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African Tech Roundup Podcast — 369 episodes

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Russell Southwood: An outsider's take on 25 years of Africa's digital story

2

Seyi Ebenezer of Payaza: Bookkeeping is the new black

3

Natasha Blycha of Stirling & Rose / Nooriam / LexChip: Why AI without law is just code without conscience

4

Prince Nwadeyi of SAG Ventures: Building solutions corporates need but won't execute themselves

5

April Long of Pyxis: Why serving bulk traders beats saving SMEs in Africa-China trade

6

Andrew Hall of Paratus Namibia: Building Networks Serving Small Populations Across Vast Distances

7

East Meets Africa: Bernard Laurendeau on Curating African Opportunity For Japanese Investors

8

World-class Design: Guidione Machava on Why 'African Designer' Is a Limiting Label

9

Strategy Diaries: Wabo Majavu on Balancing Commercial Success with Digital Inclusion

10

Ola Oyetayo of Verto: Building a Profitable Cross-Border Fintech for Emerging Markets

11

Innovating Venture Building Support: David Ogundeko on Funema’s Vision for Backing African Ventures

12

Adapt or Be Left Behind: Marie Lora-Mungai on AI and the Future of African Filmmaking

13

From Policy to Independent Media: Fatu Ogwuche on Creative Storytelling in Tech

14

Carrier Neutral: How Unicorn Factory Aims to Open Up Africa’s Internet Infrastructure

15

Inside Money & Moves: Tinashe Mukogo On Merging Corporate Expertise With Independent Media

16

Joshua Bicknell On How Balloon Ventures' 'Boring Business' Portfolio Drives 0.5% Of Uganda's GDP

17

Ochuko Ogra On Backbone Connectivity Network's (BCN) Nigeria Growth Strategy

18

Alan Knott-Craig Jr On Life After Mxit's Royal Fail (2016)

19

Building Bridges: Maya Horgan Famodu's Silicon Valley-Africa Crossing Playbook (2017)

20

Talent Tales: Ethiopia's Quiet Tech Rise vs Nigeria's Developer Gold Rush (2018)

21

Why Carbon CEO Chijioke Dozie Is Ditching Nigeria's Free Banking Playbook

22

Ambar Van Der Wath Unpacks Baobab Network's $20K Toe-Dipping Investment Proposition

23

Koltronics Nigeria's Lanre Kolade and the inside story of Google's Equiano cable landing in Togo

24

This Is Connectivity a la VC With Accion Venture Lab's Jasiel Martin-Odoom

25

Victor Mapunga On Building From First Principles In Africa's 'Tech Graveyard'

26

Britam Director Shares Strategy on Modernising Insurance for Africa's Digital Age

27

Safaricom Ethiopia's Network Chief on Building Network Infrastructure From Scratch

28

Future in the Humanities EP 2/3: Everybody Gets a Conspiracy

29

Future in the Humanities EP 3/3: Slave Ride

30

Future in the Humanities EP 1/3: Touching Brains

31

Digital Transformation Pulse Check: Undersea Cable, Remote Power Supply & Terrestrial Fibre Optic

32

ATRUC S2 EP4: Can AI be trusted? with Jania Okwechime & Wessel Oosthuizen

33

UNAJUA S13 EP3: Is the "play-to-earn" trend over-hyped? feat. Kate Byrne

34

UNAJUA S13 EP2: How is the world taking to the crypto meltdown? feat. Kate Byrne

35

UNAJUA S13 EP1: Are NFTs over? feat. Kate Byrne

36

UNAJUA S12 EP3: What is 'Delegated Proof of Stake'? feat. Jordan Muthemba

37

UNAJUA S12 EP2: What are 'Proof of Work' and 'Proof of Stake'? feat. Jordan Muthemba

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UNAJUA S12 EP1: Are all blockchains the same? feat. Jordan Muthemba

39

Gqom: The Babusi Nyoni Story

40

ATRUC S2 EP3: Journey Into The Cryptoverse With Hope Ditlhakanyane & Nzwisisa Chidembo

41

UNAJUA S11 EP3: How do you vet the investment worthiness of blockchain startups?

