Techpoint Africa Podcast
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The Techpoint Africa Podcast brings you the most important stories of the week on startups, technology and innovation in Africa.
Listen in every Thursday afternoon (WAT). You can find us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn or anywhere else you get your podcasts
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How Nigeria can use crypto companies to its advantage
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May 02, 2024 |
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Thepeer: How to properly shutdown an ailing startup
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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How Pula wants to insure farmers against bandits
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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How Zimbabwe's gold-backed currency will work
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Apr 13, 2024 |
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Why are e-hailing companies sharing your data with the government?
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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NFTs didn't die, here's what happened
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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How Internet in Africa works
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Interswitch got a telco licence, here's what it means
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Is Binance leaving Nigeria?
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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CBN Vs Crypto: The full gist
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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What will it take to give loans at scale in Nigeria
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Why content creators should be taxed
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Will Canal+ get its hands on MultiChoice
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Could PlayStation games be coming to mobile phones?
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Anambra's tech hub ambition and why 2023's funding dip isn't a big deal
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Fintechs are making the headlines this week
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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New year, new naira
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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This isn't goodbye
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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The OGs are back
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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How it all began...
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Cristiano Siuued, Lemfi leaves Ghana, Kenyan startups to run tax free
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Of shutdowns, layoffs, and coups
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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It's our 200th episode!!!!
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Flutterwave executives leave and Gozem doubles down on super app
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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We need to talk about Kenya... and Nigerian law enforcement
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Where's iROKOtv going?
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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The truth about Patricia
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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The death of an African startup is the beginning of investor wisdom?
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Dangote enters tech investment?
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Exits and shutdowns in Africa's startup space
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Payday for sale?
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Sep 21, 2023 |
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Telcos dispute with NCC's requirement and Flutterwave needs to 'calm down'
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Satellite Internet, dollar crisis & Worldcoin
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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Crypto scams and bad Internet in Nigeria
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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What is Patricia's token for?
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Techpoint Unscripted | Unmasking Nigeria's battle against financial fraud with Bamidele Obende, Lead Executive, Cybersecurity Software, Infoprive
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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Dark loan apps and Bosun Tijani’s tricky path
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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Twitter and Gaming: How to make ₦5M in 2023
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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Scan your eye and make $50
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Aug 03, 2023 |
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This week in finance: PoS vs regulator
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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ARCON vs. Mr. Macaroni
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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How much did your bank lose to fraud in Q1 2023?
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Virtual card troubles, Thread carefully
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Jul 06, 2023 |
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Twitter vs Meta
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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We're going on a (very) short break
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Airtel is the 5G new cat in Nigeria
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Signed, sealed, delivered?
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Apple's Vision Pro, Senegal shuts down Internet, Tingo Group accused of fraud
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Nigeria's fuel scarcity, Patricia hacked, MultiChoice's fintech move
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Nigerian Government and Chinese loans, CBN pushes eNaira adoption, Wangiri scam is back
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May 25, 2023 |
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Miva's open university licence, Vodafone to cut 11,000 jobs, MTN GlobalConnect rebrands
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May 18, 2023 |
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Kenya's Finance Bill 2023, Treepz pivots, Nigeria's parliament investigates telcos
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May 11, 2023 |
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Fake phones in Kenya, Nomba raises $30m, Virtual cards palaver, Lagos States' electric buses
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May 04, 2023 |
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Zimbabwe's new digital currency, Mr. Eazi didn't sell Vydia, Rwanda's digital ID scheme
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Apr 27, 2023 |
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Meta and African courts, Meta lays off 4000 staff, Netflix's Africa report
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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Flutterwave hacked again, Kenya launches Taifa-1, Swvl in trouble
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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South Africa's free WiFi taxis, Kenya's electric bus lanes, Ghana's ride-hailing tax, Shuttlers $4 million raise, Paxful shuts down
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Nigeria's open banking brouhaha, Union54's CEO speaks out, Twitter source code leaked
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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OnePipe's raise & layoff, Google's Bard, MTN Nigeria merger proposal, Amazon's downsizing, Meta's Kenyan lawsuit
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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SVB and Signature Bank shut down, Naspers closes Foundry, Another Meta layoff, OpenAI's GPT-4
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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More details on Flutterwave hack, Kenya eyes food delivery platforms, CBN's open banking guidelines
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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CBN's eNaira services, Meta's AI moves, Take responsibility Jumia! Flutterwave's funds unfrozen
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Dash suspends CEO, Vodafone Ghana sold, Angola's $89M cloud project, Chipper Cash and Bolt layoffs
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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E-payment vs cash, funding rain, Telkom’s restructuring, Ethio Telecom stakes
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Nigeria 100% broadband penetration, cashless economy, Google vs Microsoft (A.I. wars)
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Tech Nation Visa is shutting down
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Feb 02, 2023 |
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Nigeria made ₦125 billion from transfer fees, Kuda in Pakistan, debt funding in Africa
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Jan 26, 2023 |
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Starlink in Kenya, Vodafone layoffs, Microsoft's Azure OpenAI service, TeamApt becomes Moniepoint
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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You can now take a Bolt ride on credit (with CredPal)
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Starlink’s launch in Nigeria, ChatGPT + Microsoft, Salesforce layoffs
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Nigerian influencers must now get government approval for ads
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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How technology can drive financial inclusion in Nigeria
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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CBN reduces cash withdrawal limits: What does this mean for you?
