The OGs are back

This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/Tk2iC4ZZ9XM

Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we take another trip down memory lane with two special guest as they share insights on this week's hot topics in the African tech space.

This week, we are joined by the very first hosts of our pilot episode: Tage Kene-Okafor, Africa Reporter, TechCrunch and Titilola Oludimu, Special Projects Coordinator, AltSchool Africa.

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Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

05:13 - Jumia Food to shut down
17:48 - Coursera's 2023 Global Skills Report
32:01 - Flutterwave's new hires
38:27 - What our OGs are doing now
44:11 - Chipper Cash's 4th lay off

Useful links

Jumia Food to shutdown in Nigeria from December 2023
Nigerian learners perform well in entrepreneurship but poorly in tech courses on Coursera — report
Flutterwave hires 6 new executives from Cash App, PayPal, Binance.US, others
Chipper Cash lays off again for the fourth time in 1 year

This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede

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