42

UNAJUA S11 EP2: Crypto as a personal investment opportunity? ft. Hope Ditlhakanyane & Nzwi Chidembo

43

UNAJUA S11 EP1: Is African VC into blockchain tech? ft. Hope Ditlhakanyane & Nzwisisa Chidembo

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BONUS: Can PAXFUL deliver on being Africa's 'Uber for money'? feat. Ray Youssef

45

ATRUC S2 EP2: Convening 'Blockchain Africa' proponents with Sonya Kuhnel

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UNAJUA S10 EP3: Should you set up a DAO? feat. Justin Irabor

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BONUS: Binance is bullish on the 'Blockchain Africa' opportunity feat. Emmanuel Babalola

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UNAJUA S10 EP2: How do you set up a DAO? feat. Justin Irabor

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UNAJUA S10 EP1: Why DAO? feat. Justin Irabor

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ATRUC S2 EP1: You Had Me At Blockchain with Michael Kimani

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African Creative Business, Today S1 EP2: Ayanfe Olarinde - Visual Artist

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UNAJUA S9 EP3: Noteworthy African Web3 Plays feat. Michael Kimani

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UNAJUA S9 EP2: What Is A DAO? feat. Michael Kimani

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UNAJUA S9 EP1: What Is Web3? feat. Michael Kimani

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UNAJUA S8 EP3- Can Streaming Help David Take On Superstar- Feat. Yaw Asamani

56

UNAJUA S8 EP2-Are Homegrown Music Platforms Key To Profitability For African Artists-ft. Yaw Asamani

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UNAJUA S8 EP1: Artists Using Tech To Stand Out In A Crowded Global Field ft. Yaw Asamani

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BONUS: Scaling What Works And Ditching What Doesnt With MiWay Blink feat. Christiaan Steyn

59

UNAJUA S7 EP4-Does Society Need Centralised Financial Institutions To Mediate Value-Ft.Ronit Ghose

60

ACBT S1 EP1: The Emotions And Economics Of Live Music Curation In A Post-COVID Scene Ft. Christine Msibi

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BONUS: Why would anyone launch a car insurance startup in a pandemic? ft. Christiaan Steyn

62

UNAJUA S7 EP3: How are mobile telcos disrupting incumbent financial institutions? ft. Ronit Ghose

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UNAJUA S7 EP2: Digital Money 2.0 - Whose Liability Is It Anyway- Feat. Ronit Ghose

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UNAJUA S7 EP1: Will blockchain-enabled fintech disrupt the global financial system ft. Ronit Ghose

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UNAJUA S6 EP3: African Insuretechs- To Collaborate Or Disrupt- That Is The Question Ft. Henry Mascot

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UNAJUA S6 EP2: How might insuring Africa drive broad socioeconomic impact? ft. Henry Mascot

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UNAJUA S6 EP1: Is Africa's insurance industry poised for a steep growth trajectory ft. Henry Mascot

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UNAJUA S5 E2: Can technology disrupt Nigeria's open drug markets? ft. Vivian Nwakah

69

UNAJUA S5 E1: What is the state-of-play In Nigeria's healthcare sector? ft. Vivian Nwakah

70

UNAJUA Throwback S1 EP2: Can gaming startups compete with Facebook & Tencent? ft. Lucy Hoffman

71

UNAJUA Throwback S1 EP1: Does African mobile gaming have super-platform potential? ft. Lucy Hoffman

72

UNAJUA S4 EP3: Can Africa's agri-supply chain be fixed? ft. Karidas Tshintsholo

73

UNAJUA S4 EP2: Does access to certified inputs impact farmer success? feat. Karidas Tshintsholo

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UNAJUA S4 EP1: What lies are often told about Africa's agriculture sector? ft. Karidas Tshitshonlo

75

UNAJUA S3 EP2: Does Brachiaria trump Napier grass? feat. Mwihaki Mundia

76

UNAJUA S3 EP1: Should brachiaria grass be a big(ger) deal across Africa? feat. Mwihaki Mundia

77

BONUS: Unpacking The $ATRU Social Token With Andrew Berkowitz Part 2 - How To Earn $ATRU Token

78

UNAJUA S2 EP2: Can an African research insights startup be commercially viable? feat. Peter Kisadha

79

BONUS: Unpacking the $ATRU Social Token with Andrew Berkowitz Part 1 - Re-imagining Media Ownership