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Tech recruiter explains what it costs to employ new talents
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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"Crypto is dead!" Was Warren Buffet right?
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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How to choose between offline and digital marketing
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Why Jumia is scrapping products and laying off staff
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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Listen to this before hosting your website in Africa
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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What does the FTX crash mean for African Web3 startup, Nestcoin?
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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This company wants to provide free Internet at all Lagos bus stops
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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What is going on with the Binance and FTX deal?
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Are your talents leaving? This is what you should do
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Using technology to aid Nigeria's electoral process
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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NITDA's new Code of Practice
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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Can Artificial Intelligence find terrorist hideouts
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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The Central Bank of Nigeria is redesigning naira notes
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Nigeria does not have a brain drain problem
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Meet one of the visual effects geniuses behind the Aníkúlápó movie
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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This startup wants to build the first Internet country for Africans in the diaspora
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Messi goes into tech
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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CDCare CEO speaks on Buy Now, Pay Later, regulations, and consumer spending in Nigeria
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Central bank digital currencies are not relevant
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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The Nigerian government wants to control your online business
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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Nigerian government sues Meta
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Why you should stop insulting customer service representatives
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Lagos tech hubs are "unsafe"?
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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Can experiential ads solve the "what I ordered vs what I got problem"?
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Why does the Metaverse feel like an innovative lie?
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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Is Nigeria ready for Electric Vehicles?
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Even CEOs are getting fired?!
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Tap to pay on Danfo? The future of payments on public transport
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Can they succeed where Amazon and DHL failed?
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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How this startup is providing pay-as-you-use car insurance for Nigerians
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Everything you need to know about the 5G network in Nigeria with MTN CMO, Adia Sowho
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Why are African tech startups laying off staff?
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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Where you can find MTN 5G in Nigeria
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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How Africa is contributing to the creator economy boom
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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Is your bank selling your data?
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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How rich are crypto startups? Interview with Quidax marketing lead
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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Ghosting annoying WhatsApp groups
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Conversational eCommerce and the problems of fulfillment
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Justice for the scammed
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Why you should care about the Nigeria Startup Bill with Oswald Osaretin Guobadia, SSA to the Nigerian President and Timi Olagunju, Tech Lawyer and Policy Analyst
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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AI for babies
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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Big tech troubles in Africa
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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Why Kenya is after Nigerian fintechs
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Trials of a fintech founder
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Jul 19, 2022 |
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The "bank of the free" is no more free
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Power sharing in Kenya
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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Sango on the blockchain
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Jul 07, 2022 |
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What's Flutterwave up to?
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Hacking and frauds everywhere you go
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Abeg becomes Pocket
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Jun 28, 2022 |
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Amazon's secret Nigerian weapon
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Jun 23, 2022 |
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"Project Fela"
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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$34m to tackle crime in Kenya
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Jun 16, 2022 |
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Trading stocks on the blockchain
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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Preventing lengthy vote counts with blockchain
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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The silver lining that is Zipline
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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An NFT marketplace for creatives
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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Elon Musk's Starlink in Nigeria
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May 31, 2022 |
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Relooting African art with NFTs
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May 26, 2022 |
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Taxing calls to give you healthcare
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May 24, 2022 |
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Tax evasion in Nigeria to get harder
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May 19, 2022 |
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Fake it till you make it?
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May 17, 2022 |
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Fintech bonanza
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May 12, 2022 |
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Would you pay to use Twitter?
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May 10, 2022 |
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Y Combinator's impact in Africa
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May 05, 2022 |
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Why funding news slowed down in April
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May 03, 2022 |
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Hacking web3 with web2
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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Why is Elon Musk buying Twitter?
