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Editor’s Be aware
- Week 10, 2023
- Learn time: 5 minutes
One other week, one other lineup of fascinating, insightful, and generally controversial tech tales from across the continent. Welcome to a different version of TC Weekender.
Take pleasure in!
Pamela Tetteh Editor, TechCabal.
Editor’s Picks
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Quite a few accounts frozen for Flutterwave
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Fintechs stand up in opposition to fraudAmidst hack allegations, Flutterwave and a flock of Nigeria’s largest fintech startups are making a joint technique to sort out fraudulent transactions inside their networks. |
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Safaricom sued for $2.4 billionThree plaintiffs have indicted Safaricom and Vodafone in a lawsuit which claims that Safaricom is working its M-Pesa arm and Fuliza, its overdraft service, illegally. |
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Nigeria kicks off open bankingThe Central Financial institution of Nigeria has launched open banking tips, making Nigeria the primary nation in Africa to undertake open banking laws. |
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Uniform shortcodes for NigeriansFor simple memorisation by customers and a extra cohesive regulatory setting, Nigeria’s telecoms trade has begun implementing uniform shortcodes. |
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Kenya desires to spy on cellular cash
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Occasion: TechCabal At 10
Right here’s a listing of all of the Twitter Areas we’ll be holding to have a good time our Tenth-year anniversary. Hyperlinks are coming quickly.
- March 14—Beyond Funding: Meet the crew main TechCabal’s newsroom. Why is TechCabal telling the sorts of tales we’re telling now, and the way this pondering has influenced our growth drive? How is TechCabal’s editorial management driving this?
- March 16—Building newsletters readers want. How has TechCabal grown to construct seven publication merchandise, and what drove this progress? How does TechCabal measure success in the case of its publication merchandise, and what are its plans?
- March 21—Meet the team telling African tech stories that matter. TechCabal captures the gamers, human influence and enterprise of tech in Africa. We offer the content material, reporting, information, and context to assist the world perceive how tech is altering Africa. Who’re the journalists doing all of this vital work?
- March 23—What is the future of tech in Africa? Within the final 10 years, the African tech ecosystem has advanced rapidly. We all know this firsthand at TechCabal. What does the longer term seem like? Be a part of us for an insightful dialog with Ola Brown, Stephen Deng, Hope Ditlhakanyane, and Ngozi Dozie the place we reply these questions.
- March 30—The role of the media in covering African tech. How can the media assist Africa’s growing tech ecosystem? What duty does the media owe the ecosystem, and what can the media count on in return? Ought to the media solely cowl good tales?
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Alerzo lays off 400 individuals
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Twiga Meals farms with the Kenyan authorities
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Osun accelerates digitisation plans
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MFS Africa and Western Union accomplice in MadagascarMFS Africa not too long ago introduced a partnership with the worldwide cash switch behemoth Western Union, revealing plans to pilot in Madagascar. This choice has left tech fanatics across the continent quizzical. |
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The 27 ladies impacting the ICT sectorWe labored with MTN Nigeria to curate a listing of 27 ladies who’ve 20 years price of contributions in numerous capacities within the ICT trade. This record featured Adia Sowho, Funke Opeke and lots of others who’ve impacted the ICT sector. |
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