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BD Insider, Letter 150: Over $400K spent on Starlink purchases in Nigeria

CcHub to invest $15 million into 72 African edtech startups. Meanwhile, Nigerians are gobbling up Starlink via Payday, Chipper and others.

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BD Insider, Letter 143: African startups raised $3.6 billion in 2022

Letter 143 examines the state of funding in Africa, the venture capital landscape in 2023 and the top tech policy that were introduced in Nigeria

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BD Insider, Letter 141: This African startup closed 5 rounds in 2022

Santa Ben returns with $100,000 worth of tech scholarships.

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BD Insider, Letter 128

Interswitch, ProvidusBank and others team up to enable contactless Tap-to-Pay transactions in Nigeria.

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BD Insider 124: FGN ban on certain YouTube channels

BD Insider, Letter 124 covers the Nigerian government's request to YouTube to bar proscribed groups and Kenya's stance on meme copyright.

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BD Insider, Letter 122: CBN’s stance on buying dollars

Letter 122 covers CBN's stance on buying dollars in Nigeria, the Lagos smart residency identification card, and the Nigeria Startup Bill.

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BD Insider, Letter 121

Today, virtual dollar cards from Union54, the leading card-issuing API in Africa will stop working. What does this mean for me as a consumer or a fintech issuing virtual dollar cards?

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Online transfers of ₦1 million by individuals require an indemnity

You can't transfer more than ₦1m without an indemnity signed with your bank. Other news like Zipline in Kaduna. And Swvl's crisis-induced pause in Kenya are contained in this letter.

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BD Insider: Flutterwave responds to 86fb/86z’s allegations of maliciously freezing and extorting its funds

In this letter, we covered Meta's response to allegations of poor work conditions at its contractor’s hub in Kenya and Flutterwave's response to 86fb/86z allegations

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BD Insider, Letter 109: Google’s Equiano cable to arrive in Nigeria this month — NCC

BD Insider, Letter 109 covers Standard Chartered Bank's exit from seven African Markets and Google's plan to land its Equiano Cable in Nigeria this month.

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BD Insider: Nelson Mandela’s arrest-warrant NFT raises $130,550 in auction

BD Insider, Letter 106 covers Nelson Mandela's arrest-warrant NFT $130,550 auction raise, Ethereum founders support for Zambia's tech hub bid and Meta's plan for Kenya's 2022 elections.

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BD Insider, Letter 105: Google’s Equiano lands in Africa, Bolt internship for African women

Google’s Equiano Cable lands in Togo as the country takes steps to become a leading logistics and services hub in West Africa

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