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On Thursday January 16, 2020, Techpoint Africa hosted Yale University president Peter Salovey, and some faculty members, to an interactive discussion with the Lagos tech entrepneurship ecosystem. This is the full audio recording of the conversation. ...
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we look at some of the trending stories in the African tech space this week.The stories: Over 2000 Nigerian investors petitioned Kenyan High Court Lagos State Safety Commission scraping plans for co-working spaces and tech hubs safety audit Ghana could generate $4.8 billion from lithium mining in 12 years To advertise or promote your brand, visit this link or send an email to business@techpoint.africaExplore the fintech in everything at The Fintech Summit 2022 Timestamps00:00 - Intro01:51 - Nigerian investors petition Kenyan courts13:02 - Lagos co-working space safety audit23:25 - Atlantic Lithuim's mining licence in GhanaUseful links Over 2,000 Nigerian investors petitioned Kenyan courts to release $11.8 million Lagos co-working spaces and tech hubs to pay ₦150,000 for safety audit Atlantic Lithium obtains exploration licence for Ghana project This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious SedeEmail us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories.Music - Beach by MBB ...
Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we discuss Telkom's beef with South Africa's President, Standard Chartered shutting down international spending on naira cards, and Ubenwa $2.5m pre-seed raise. Telkom is suing South Africa's President, Cyril Ramaphosa for directing the Special Investigative Unit (SIU) to launch an investigation into the telco. From what we hear, there's some issue with a sale in 2006, and there are even more lawsuits in the offing. Timestamps 01:03 - Telkom sues South Africa President 07:21 - Standard Chartered cancels international naira cards 15:01 - Ubenwa's AI for babies-inspired funding Useful links Telkom sues Ramaphosa, wants SIU probe stopped StanChart to suspend using naira debit card for international spending from August 1st Can a baby’s cry identify neurological disorders? Ubenwa says ‘yes’ From Katsina to the world: How Abdulhakim Bashir, founder of AI startup, Chiniki Guard, rose to international prominence This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and edited by Múyìwá Mátùlúkò To advertise or promote your brand, visit this link or send an email to business@techpoint.africa Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa for more stories. ...
