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BD Insider 206: Absa Kenya suffers $716,565 fraud loss in 2022

In a recent disclosure, Absa Bank Kenya has revealed a significant financial setback, with the bank losing KSh 107.7 million ($716,566) to fraudulent activities last year.

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BD Insider 204: DLM Trust temporarily halts duties as Patricia’s escrow trustee

Patricia's escrow trustee has paused its appointment. We also covered the $72.5 million tax fine imposed on MTN Nigeria.

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BD Insider 203: How startups can stay on the better side of currency devaluations

Hedging, Multiple income streams, and cost control are measures startups can adopt to weather currency devaluations.

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BD Insider 202: Patricia seeks to swap owed funds for company shares

Patricia is still struggling to repay debts. We also covered the MoU between Syndicate Bio and the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research.

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BD Insider 201: Starlink’s 20% discount fails to make service affordable for most Nigerians

The hardware kits are now available at $386. We also covered 2Africa's Arrival in Nigeria and Tanzania's VPN Permit.

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BD Insider 200: Notable insights from Moonshot by TechCabal

Stakeholders talked about the future of tech in Africa and the unstoppable rise of the creator economy at the TC Moonshot Conference.

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BD Insider 199: Telkom Kenya gets new ownership

August saw the formation of a Kenyan parliamentary committee tasked with investigating the operations and activities of Sam Altman's crypto initiative, Worldcoin, within the nation.

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BD Insider 198: VFD goes public on Nigerian Exchange

VFD has received approval to list its shares on the Nigerian Exchange Limited. We also cover the launch of Paystack's virtual terminal.

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BD Insider 197: Nigerian Police ask residents to be wary of dating sites

Important warning: Nigerian Police urges caution on dating sites. Also, insights on Kenya's PAPSS membership and MTN's remittance play in South Africa.

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BD Insider 196: Techstars Toronto backs 10 African startups in 2023 summer cohort

10 African startups selected for Techstars Toronto's 2023 summer cohort. We also curated other noteworthy information including opportunities for African founders and Nigerian SMEs.

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BD Insider 195: Twiga Foods in $263k debt

Incentro Africa has filed insolvency against Twiga Foods, a Kenyan agritech startup. We also covered the acquisition of Chaka by Risevest in an undisclosed deal.

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BD Insider 194: Kenya gets more funding to drive e-mobility

Kenya gets more funding to drive e-mobility. We also covered the latest about BioNTech's vaccine factories in Africa and the landing of 2Africa in DRC.

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