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7 - Nigerian Princes, Start-Up Companies, and Potential Future Paths

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 July 2021

Olufunmilayo B. Arewa
Olufunmilayo B. Arewa
Affiliation:
Temple University, Philadelphia
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Chapter 7 examines digital technology issues in Nigerian contexts. Specific focus is on current competing narratives about Nigerian start-ups that exist side-by-side with older narratives about scams involving Nigerian Princes that are probably perceived by many to involve the best-known Nigerian digital economy exports. This chapter also discusses how conceptions about technology uplift exist side-by-side with profound sources of insecurity from a range of sources for people in many African countries.

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start-up companiesNigerian princesTwitteralgorithmic biasinfrastructure
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Disrupting Africa
Technology, Law, and Development
 , pp. 189 - 210
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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