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Senegal's Internet shutdown costs the country over $300k every 60 minutes
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Moove's driver defaults exposes the challenges of lending in Nigeria
Moove provides vehicles for ride-hailing drivers in Nigeria with zero down payment. With drivers defaulting and the startup repossessing vehicles, how can the startup stay in business?
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Chipper Cash fires several staff and executives in another round of layoffs
On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses Chipper Cash laying off several staff and executives and over 27K Showmax passwords leaked.
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Health
African healthtech startups are combating counterfeit drugs with blockchain, AI
Africa is home to nearly 42% of all counterfeit drug cases worldwide. Despite its $200 billion annual revenue, the industry poses a serious threat to public health. Find out how healthtech startups use technology to combat this epidemic.
Victoria Fakiya
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2 days ago
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Senegal restricts access to social media, suspends mobile data in some areas
On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses Bolt increasing ride prices in Lagos by 112%, social media restricted in Senegal, and Meta's case in Kenya.
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Mobility & Logistics
Ride-hailing platforms are yet to increase rates, but drivers expect a hike soon
While Bolt and Uber riders complain about the price increase on ride-hailing platforms, drivers say there hasn't been an official increase. The price increase has been attributed to surges caused by a drop in the number of active drivers. After an 18% increase last Octo...
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4 days ago
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WAEC to prosecute 56 website owners for leaking WASSCE questions
On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses prosecuting 56 website owners for leaking WASSCE questions and Fawry's partnership with Infobip.
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Victoria Fakiya
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5 days ago
Techpoint Africa Podcast
Nigeria's fuel scarcity, Patricia hacked, MultiChoice's fintech move
This week on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we bring you interesting insights on the hot topics in the African tech space and you don't want to miss it.
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Gracious Sede
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5 days ago
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Hacker allegedly sells private info of South African retailer customers for $2
On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses building local startup ecosystems, selling South African retailer customers' private information for $2, and DataPathology's $1m funding.
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Victoria Fakiya
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6 days ago
Equity Merchants
Capria Ventures' Susana Garcia-Robles on stimulating local venture capital investments
Susana Garcia-Robles is a Senior Partner at Capria Ventures, a venture capital firm focusing on the Global South. She shares insights from her two decades of building local startup ecosystems in Latin America.
Chimgozirim Nwokoma
Chimgozirim Nwokoma
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6 days ago
Startups
Does size matter? Why correctly sizing your target market is crucial for raising venture capital
There's a consensus that raising venture capital in 2023 is harder than previous years, but correctly sizing a startup's market significantly improves its potential to raise capital.
Chimgozirim Nwokoma
Chimgozirim Nwokoma
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6 days ago
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Rwanda to launch a digital platform to create 1.5m off-farm jobs
On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses how to run a business on a tight budget, Rwanda's plan to create 1.5m off-farm jobs, and CardO's IoT-enabled smartwatch.
Victoria Fakiya
Victoria Fakiya
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7 days ago
Startups
"Charge from day one." — PiggyVest's Odunayo Eweniyi on how to run your startup on a tight budget
To survive on a tight budget, businesses need to charge their users from the get-go. The amount of work it takes to reorientate users to pay for that product is simply not worth it
Bolu Abiodun
Bolu Abiodun
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1 week ago
Techpoint Digest
MultiChoice enters the fintech market via Moment
On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses how Intron Health works, MultiChoice's Moment, and Oky Kenya.
Victoria Fakiya
Victoria Fakiya
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1 week ago
Techpoint Digest
Ghana launches a platform to promote cybersecurity
On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses YouVerify launching in Kenya, South Africa's PIC backing Telkom's former CEO offer, and Ghana's cybersecurity platform.
Victoria Fakiya
Victoria Fakiya
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1 week ago
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Nigerians can now use their ATM card as IDs
On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses debit card serving as NIN card and Kenya's first public EV charging station.
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Victoria Fakiya
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