MMomoCalc

Our authors

Specialist writers, one beat per market. Our editorial team covers mobile money, exchange rates, and personal finance across five distinct African regions.

MomoCalc runs on a simple editorial principle: one author, one market, deep expertise. Each writer on our team lives in the country they cover, has followed the same handful of regulators for years, and writes with the questions African users actually ask in mind — not the ones a consultant in London or New York imagines they ask.

Our five beats cover the continent's biggest markets: Nigeria (fintech, naira, CBN), Ghana (MTN MoMo, cedi, BoG), Anglophone East Africa (M-Pesa, EAC), Southern Africa (SA banking, rand, SADC), and Francophone West Africa (WAEMU, CFA franc, BCEAO). It's neighbourhood expertise translated into practical guides.

Adaeze Okonkwo
Adaeze Okonkwo 🇳🇬
Finance Writer · Lagos, Nigeria

Adaeze Okonkwo is a Lagos-based finance writer covering Nigeria's mobile money ecosystem, naira exchange dynamics, and consumer banking.

Mobile MoneyNaira & FXCBN PolicyPersonal TaxFintech
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Kwame Asante
Kwame Asante 🇬🇭
Finance Writer · Accra, Ghana

Kwame Asante is an Accra-based writer specialising in Ghana's mobile money landscape, cedi movements, and Bank of Ghana regulation.

MTN MoMoCedi & FXBoG PolicyE-LevyGhana Fintech
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Wanjiru Njoroge
Wanjiru Njoroge 🇰🇪
Finance Journalist · Nairobi, Kenya

Wanjiru Njoroge is a Nairobi-based journalist covering East African mobile money, the shilling, and regional payment corridors.

M-PesaShilling & FXEAC CorridorsSHIF & TaxSafaricom
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Sipho Ndlovu
Sipho Ndlovu 🇿🇦
Finance Writer · Johannesburg, South Africa

Sipho Ndlovu is a Johannesburg-based writer covering South African banking, the rand, and Southern African cross-border payments.

SA BankingRand & FXSARB PolicySADC CorridorsRemittances
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