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Yesterday, April 25, 2022, Twitter’s board of directors announced that it had agreed to be acquired by an entity owned by Elon Musk, Tesla CEO, at approximately $44 billion. If you’ve been following this closely, then you also know that this means the microblogging platform is going private.  0:45 - But why does Elon Musk want Twitter? Context 5:31 - Google's motivation providing fibre optic internet for Africa. Context 16:19 - Blockchain to combat certification fraud in Africa? Context Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories. ...

Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss the hot topics and happenings in Africa's tech space.Today's stories: Capiter laid off 100 employees, the company's CEO and COO Fundraising trends in Africa Brazilian unicorn, EBANX's expansion to Africa The Kenyan Assets Recovery Agency dropped money laundering charges against three Nigerian companies To advertise or promote your brand, visit this link or send an email to business@techpoint.africaFollow this link to download the Whistle app on the Google Play Store Explore the fintech in everything at The Fintech Summit 2022  Timestamps 00:00 - Introduction05:42 - Egyptian startup Capiter fires CEO and COO11:29 - Fundraising trends in Africa14:42 - Brazilian unicorn, EBANX expands to Africa21:41 - Kenya's Asset Recovery Agency drops money laundering charges against Nigerian companies Useful links Capiter’s founders are relieved of their positions for allegedly mismanaging funds, and the company lays off 100 employee  Layoff Convos: What you should know  Brazilian payments fintech company, EBANX, expands into Africa Kenya’s Asset Recovery Agency drops money laundering charges against Nigerian companies This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious SedeEmail us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories. ...

If you’re a regular listener of the Techpoint Africa Podcast then you probably know that we discussed Autochek’s acquisition of the Moroccan cars marketplace KIFAL Autos, last week. We also brought up a report that shows that most car marketplaces in Nigeria made up to 150% profit from car sales. Autochek reached out to Chimgozirim to clear things up and we decided to kick off today’s episode of the Techpoint Africa Podcast with that. 0:00 - Intro 1:06 - Follow up on Autochek's Buy Now Pay Later plan for cars 9:38 - RE: SEC regulations. Nigeria Crypto exchange CEOs to retire after 10 years 16:21 - New phone call tax to fund mandatory health insurance in Nigeria Useful links SEC regulations: Nigeria Crypto exchange CEOs to retire after 10 years Panel session at Techpoint Africa Blockchain Summit - "Web3 and regulation: Finding the meeting point". Watch Nigeria to generate over ₦90 billion annually from new phone call tax NHS in the UK This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and edited by Múyìwá Mátùlúkò Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories. ...