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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we share insights and thoughts on this week's trending topics in the African tech space.
The stories:
Bosun Tijani gets ministerial nomination for President Tinubu's cabinet
Opay's CEO steps down
SEC confirms that it's banning Binance
Uber records first profit in 14 years
Kenya suspends Worldcoin
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Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
01:53 - Senegal bans tiktok
05:57- Bosun Tijani nominated as Minister in President Tinubu's cabinet
13:24 - Opay CEO steps down
21:38 - Worldcoin suspended in Kenya
32:43 - SEC confirms ban on Binance
Useful links
CcHUB's Bosun Tijani gets ministerial nomination for President Tinubu's cabinet
https://techpoint.africa/2023/08/02/bosun-tijani-nominated-as-minister/
OPay CEO, Olu Akanmu steps down
https://techpoint.africa/2023/07/31/opay-ceo-steps-down/;
SEC Nigeria confirms its ban on the global crypto exchange, Binance...
https://techpoint.africa/2023/07/31/sec-declares-binance-illegal/
Kenya suspends Worldcoin, Sam Altman's iris scanning crypto project
https://techpoint.africa/2023/08/02/worldcoin-suspended-in-kenya/
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