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UNAJUA S2 EP1: Why would anyone launch a research insights business in Uganda? feat. Peter Kisadha

81

UNAJUA S1 EP3: What is driving the capital boom in Africa's tech ecosystem? feat. Derin Adebayo

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UNAJUA S1 EP2: What have founders learned from Africa's early internet startups? feat. Derin Adebayo

83

UNAJUA S1 EP1: How significant is the opportunity for tech companies in Africa? feat. Derin Adebayo

84

Constructive Development Finance Frameworks With Jean Bosco Iyacu

85

Contemplating COVID-19's Impact on Africa's Economic Outlook with Landry Signé & Iginio Gagliardone

86

Ozow's Mitchan Adams On COVID-19: Well-positioned South African payments players are coining it

87

Is The Super-Platform Hype Surrounding Africa's Mobile Gaming Industry Real? feat. Lucy Hoffman

88

Vietnamese-style Africa-focused Fintech Innovation With Quan Le of Binkabi

89

Accion's Michael Schlein on Financial Inclusion, Fintech & Impact Investment Sceptics

90

Shift The Power: Challenging Development Cooperation Power Dynamics Between The Global North & South

91

Unpacking Arab Identity & Socio-economic Dynamics with Arab Economies Researcher Salam Said

92

South Sudan: Micro-finance Diaries with Yengi Lokule of Rural Finance Initiative (RUFI)

93

African Fintech Signal Check 2019: What Can Africa Learn From India? (Part 2) feat. Arunjay Katakam

94

African Fintech Signal Check 2019: Nigeria's Killing It! (Part 1) feat. Wiza Jalakasi

95

Is The Africa-China/China-Africa Tech & Innovation Dynamic Win-win? feat. Iginio Gagliardone

96

Dr Shingi Munyeza & Allon Raiz on Entrepreneurial Strategy and Zimbabwe's Commercial Potential

97

Africa's Motorcycle Taxi Hype + Africa's AI Revolution? feat. Babusi Nyoni & Osarumen Osamuyi

98

Will Facebook's Digital Currency Libra Be Good For Africa? feat. Michael Kimani & Simon Dingle

99

Ray Youssef believes Paxful is the "Uber for money" crypto platform Africa's been waiting for

100

South Africa's New Banking Wave + Huawei Or The Highway? + Kenyan Repat Diaries feat. Mark Karake

101

Jumia's NYSE Listing + Are Blockchains Safe? + Security Token Offerings, Yay or Nah?

102

Investment Diaries With Dr Nigel Chanakira Part 2 - Patient Capital & Savvy Commercialisation

103

Investment Diaries With Dr Nigel Chanakira Part 1 - Worst investment decision in Zimbabwean history?

104

London Village Diaries With Dayo Akinrinade of Africlick Part 2 - Pan-African dating solutions

105

London Village Diaries With Dayo Akinrinade of Africlick Part 1 - Working in tech while black

106

Conservation Meets Conscious Capitalism With The Desert Date Company's Lauren Servin

107

Kahawa 1893's Margaret Nyamumbo on disrupting fair trade in the global coffee industry

108

Heidi Lovett of Swerve Robotics on plans to ignite enthusiasm for STEM in Botswana's youth

109

Simanga Madhlabuta of Zimbabwe Investment Tours & Wisdom Gakaka of Cyrex on thriving in Zimbabwe

110

Wajenzi's Alain Nkurukiye on Galvanising Diasporans to Back Economic Growth in Africa

111

The Joy of Missing Out - Should African Founders Reject Hypergrowth VC Doctrine?

112

Talking Successful Social Enterprise with Jordanian Raneem Muqbel of TEENAH

113

Development Finance Diaries with Musa Sillah and Mohamed Alhadi of the Islamic Development Bank

114

WeThinkCode's Dylan Richts on developing South African coding talent and pursuing regional growth

115

Shaqodoon's Mustafa Othman on the State of Somalia & Somaliland's Entrepreneurship Support Ecosystem

116

Gutsy Entrepreneurial Moves With Morris Dougba of Green Gold Liberia and Ayham Maksoud of Al-Maksoud

117

Dotun Olowoporoku of Starta on identifying billion-dollar startup potential in Africa

118

University of Oxford's Alexander Betts & SPARK's Yannick Du Pont on Innovative Foreign Aid Strategy

