DANGEROUS OPERATIONS OF LOAN APPS IN AFRICA
Suicide, Fraud and Phillips Consulting: The Story Of West Africa's Chinese Loan Shark Mafia For years, a shadowy Chinese loan shark syndicate has torn a trail of havoc across weakly regulated West African jurisdictions. Finally, we get to see exactly who is behind the curtain. David Hundeyin May 30 221 53 One early morning in January 2022, my phone lit up with a familiar caller ID. My good friend Kenneth Bardi was not a regular caller, but we had a great relationship from our time as colleagues on The Other News at Channels Television. Life had taken us on different paths since we last saw each other in 2019, and I was curious to know - what was he up to these days? How was the wife? Any big news? Travel plans? Another baby? A career move? He didn’t seem to hear any of my excited questions. “Hello David, I need to talk to you,” he said in the unmistakable heavy voice of a man with something on his mind. “Do you have a few minutes?” “Uh…OK sure. I’m listening.” “H...