Empire and Legacy: African Business Chronicles
Uncovering the epic boardroom battles and game-changing innovations behind Africa’s greatest business empires. New episodes every week.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 43 minutes
- Episodes
- 47
- Years Active
- 2025
Bonus Ep: Telecom Titans in Technology: The Global Context
Global markets. Giant egos. Telecom wars.
In this bonus episode, Empire & Legacy takes you behind the scenes of MTN vs Orange—unpacking global shifts, CEO mindsets, and strategies that shaped Africa’…
Bonus Ep: The CEOs behind MTN vs. Orange
What shaped the telecom titans? In this bonus drop, we explore the personal stories, values, and leadership styles of Ralph Mupita and Stéphane Richard. How did their personalities fuel MTN vs Orange…
SI E2: Pan-African Telecom Titans – MTN vs Orange
MTN vs Orange — two titans, one continent. From Nigeria to Côte d’Ivoire, we explore how these telecom giants battled for Africa’s digital future. Boardroom drama, market domination, and the race to …
Bonus Ep: The Global Showdowns in Tech and Telecom
What do AT&T vs MCI, Apple vs Google, and PayPal vs Square teach us about Kenya’s mobile money war? In this global edition of Empire & Legacy, we explore the world’s biggest tech rivalries—and how le…
Bonus Ep: The CEOs behind Safaricom vs. Airtel CEOs
Bonus Episode: CEOs Unveiled—Michael Joseph & René Meza
Go beyond the battle—step inside the minds that shaped Kenya’s mobile money revolution. Hear Michael’s fearless faith in M-Pesa and René’s outs…
SI E1: The Mobile Money Showdown: Safaricom vs. Airtel in Kenya
We chronicle how Michael Joseph’s leap-of-faith pitch turned a simple SMS service into M-Pesa, and how René Meza’s audacious zero-fee gambit at Airtel ignited a price war that shook a nation. Featuri…
Introduction to Season 1: Tech & Telecom Wars
Step into Africa’s fintech frontline as Safaricom’s M-Pesa and Airtel Money collide in a high-stakes clash for Kenya’s financial future. From jaw-dropping price wars and ecosystem arms races to regul…