119

The African Fintech 2018 Retrospective with Viola Llewellyn of Ovamba Part 2

120

The African Fintech 2018 Retrospective with Viola Llewellyn of Ovamba Part 1

121

TransUnion Africa's Lee Naik on embracing collaboration and harnessing democratised technologies

122

Ovamba's Viola Llewellyn on encoding African IP and the need for Pan-African digital standards

123

MzansiSat's Bernard Greyling can't wait to launch African geostationary broadband satellites

124

EOS Nairobi's Felix Macharia and Raise's Marvin Coleby unpack the African Digital Asset Framework

125

Talking Transsion, Android vs iPhone and Xiaomi's Pocophone F1 with Nendo's Mark Kaigwa

126

African IP diaries with UCT's Prof Caroline Ncube and Thomson Reuters' Saidah Nash Carter

127

Is Venture Capital a Ponzi Scheme? feat. Grant Phillips of PhilTech Consulting

128

Sureswipe's Paul Kent on competing in South Africa's crowded payments startup scene

129

Lyndsey Duff of What3Words on inducting a new global addressing standard

130

Masakhe Foundation's Mpilo Ngcukana & Thulani Fesi on why KwaLanga Cape Town needs a youth tech hub

131

Gig economy diaries with SweepSouth's Aisha Pandor and LULA's Velani Mboweni

132

Cachet Consulting's Anita Mendiratta on how Africa's tourism industry has progressed since the 90's

133

Google South Africa's Mich Atagana on reflecting everyday Africans online

134

Kenya's Tourism and Wildlife Minister Najib Balala on progressive policy frameworks

135

Travelstart's Stephan Ekbergh on startup success in Africa's online travel booking industry

136

The Sunday Times' Pearl Boshomane Tsotetsi on lifestyle journalism politics & travelling while black

137

Airbnb's Chris Lehane on growing the sharing economy and democratising travel and tourism

138

Pesapal's Mark Mwongela talks fintech's impact on Africa's travel and tourism industry

139

Hacking Remittances and Other Stories feat. Herbert Banhire of AMA.ZING (Zing Holdings)

140

Tonjé Bakang of African Leadership Academy on Afrostream's demise and failing forward

141

Konnect Africa's Jean-Claude Tshipama on Eutelsat's African satellite broadband strategy

142

Uber crypto-geek Simon Dingle unpacks his book In Math We Trust: The Future of Money

143

Ìmísí 3D's Judith Okonkwo is bullish on VR and AR tech adoption in Africa

144

Thomson Reuters' Sneha Shah on delivering market-relevant data, insight & tech business solutions

145

aKoma Media's Chidi Afulezi on viable digital media models and backing African content creators

146

Gebeya's Amadou Daffe & TechPoint.ng's Adewale Yusuf talk Ethiopian tech swag and taking on Andela

147

BongoHive's Simunza Muyangana on delivering context-relevant tech ecosystem support in Zambia

148

#VillageDiariesAmsterdam Pt 2 w/ Augustina Austin, Babusi Nyoni, Danai Musandu & Tania Habimana

149

Secha Capital's Rushil Vallabh & Brendan Mullen on proving a hybrid SME investment model

150

Cellulant's Ken Njoroge & Velocity Capital's Allard Luchsinger on 2018's biggest fintech deal so far

151

#VillageDiariesAmsterdam Pt 1 - A fireside chat with HYBR Founder & CEO Charles Ojei

152

HEADS UP: Andile and Musa are going to Amsterdam and Paris

153

Joel Macharia of Abacus on creating access to African financial markets via micro investments

154

Edmund Olotu of TechAdvance on building out digital payments infrastructure in Nigeria

155

Interoperability, Data Ownership & Steward Ownership feat. Oliver Sauter of WorldBrain

156

Boomplay Music's Chinasa Udeala on delivering Africa-relevant music streaming services

157

Helen Anatogu of Nigeria's iDEA incubator on how African founders should position to land funding

158

YegoMoto's Karanvir Singh on surfing the mobility wave to launch an ambitious platform play

159

Facebook's Breach of Trust + Blockchain Straight Talk feat. Marvin Coleby of Raise Impact

160

NISK Capital's Sara Oon on providing turnkey startup and SME advisory in East Africa

