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Daniel Yu discusses the importance of manufacturing in creating jobs in Africa.

Episode 231 with Daniel Yu, Founder of Africa Jobs Fund, a philanthropic venture builder focused on creating high productivity jobs across Sub Saharan Africa through export manufacturing and international labour mobility. Daniel is best known as the founder and former CEO of Wasoko, one of Africa's leading commerce and supply chain technology companies. After spending more than a decade building logistics infrastructure across multiple African markets, he has shifted his focus towards what h...

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Host: Terser Adamu

Guest: Daniel Yu

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Organizations: Africa Jobs Fund, Wasoko

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