Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts,Chimgozirim Nwokoma and Bolu Abiodun discuss:

• Itana and AFC look to create Africa’s Silicon Valley with Nigeria's first digital economic zone

• Starlink doubles subscription price in Nigeria to ₦75,000

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Link to Insight of the Week: With 12,690 new subscribers in Q4 2023, Starlink becomes Nigeria's 3rd largest internet service provider

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

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Itana and AFC look to create Africa’s Silicon Valley with Nigeria's first digital economic zone

Starlink doubles subscription price in Nigeria to ₦75,000

This episode was produced by Crystal-Agnes Joseph

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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts,Chimgozirim Nwokoma and Bolu Abiodun discuss:

• Zeno raises $9.5 Million to take on Ampersand and BasiGo with electric motorbikes in 2025

• Safaricom and two others invest over $800 million in Kenya's health digitisation

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Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

03:35 - Zeno raises $9.5 Million to take on Ampersand and BasiGo with electric motorbikes in 2025

18:15 - Safaricom and two others invest over $800 million in Kenya's health digitisation

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Zeno raises $9.5 Million to take on Ampersand and BasiGo with electric motorbikes in 2025

Safaricom and two others invest over $800 million in Kenya's health digitisation

This episode was produced by Crystal-Agnes Joseph

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Music - Beach by MBB -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk

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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts, Oluwanifemi Kolawole and Chimgozirim Nwokoma discuss:

• M-KOPA ordered to start paying taxes in Kenya after tribunal ruling

• Egypt's edtech Farid receives $250K pre-seed to address children's mental health

• Exploring the surge in fraud in Nigeria's burgeoning fintech industry

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Link to Insight of the Week: Kenya doubled its tax revenue in less than a decade

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

03:49 - M-KOPA ordered to start paying taxes in Kenya after tribunal ruling

11:22 - Egypt's edtech Farid receives $250K pre-seed to address children's mental health

23:05 - Exploring the surge in fraud in Nigeria's burgeoning fintech industry

Useful links

M-KOPA ordered to start paying taxes in Kenya after tribunal ruling

Egypt's edtech Farid receives $250K pre-seed to address children's mental health

Exploring the surge in fraud in Nigeria's burgeoning fintech industry

This episode was produced by Crystal-Agnes Joseph

Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.

Music - Beach by MBB -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk

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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts, Oluwanifemi Kolawole and Bolu Abiodun discuss:

• Moove is expanding to the US

• Nigerian investment fintech Rise completes acquisition of Kenya’s Hisa

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Link to Insight of the Week: Moove Africa has disclosed funding at least twice every year since 2021

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:46 - Moove is expanding to the US

19:48 - Nigerian investment fintech Rise completes acquisition of Kenya’s Hisa

Useful links

Moove is expanding to the US

Nigerian investment fintech Rise completes acquisition of Kenya’s Hisa

This episode was produced by Crystal-Agnes Joseph

Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.

Music - Beach by MBB -

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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts, Oluwanifemi Kolawole and Chimgozirim discuss:

• Binance executive still held in Nigeria

• Zambia's ChitChat partners MasterCard to launch virtual cards

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Link to Insight of the Week: Binance tripled its annual user base between 2021 and 2022

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

03 :15 - Binance executive still held in Nigeria

15:57 - Zambia's ChitChat partners Mastercard to launch virtual cards

Useful links

Binance executive still held in Nigeria

Zambia's ChitChat partners MasterCard to launch virtual cards

This episode was produced by Crystal-Agnes Joseph

Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.

Music - Beach by MBB -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk

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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts, Bolu Abiodun and Chimgozirim discuss:

• Wasoko and MaxAB combine forces in Africa’s "largest tech merger"

• Safaricom wants Starlink blocked

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Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:26 - Wasoko and MaxAB combine forces in Africa’s "largest tech merger"

18:34 - Safaricom wants Starlink blocked

Useful links

Wasoko and MaxAB combine forces in Africa’s "largest tech merger"

Safaricom wants Starlink blocked

This episode was produced by Crystal-Agnes Joseph

Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.

Music - Beach by MBB -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk

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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our host is joined by Mojola Ola and Emmanuel Paul to discuss:

• MTN Nigeria secures a permit to generate electricity

• MTN Group records $414.7 million loss

• Elon Musk Starlink's ground-breaking move in Nigeria

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Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

03:26 - MTN Nigeria secures a permit to generate electricity

18:34 - MTN Group records $414.7 million loss

24:31 - Elon Musk Starlink's ground-breaking move in Nigeria

Useful links

MTN Nigeria secures a licence to generate electricity in Lagos

MTN Group records $414.7 million loss, its first loss in 8 years

Elon Musk Starlink's ground-breaking move in Nigeria

This episode was produced by Crystal-Agnes Joseph

Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.

Music - Beach by MBB -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk

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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our hosts discuss:

• Telcos in Nigeria mull partial service to support tariff hike push

• NFT houses: Lagos State Government plans to tokenise real estate

• Kenyan gig drivers defy e-hailing platforms, set new rates amid fare dispute

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Link to Insight of the Week: Nigeria: The telecoms industry’s contribution to the GDP has hit the 15% mark twice in 5 years

Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

01:53 - Telcos in Nigeria mull partial service to support tariff hike push

12:49 - NFT houses: Lagos State Government plans to tokenise real estate

25:14 - Kenyan gig drivers defy e-hailing platforms, set new rates amid fare dispute

Useful links

Telcos in Nigeria mull partial service to support tariff hike push

NFT houses: Lagos State Government plans to tokenise real estate

Kenyan gig drivers defy e-hailing platforms, set new rates amid fare dispute

This episode was produced by Crystal-Agnes Joseph

Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.

Music - Beach by MBB -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk

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