161

RapidLion Film Festival's Eric Miyeni on African cinema asserting itself on the global stage

162

Caine Wanjau of Twiga Foods on the challenges of scaling an actual business and why not to ICO

163

Insight Publicis Nigeria's Feyi Olubodun on his book The Villager: How Africans Consume Brands

164

Lagos Angel Network's Collins Onuegbu on traditional angel efforts vs. business angel investment

165

A Peek Under the Hood Of South Africa's Mobility Scene feat. Obakeng Morapeli Matlhoko

166

Andela's Wambui Kinya unpacks Andela's gig economy strategy and addresses common misconceptions

167

Karabo Songo and Musa Kalenga of House of Brave on evolving creative agency models

168

Venture Garden's Bunmi Akinyemiju on Sure Remit's ICO success and executing smart platform plays

169

What's Trending at #ATRULive Meetup Kigali (Feb 13, 2018)

170

The Fake News Episode feat. Anim Van Wyk of Africa Check

171

Lidya's Tunde Kehinde on addressing Nigeria's $30 billion small business credit gap

172

Kola Aina of Ventures Platform reckons African capital and local context are underrated

173

On Your Marks for 2018: Is the Lean Startup Approach Legit?

174

Bert Bruggeman of Gefira Solutions on why hardware development is key for Africa

175

mSurvey's Kenfield Griffith on why he's bullish on 2018 and why data analytics is a gamechanger

176

Rich Tanksley of NeuBridges on the massive growth potential of commercial digital media in Nigeria

177

Alec Fokapu of FiftyFor on bridging the cultural divide between big business and African SMEs

178

The 2017 Year-end Rundown + African Venture Capital Done Right feat. Rushil Vallabh

179

Maya Horgan Famodu of Ingressive Capital on becoming a venture capitalist in 2017

180

Co-Creation Hub Nigeria's Femi Longe factors in on the #NotOurManifesto farce

181

Khaled Ismail on how KI Angel and HIM Angel funds pursue inter-Africa startup growth

182

Ido Sum explains how TLcom Capital got in on Andela's $40M Series C

183

Kenyan post election reflections with PesaCheck.org Managing Editor Eric Mugendi

184

Should Africa-focused Investors Hunt Gorillas, Gazelles Or Unicorns?

185

Timothy Kotin on how SuperFluid Labs delivers business value via data analytics solutions

186

Do African Startup Pitch Competitions Offer Anything More Than Pre-allocated Peanuts?

187

Yannick Lefang of Kasi Insight reckons reliable market research is key to business success in Africa

188

Divercity's Sean Godoy says proptech could help Africa overcome post-colonial property challenges

189

Adebayo Alonge explains how RxAll's AI-driven spectrometer authenticates medicines

190

The Great Bitcoin Surge And Cryptocurency Mining feat. Simon Dingle

191

Bertil van Vugt on how VC4Africa's new startup academy is boosting aspiring founders

192

Internet Society's Michuki Mwangi separates hype from reality regarding Africa and the internet

193

African Billionaire Watch And Other Political Conversations feat. Sinclair Skinner

194

Adedana Ashebir on Village Capital's investor bias report + do expats & repats care about Africa?

195

George Asamani on how DooWapp music messaging could become as ubiquitous as emojis

196

Kenya's Twiga Foods Closes $10.3M Series A Investment Round Led By Wamda Capital

197

Charlene Chen reckons Bitpesa is well-positioned to surf the blockchain wave

198

Eunice Baguma Ball explains why the Africa Technology Business Network is backing #FoundingWomen

199

Kenya General Election 2017: The fake news factor with Eric Mugendi of PesaCheck.org

200

Investor Bias Debate 2.0 + Should Africa Embrace Uberisation? feat. Vije Vijendranath

201

Barbro Ciakudia on how Invest Africa is stoking enthusiasm for African investment in London

202

Jean-Paul Melaga went from Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi exec to co-founding Smart Phorce

203

Arthur Musah's documentary Naija Beta highlights the untold potential of Lagosian youth

204

Uber Drivers In South Africa Are Now Considered Employees Of The Ride-hailing Service

205

Baba Zoumanigui reflects on his fruitful executive career at IBM

206

Rebecca Enonchong on #BringBackOurInternet and why she's fed up with African foreign aid

