Empire and Legacy: African Business Chronicles

Empire & Legacy End of Season Recap. Let's unpack the knowledge

Season 1 of Empire & Legacy uncovered how telecom titans like MTN, Globacom, and Safaricom reshaped Africa’s digital landscape.
We explored real stories of leadership, innovation, strategy—and the clashes that defined an era.
 
If you missed it, now’s your time to catch up. 🎧
 
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Bonus: Global Perspectives for Ride-Hailing Rivalries

AI. Gig work rebellion. Data wars. The Uber vs Careem fight wasn’t just local — it was global. In this bonus edition, we unpack the CEOs, trends, and market shifts that shaped the future of mobility. Listen to how AI, ethics, and local power disrupted a $3.1B deal. What rivalries should we cover next? Drop your ideas!
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Bonus Episode: Meet the CEOs of Uber and Careem

BONUS deep dive! 🚖✨ Who really drove Uber vs Careem? Go behind the billion-dollar headlines as we unpack how Dara Khosrowshahi & Mudassir Sheikha’s values, personalities & life stories shaped this epic rivalry—and the $3.1bn outcome. Leadership, vision, failure & triumph in one gripping bonus episode.
 
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Season I, Episode VI: Ride-Hailing Rivalry: Uber vs. Careem in North Africa

Uber vs. Careem. $3.1B at stake. Cairo’s streets. A modern business war that changed how Africa & MENA move. Silicon Valley clashed with local grit — and the region’s tech future was transformed. Listen to Empire & Legacy
S1E6: Ride-Hailing Rivalry: Uber vs. Careem in North Africa. Now live! 🎧

Bonus Episode: Global Perspectives and the Celtel Story

🎧 BONUS: Global Perspectives from 2020–2025. What made or broke companies while Celtel was building Africa’s future? Mo Ibrahim’s ethos vs. Altman’s AI, Nadella’s empathy, and Huang’s GPU empire.
👇 Which story do you want us to explore next?
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Bonus Episode: Meet the CEOs in the Celtel vs. MTN story

🎙️ Bonus Drop: Meet the CEOs – Dig into the minds behind Celtel & MTN. Explore how Mo Ibrahim’s ethics and Phuthuma Nhleko’s ambition shaped a telecom revolution. This is the story behind the boardroom battles. Listen now.

Season 1, Episode 5: The Celtel Story: Mo Ibrahim vs. the Odds – Celtel

Mo Ibrahim was told Africa couldn’t sustain telecom. He proved them wrong. This episode reveals how Celtel connected 13 countries, fought corruption, outsmarted giants, and sold for $3.4B. A dramatic, high-stakes story of vision and grit. 🎧 Listen now.

Bonus Ep: Strive Masiyiwa’s Battle and Global Perspectives

🌍 Bonus Episode – Global Perspectives
What was happening in Silicon Valley, Mexico City, and Beijing while Econet was fighting for survival? This episode dives into the 90s global telecom wars, bold CEOs, risky plays, and shifting customer demands that made or broke empires.
🎧 Which stories should we tell next?

Bonus Ep: Meet the CEOs behind Econet's expansion in Afric

BONUS: The CEOs Behind Econet
You've heard the fight. Now meet the minds behind it.This bonus dives into the personalities, values, and leadership styles of the executives who built Econet. Strive Masiyiwa, Mboweni, Pemhiwa — leaders with vision, faith, and grit.

S1 E4: Strive Masiyiwa’s Battle: Econet vs. the Monopoly

Strive Masiyiwa’s Battle: Econet vs. the Monopoly
A David-and-Goliath story from Zimbabwe. Entrepreneur Strive Masiyiwa fought the government telecom monopoly for years to secure a mobile license. After a four-year court battle, Masiyiwa’s Econet Wireless finally won the license in 1998voanews.com, breaking the state’s stranglehold. This episode would be a dramatic narrative of perseverance: courtroom showdowns, political pressure, and the eventual launch of Econet – which became Zimbabwe’s leading mobile company. It’s a tale of how one man’s vision and refusal to give up opened an industry, with Econet later expanding to other countries. (This also sets the stage for Econet’s later rivalries with other operators in Africa.)