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Ads coming to Netflix?
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Why attend Techpoint Africa Blockchain Summit?
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Insider trading or not?
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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'Twas NFT weekend!
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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How to validate your NIN and avoid crowds
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Apr 07, 2022 |
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Flutterwave, Clara & a sprinkle of fintech
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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YC goes to Sudan
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Mar 31, 2022 |
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Do we need tech worker unions? #HorribleBosses
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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HaaS — Hope as a Service
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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We are back!!!!
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Newsbites: Mono’s $15m Series A
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Newsbites: Google’s $1b investment
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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Newsbites: Bitmama $350,000 pre-seed
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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Founder's Table: How Hanu Fejiro Abodje built Patricia from scratch
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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Nigeria's PlentyWaka expanding bus-hailing service to Canada?
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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NBC to regulate Paytv tariffs, Crowdyvest CEO steps down and more
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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Nigeria has the least affordable Internet in the world
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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African women are winning, Nigeria's journalism woes, Quickteller and Ecommerce
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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A lifeline for Cryptocurrency, Clubhouse vs Facebook, ThankUCash raise
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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The people vs Wall Street, women supporting women and Cowrywise $3m raise
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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WE ARE BACK!!!
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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African governments stay "governmenting"
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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What do Mark Zuckerberg and Seun Osewa have in common?
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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Japa Chronicles: US, UK, Canada, Dubai, here we come!
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together
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Nov 27, 2020 |
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You get funds, you get funds, everybody gets funds!!!
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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Adewale Yusuf steps down as publisher of Techpoint Africa to launch tech talent startup, TalentQL in Ile-Ife
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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SeamlessHR raises a seven-figure round to drive pan-African expansion
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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OAU, CU produced the highest number of millionaire West African startup founders in the last decade
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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#EndSARS: Internet service disruptions trail shooting of protesters at Lekki, Nigeria
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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#EndSARS: Flutterwave denies CBN questioning as Bitcoin donations surge
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Oct 16, 2020 |
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Why Thrive Agric is defaulting on payments despite insured operations
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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HealthPlus is witnessing a power struggle
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Oct 02, 2020 |
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Facebook is opening its second African office in Lagos, Nigeria
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Sep 25, 2020 |
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New Cryptocurrency, Crypto Startups and ICO Regulations in Nigeria
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Sep 18, 2020 |
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African blockchain startup pilots drug verification tech in Afghanistan
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Sep 11, 2020 |
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Nigerian tech CEOs in Fortune's 40 under 40 list
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Sep 04, 2020 |
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Raising capital during COVID-19
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Aug 21, 2020 |
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Jumia shares crash 40% even as losses drop
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Aug 14, 2020 |
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Nigerian startups raised $28.35m in Q2 2020, 14% higher than in Q2 2019
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Aug 07, 2020 |
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Introducing Built in Africa, a new podcast by Techpoint Africa
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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Of global expansions, declining profits and the digital economy
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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Nigeria approves $328m Internet fibre extension to the North
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Jul 24, 2020 |
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Online transactions in Nigeria dropped by $10 billion during the lockdown
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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Lagos is building its own unified Internet fibre infrastructure
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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MTN sues Ghana's telecom agency,Paystack is building a growth army
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Jul 03, 2020 |
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NCC to regulate social media, $10m fund for African startups
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Jun 26, 2020 |
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Join 'Community' by Techpoint Africa, Chipper Cash raises $13.8m, Orange telecom eyes Nigeria & SA
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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The (il)legality of NBC ban on original Netflix, iROKOtv content in Nigeria
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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Techpoint partners Ventureburn SA & Sunryse Japan, ex-Diamond Bank CEO starts digital bank, more
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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BBNaija auditions go virtual, Nigeria leads global crypto adoption, Ghana's mPharma raises $17m
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May 29, 2020 |
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With the pandemic, African governments have an excuse to censor the Internet
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May 22, 2020 |
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Could Ekiti become Nigeria's next tech hub?
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May 15, 2020 |
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ORide is pivoting to OExpress
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May 08, 2020 |
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Flutterwave pivoting to eCommerce?
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May 01, 2020 |
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Nigerian startups raised $55.37m in Q1 2020; 99% of which from foreign sources
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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Nigerian biotech startup, 54gene raises $15m
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Apr 17, 2020 |
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Much ado about 5G
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Apr 10, 2020 |
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Keeping your business afloat in these trying times
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Apr 03, 2020 |