207

Cisco's Shaun Kirby on why the global mobility industry is ripe for disruption

208

Wolf Stinnes on Dimension Data's cutting-edge top-tier sport and health IoT solutions

209

Naspers CEO Bob Van Dijk Accused Of Blowing Roughly $25.6 Billion Of Shareholder Value

210

Rockwell Automation's John Lewis doesn't buy that factory automation is destroying livlihoods

211

Malawi Secures $72.4 Million Credit Line From The World Bank To Advance National Digitisation

212

Anton Jooste outlines what's at stake if Africa doesn't gear up for the new digital economy

213

AppDynamics' Prathap Dendi unpacks the life-changing potential of IoT for the world's poorest

214

Cisco Africa's David Meads is adamant that technology should benefit the average African citizen

215

Exclusive Africa-focussed Insights From IoT World Forum 2017

216

The Expat Founder Debate & A Busload Of Accidental Hot Takes feat. Mark Kaigwa

217

Etop Ikpe talks about life after the successful close of a $5M Series A for Cars45.com

218

Nigeria's Cars45.com Riding High After Landing $5 Million Investment

219

Scientists Successfully Remove HIV Virus From Mouse Cells Using CRISPR

220

Monica Brand Engel of Quona Capital on why impact investment gets a bad rap

221

Allard Luchsinger of Velocity Capital Private Equity talks making sound bets on African startups

222

Stephen Ozoigbo of the African Technology Foundation on plugging startup pipeline gaps

223

Talking Ladders and Trampolines With Musa Kalenga

224

Jacques de Vos of Mezzanine Ware on harnessing IoT to improve business efficiencies

225

The Big 100: State of the Startup LIVE

226

Talking Access To Higher Education With Bola Lawal Of ScholarX

227

The Tech Minute 17-03-2017

228

Etisalat Nigeria's Creditors Call In Massive Debt + Simon Dingle On Bitcoin And Blockchain Tech

229

The Tech Minute 10-03-2017

230

The Tech Minute 08-03-2017

231

Pule Taukobong of CRE Venture Capital on grooming African founders for success

232

Nokia's New Dumbphone Dominates Headlines + The Kalenga Conundrum

233

The Tech Minute 02-03-2017

234

Katlego Maphai of Yoco on innovating within South Africa's mobile payments scene

235

The Tech Minute 22-02-2017

236

Business Angels, Blackberry and Tech Bubbles

237

Tomi Davies of ABAN on Africa becoming a serious tech investment destination

238

The Tech Minute 15-02-2017

239

Alison Treadaway of Striata on the merits of South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act

240

The South African Reserve Bank Is Warming Up To Blockchain Technology

241

The Tech Minute 08-02-2017

242

Lionel Chmilewsky of Cambridge Broadband Networks is bullish on multipoint microwave tech

243

Internet Blackout Persists In Anglophone Cameroon

244

The Tech Minute 01-02-2017

245

Kwesé TV Poised To Give DStv A Haircut

246

The Tech Minute 24-01-2017

247

Mastercard Launches 2KUZE Agtech Marketplace For Farmers In East Africa

248

Fintech News Dominates Holiday Headlines + Insights From CES 2017

249

Discussing Inclusive Value Chains With Simon Carpenter of SAP Africa

250

Unpacking Africa's Solar Power Revolution With Chad Larson Of M-KOPA Solar

251

Talking Venture Capital With Eline Blaauboer of TBL Mirror Fund and Safaricom Spark Venture Fund

252

Olivier Laouchez Of TRACE on evolving in the digital media space

253

Ringing In The Festive Season With Dr Solomon Assefa of IBM

254

Brett Parker of SAP Africa on helping large enterprise clients maintain their competitive edge

255

Dr Chakib Bouhdary of SAP clears up commonly held misconceptions regarding digital transformation

256

Zebra Cabs Raises $21.6 Million To Take On Uber And Taxify In South Africa

257

Dr Vukosi Marivate of South Africa’s CSIR on the importance of data security regulation

258

Senegal Launches A New Electronic Currency

259

Kenyan Agritech Startup WeFarm Secures $1.6 Million In Funding

260

Vodacom South Africa To Launch An SVOD Platform Called Vodacom On Demand

261

Jason Njoku on iROKO exploiting traditional media plays on the way to a digital-led future

262

Ntambwe Harlem Mufoncol of Baziks Pulse talks taking on music streaming in the DRC

263

Highlights From DISCOP Johannesburg and Digital Lab Africa (featuring Jason Njoku of iROKO)

264

The Kenya Revenue Authority Says Uber Will Not Be Subject To Value-Added Tax

265

80: Kenya Commercial Bank Gets Hacked?

