Victoria Fakiya

Uganda just approved Starlink, but with strict conditions attached

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Kenya giving Safaricom a 25-year lifeline, Your NIN is now your tax ID in Nigeria, and Bolt wants 500 EVs on South African roads

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Yango targeting Africa's ride-hailing behemoths, Nairobi breathing again after a transport strike, and MultiChoice preparing for significant job cuts.

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss M-KOPA unlocking $82 million in credit across Ghana, Airtel and Starlink begin satellite phone testing in Uganda, and Meta cuts 8,000 jobs worldwide.

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Nigeria's putting government services on WhatsApp, Paystack's addition of an AI brain to its dashboard, and a Kenyan court expanding what constitutes harm in data breaches.

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss how Branch laid off staff despite posting $30 million in profit, Cameroon’s move to disconnect up to 700,000 unregistered phones, and the growing wave of violence targeting ride-hailing drivers in South Africa.

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Kenya's $21 million plan to monitor social media, Airtel and Glo restoring airtime borrowing services, and Kenya’s 15% cut of foreign startup exits.

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss NIBSS going to court over ₦13.66 billion glitch, this Nigerian teen fixing freelancing with AI, and Ethio Telecom making history with Ethiopia’s first IPO.

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Ghana's decision to halt MTN's MoMo fee before it even begins, CashAfrica wanting Nigerians to tap rather than transfer, and Kenya EV prices rising by 16%.

Bad network in our county? Kenyan telcos could soon be penalised