This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/zCbjp253CY8
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our reporters discuss the recent developments in the African connectivity, financial and crypto space.
The stories:
Vodacom to use Amazon's Project Kuiiper to power connectivity project in Africa's remote areasAltSchool expands its reach in a bid to provide jobs for 10,000,000 African youthActing CBN Governor assures foreign investors that FX backlog will be paid in 1-2 weeksWorldcoin token owners are losing money
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Timestamps
00:00 - Intro
00:44 - AltSchool is our headline sponsor!!
02:11 - Amazon's Satellite Internet
07:15 - AltSchool Africa's new schools
14:03 - Nigeria's FX backlog
20:29 - Worldcoin token owners are losing money
Useful links
Amazon's answer to Starlink to provide 5G in remote AfricaBeyond tech, AltSchool Africa wants to empower the next wave of creative economy and business talentInvestors on high alert as CBN prepares to clear FX backlog in “1 to 2 weeks”Less than 2 months after launch, 98.5% of Worldcoin token investors already at a lossAlex Okosi is Google in Africa's MDKenya partners Spiro to deploy electric bikesThis episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede
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