266

Rwanda Launches World's First Drone Delivery Service

267

Julian von Plato on how PockitTV & Stream.Digital are pushing short-form digital content

268

Tecno Plans To Start Manufacturing Mobile Devices In Nigeria

269

The Co-Founders of Airbuy on promoting financial inclusion

270

MTN Group Accused Of Sneaking Nearly $14 Billion Out Of Nigeria

271

Kenyan Solar Company D.Light Lands $22.5 Million To Fund Growth

272

Barclays Africa's Blockchain Transaction A World First

273

Ernesto Spruyt of Tunga.io on plugging the world into African coding talent

274

Ismael Rachdaoui on how nextwi is leveraging WiFi technology in innovative ways

275

Brian Ondari of AirKlip on building the perfect personal assistant for varsity students

276

Harry Hare of DEMO Africa on unearthing promising founding talent

277

Afrimarket Lands €10 Million To Deploy E-commerce Platform Across Francophone Africa

278

Lexi Novitske of Singularity Investments believes the world's next unicorn will be African

279

Mark Zuckerberg Goes On A Charm Offensive In Nigeria And Kenya

280

Angel Investor Farouk Jivani on adopting a hands-on approach to investing in early-stage startups

281

Tsholo Mogotsi on the City of Joburg's smart-city aspirations

282

Amrote Abdella on Microsoft's efforts to remain relevant in the face of disruption

283

Stephen Ozoigbo talks leaving investment banking to promote African innovation

284

Naspers Wilting In The Heat + DEMO Africa 2016 Highlights

285

Econet Wireless Set To Roll Out Shine's Ad Blocking Service

286

Not-so-little Trademark Faux Pas Leaves Safaricom and Craft Silicon Red-faced

287

Babusi Nyoni Of M&C SAATCHI Abel on the rise of AI-deployment

288

MTN Group Reports Losses In Mid-Year Results For 2016

289

Kinnevik's Half-Year Financial Report Sheds Light On Their Investment In Nigeria's Konga

290

Telkom South Africa In The Lead With Game Changing Mobile Packages

291

Jaco Van Zyl Of PulseIt on navigating the challenges of the the online voucher business

292

Codeacademy Receives $30 Million Investment Lead By Naspers Ventures

293

Will Facebook's OpenCellular Crush BRCK?

294

African Spirit American Spin

295

Kenya's Buni.tv Acquired by Trace TV

296

Uber Domination

297

Charles Murray of trumpet on the ultra-competitive world of lifestyle apps

298

Is MTN Nigeria's Nightmare Over? (feat. Charles Murray)

299

Naspers Now Worth Over ZAR 1 Trillion

300

Ghana's Police Threaten Social Media Blackout

301

Brian Anderson unpacks FIS Africa online stokvel (savings club) solution

302

Uber Driver Partners Attacked In Johannesburg (feat. Brian Anderson)

303

Vodacom Admits That M-Pesa Roll-out In South Africa Flopped (feat. Dominique Collett)

304

What's The Big Deal With WiFi? (feat. Riaan Graham)

305

Vodacom Eats Humble Pie Over Please-Call-Me Idea

306

Tax Free Mobile Devices vs. Drone Delivered HIV Testing Kits

307

A Year Of Great African Tech Conversations

308

Celebrating The African Tech Round-Up's First Birthday!

309

Mbwana Alliy of Savannah Fund on the advantages of being a homegrown venture capitalist

310

Tawanda Kembo of BitFinance & Vusi Ndebele of PayNow on Zimbabwe's emerging tech scene

311

Nigerian House of Representatives Calls For MTN Nigeria To Pay Over $10bn

312

Lungisa Matshoba Of Yoco & Shafin Anwarsha Of Giraffe on repping Africa's startup scene abroad

313

Geraldine Mitchley of Visa Sub-Saharan Africa on buying in innovation

314

How Ridiculous Is This? South Africa Is Looking To Ban Netflix!

