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BD Insider 207: Kenya ditches visa requirement for all Africans

Starting in 2024, Kenya will be visa-free to African visitors. We also explored the shuttering of African logistics startups and the downscaling at MarketForce.

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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 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 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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BD Insider 193: Safaricom faces court challenge over M-PESA trade secrets

The telco is facing a court challenge over M-PESA trade secrets. We also covered CBN's newly launched microfinance bank licence portal and other noteworthy information.

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BD Insider 192: The second coming of 54gene’s ex-CEO

Abasi Ene-Obong, ex-CEO of 54gene has launched another genomics startup. We also brought you news about Starlink in Zim.

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BD Insider 191: What we know about the UAE visa ban on Nigerian travellers

Ahead of the United Nations General Assembly this week, Bosun Tijani, Nigeria's minister of communication, innovation and digital economy has released the agenda that he intends to pursue at the sidelines of the assembly in New York.

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BD Insider 178: Moniepoint enters Nigerian retail banking market

The fintech company is rolling out a consumer app and debit card that will enable personal banking transactions.

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BD Insider 165: Ride-hailing fares could cost 200% more in 

We are starting the week with a special shout-out to one of our top partners, Geegpay who have recently launched their Mastercard and Visa virtual dollar cards

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BD Insider 164: Patricia lost $2M to cyber hack — Report

BD Insider 164 covers Swvl's continued woes at Nasdaq and what the ICT sector contributed to Nigeria's GDP in Q1 2023.

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BD Insider 154: Venture funding in Africa slowed down this month

In BD Insider, Letter 154, we take a deep dive into Nigeria's $618 million tech and creative fund, the state of venture capital on the continent and the latest about Emirates operations 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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