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Andrew Christian

Andrew is a reporter, analyst and features journalist investigating the forces shaping Africa's digital economy.
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Binance becomes poster child for Nigeria’s protracted crypto war

Nigeria, Africa's crypto kingpin, is locked in a tense duel with Binance, the world's heavyweight crypto exchange

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New details show MTI was indeed a global crypto scam

The liquidators' lawyers recommend against taking action on perpetrators in 35 of 84 countries across the globe

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Nigerian fintechs resume customer enrollment after crackdown

Kuda Bank, Moniepoint, OPay, and Palmpay, have resumed customer enrollment activities after a regulatory suspension period.

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After Zimbabwe, its Botswana granting Starlink a license

Botswana is the latest African country to grant Elon Musk's Starlink an operating license. The approval follows a meeting in Dallas, Texas between the service's executives and the country's leader, President Mokgweetsi Masisi.

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A top operator’s lawsuit brews a telecom clash in South Africa

The legal action claims Icasa unlawfully approved MTN's spectrum pooling without due public consultation or input from industry stakeholders

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India’s top telco ventures outside home to take on Africa

India's leading mobile network operator, Reliance Jio, one of the world's largest in terms of mobile data traffic consumption, is making inroads into Africa.

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Orca fraud raises $550K pre-seed to combat fraud in emerging markets

The 4-month-old startup aims to address the surge in fraud in emerging markets, exacerbated by new payment methods like mobile money and e-wallets.

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South Africa’s EV sales speed for all-time high

Around 40% of the total sales of new energy vehicles seen throughout last year have been realized in Q1 2024 only

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MPost rolls out e-post office box service in Rwanda

With MPost's innovative approach, Rwanda is poised to overcome longstanding postal service challenges

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OpenseedVC reaches first close of $10 million European-African fund

The fund's investment strategy is focused on sectors such as B2B software, AI, fintech, health, and work technologies,

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Flourish Ventures’ Ameya Upadhyay: Tough times don’t last—tough startups do

In an era marked by unprecedented challenges, the landscape on which startups and venture capitalists operate has become more daunting.

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Starlink is at a crossroads in war-torn Sudan

Amidst ongoing turmoil in one of Africa's poorest economies, the availability of Elon Musk's satellite internet connectivity service is nearly at a breaking point

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