315

Dare Okoudjou of MFS Africa on the future of mobile money in Africa

316

Sechaba Ngwenya of Creditable on playing nice with financial services incumbents (for now)

317

Will These FinTech Startups Disrupt Incumbents?

318

Vodacom Accused Of Stealing An Idea, Again!

319

Aaron Fu on Nest.vc's distinct approach to deploying venture capital in Africa

320

Craig Wilson on the best from Mobile World Congress 2016

321

Mobile World Congress 2016 (feat. Craig Wilson, Talib Graves-Manns & Brien Jordan-Jack)

322

Talib Graves-Manns And Brien Jordan-Jack on starting up while black in the US

323

Nigeria's Communications Comission Accepts MTN Nigeria's 'Chump Change' Settlement

324

Museveni Won, But Did Uganda Decide?

325

#FreeBasicsMustFall

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Siya Xuza And Dr Jerry Gule factor in on promoting homegrown tech innovation

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Should Uber Leave Kenya?

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SEACOM Experiences Second Major Outage In As Many Weeks

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Apple, Sony And Samsung Face Child Labour Allegations In The DRC

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Why Is South Africa Looking To Regulate Services Like WhatsApp?

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Netflix & Buffering (featuring Emeka Okoye and Aaron Fu)

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Musa Kalenga & Kali Ilunga Get You, Digital Africans, Pumped Up For 2016

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Craig Wilson, Kojo Baffoe and Jade Brennan Talk Gadgets & Apps Trends In Africa For 2015

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Andrew Taylor & Mich Atagana Discuss 2015 Tech Startup Trends For Africa

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Dominique Collett-Antolik & Brandon Doyle Talk 2015 African Fintech & Telecoms Trends

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Mbwana Alliy Talks About Startup Governance & Funding Tech Startups In Africa

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Safaricom Becomes The Latest Mobile Service Provider To Be Sued

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The Angani Saga Sets Silicon Savannah Ablaze

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The Mark Kaigwa, Thebe Ikalafeng & Rebecca Enonchong Episode

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Dealdey Reportedly Sacks 60% Of Its Work Force

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MTN Nigeria Stunned By Unprecedented $5.2 Billion Fine

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Massive Downsizing At iROKOtv And South Africa Considering Police Body Cameras

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Mobile Service Providers In Africa Call For Regulation Of OTT Services Such As WhatsApp

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Everything Is Difficult & Other Nuggets Of Wisdom From Nic Harry's Tech4Africa Talk

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Volkswagen Up In Smoke As The South African Government Investigates

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What's The Big Fuss About Apple Ad Blockers?

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How To Build Products For Africa And Avoid Failing Like The Altech Node

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Cashflow Rules Everything Around Me Alludes iROKOtv's Jason Njoku

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Evolution Of Mobile Phones, What's Next?

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What Defines An African Startup? + The Week's Biggest News

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Does Africa Need More Cheap Smartphones? + The Week's Biggest News

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Scary Software Upgrades + The Week's Biggest News

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Importance Of Accurate Data For Africa + The Week's Biggest News

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Hackathon Hype Or Help? + The Week's Biggest News

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What Are You Going To Do When They Come For You? + The Week's Biggest News

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Are Kenya And Ethiopia Violating Citizens' Privacy? + The Week's Biggest News

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Nest.vc Launches In Africa + The Week's Biggest News

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Net Neutrality Conundrum + The Week's Biggest News

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Video Streaming Stuttering In Africa? + The Week's Biggest News

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Game Over For Startup Seed Funds? + The Week's Biggest News

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Everyone's Not So Favourite Driver + The Week's Biggest News

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Is This The Worst Internet Censorship Law Ever? + The Week's Biggest News

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Mark Vs. Marek + The Week's Biggest News

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Bitcoin and the Blockchain: Worth Embracing? + The Week's Biggest News

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Open Source vs. Proprietary Software + The Week's Biggest News

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Are Tech Hubs in Africa Effective? + The Week's Biggest News

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What Is A Startup? + The Week's Biggest News

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Does Diversity Matter? + The Week's Biggest News

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Introducing The Report Xenophobia Initiative + The Week's Biggest News