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Internet shutdowns on the African continent have come to be a norm. So much so that in 2020, Sub-Saharan Africa lost $237.4 million to Internet censorship. In Central Africa, the Sudanese government shut down the Internet in the country on Thursday, June 30, 2022, due to protests against the military government. This is at least the fifth time this is happening since 2019, and as Emmanuel says, it is "brute hammer tactics." Timestamps 3:39 - Sudan Internet shutdown 8:03 - Flutterwave's new hires 21:00 - MTI $1.7 billion fraud Useful links Sudan government shuts off internet ahead of anti-coup protest Flutterwave Appoints Former Goldman Sachs Managing Director, Gurbhej Dhillon as New CTO CFTC Charges South African Pool Operator and CEO with $1.7 Billion Fraud Involving Bitcoin The Derivatives Market in the World of Corporate Finance Scaling with stellar communication technologies at the Termii Elevate 1.0 Conference ...
In today's edition of the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we do some fact-checking, and reveal new information, around allegations raised by investigative Journalist, David Hundeyin against African fintech behemoth Flutterwave. But before our reporter, Ogheneruemu, shared some very interesting fact-checks about the whole Flutterwave issue, we kicked things off on a lighter and more positive note. 0:00 - Intro 1:07 - Bitcoin fans are psycopaths? 4:43 - Airtel Nigeria's first commercial data centre 11:59 - Flutterwave insider trading fact-check Bonus Inside MainOne’s top secret Data Centre in Lagos, Nigeria SEC v. Stiefel Laboratories, Inc., et al. Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories. ...
What do you think about an NFT project that wants to reclaim Africa's lost artefacts? Well, the editorial team had some interesting thoughts, and you can listen to this and other stories on today's episode of #TechpointAfricaPodcast. 1:04 - Uber completes one billionth ride in Africa 3:26 - About the Africa Mobility Conference 7:01 - Kenyan govt. rolls out telemedicine programme 16:22 - CAR to launch official crypto hub ‘Sango’ 23:12 - Relooting African art with NFTs Useful links Attend the Africa Mobility Conference on June 2. Register free Kenyan govt. rolls out telemedicine programme across the country Panel: Reimagining public healthcare and personal medicine Central African Republic to launch official crypto hub ‘Sango’ 'Looty' project launches digital art heists to reclaim African artifacts 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. ...
