions. Ghana: Free Healthcare in April. Kenya: Cattle Dying.

Nigeria's Defence Minister narrowly avoided assassination. Nigeria's Revenue Service can't track billions in spending. Ghana promises free healthcare. Kenya's cattle are dying. Institutions admitting they can't govern.

Emeka Ndukwe
Emeka Ndukwe

Ghana

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The Daily Briefing : 2/02/2026

Feb 2, 2026

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22 min read

The Daily Briefing : 2/02/2026

Nigeria Denied a Coup for 90 Days. Ghana's Cedi Lost 28%. Africa's Roads Killed 300,000.

Emeka Ndukwe
Emeka Ndukwe

Ghana

+3

Senegal Won The AFCON. Ghana Deported Trump's Refugees. Both Happened This Week.

Jan 19, 2026

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22 min read

Senegal Won The AFCON. Ghana Deported Trump's Refugees. Both Happened This Week.

Senegal celebrated in Rabat, while Ghana violated court orders, floods killed 200+, and 55 million face starvation.

Emeka Ndukwe
Emeka Ndukwe

Ghana

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The Markets Don't Care About Your Feelings

Dec 12, 2025

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5 min read

The Markets Don't Care About Your Feelings

Good morning! ☕ While diplomats are ghosting summits and politicians are issuing threats, the markets are doing something unexpected: they’re making money. Kenya just slashed rates to 9% (the pivot is real), Mauritius officially stole Nigeria’s PE crown, and Sun King proved that "real world" tech can still raise nine figures.Interest rates are dropping, capital is moving offshore, and solar panels are selling out. Let's get into it.

Emeka Ndukwe
Emeka Ndukwe

Technology

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Peace on Paper, War on the Ground, and $15B for Africa

Dec 5, 2025

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8 min read

Peace on Paper, War on the Ground, and $15B for Africa

Good morning! ☕ The US just brokered a "historic" peace deal between DRC and Rwanda in Washington, but the guns in Goma haven't stopped smoking. Africa secured $15.3 billion in investment deals in Rabat. Tunisia finally realised its 1976 forex laws were killing startups, while South African regulators decided they’ve had enough of Shein and Temu’s "market disruption."Peace treaties, billions in capital, regulatory U-turns, and the end of the "wild west" era for Chinese e-commerce. Let's get into it.—The Daily Masala Team

Emeka Ndukwe
Emeka Ndukwe

Ghana

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Money Gets Cheaper in Ghana, Starlink Comes to SA, and Kenya's Taxman Gets Smarter

Dec 1, 2025

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16 min read

Money Gets Cheaper in Ghana, Starlink Comes to SA, and Kenya's Taxman Gets Smarter

Good morning! ☕Ghana just cut interest rates for the third time—money is getting cheaper in Accra. South Africa might finally let Starlink in (bypassing the 30% ownership rule). Trump threatened to kick South Africa out of the G20—and the Rand wobbled. BusinessDay published a rare, honest autopsy of why Nigerian tech startups fail. And Kenya's taxman just closed the profit-shifting loopholes.Money getting cheaper, internet getting faster, currencies getting volatile, failures getting documented, and tax authorities getting smarter. Let's get into it.—The Daily Masala Team

Emeka Ndukwe
Emeka Ndukwe

Ghana

+5

Gates' $200B Pledge, Mali's Fuel Crisis, and Kenya Jails a Coder for Making Democracy Too Easy

Nov 10, 2025

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13 min read

Gates' $200B Pledge, Mali's Fuel Crisis, and Kenya Jails a Coder for Making Democracy Too Easy

Welcome to a new week! As we hurtle towards the end of the year, it might be time to begin planning for the new year. Here at TDM, we are planning even more amazing ways to deliver your daily briefing. Stay tuned as we work on it. Grab your morning cup of masala chai or coffee or tea and lets get right into your daily briefing.

Emeka Ndukwe
Emeka Ndukwe

Ghana

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Markets Don’t Flinch: Nigeria Raises $2.25B, Ghana Beats Inflation, Lagos Stuns the Runway

Nov 7, 2025

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8 min read

Markets Don’t Flinch: Nigeria Raises $2.25B, Ghana Beats Inflation, Lagos Stuns the Runway

It's Friday—and what a week.Nigeria shrugged off Trump's military threat with a $2.25B Eurobond that was oversubscribed 477%. The government became a VC investor for the first time. Ghana's inflation dropped to single digits. And Lagos Fashion Week reminded us that Africa's creative economy is booming.Sometimes, markets speak louder than threats. Let's dig in.

Emeka Ndukwe
Emeka Ndukwe

Ghana

+4

OpenAI picks Lagos + Kenya legalizes crypto

Oct 20, 2025

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7 min read

OpenAI picks Lagos + Kenya legalizes crypto

Last week was all about governments falling and political giants passing. This week? We're talking opportunity.OpenAI just picked Lagos for Africa's first AI Academy. South Africa hit 150 days without blackouts. Kenya legalised crypto. These aren't just headlines—they're market signals.Grab your masala chai (or coffee, we don't judge) and let's dig in.

Emeka Ndukwe
Emeka Ndukwe

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