Amazon Cloud Fees Are About To Go Up in Ghana Due to New Taxes

Plus: Flutterwave adds swap foreign exchange to its app and Kuda faces workplace discrimination

Here comes the taxman!

According to emails sent out to Amazon Cloud Service customers in Ghana, Amazon will incorporate VAT fees in monthly billings starting on March 1

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In The News This Week:

Flutterwave Expands Its Foreign Exchange Solution “Swap” to Its Send App

Flutterwave has made its foreign exchange solution, Swap, available on its remittance platform, Send App, offering Nigerians a seamless way to convert and transfer foreign currencies.

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Nigeria Sues Binance for $79.5 Billion Over Economic Losses, Taxes

Nigeria has filed a lawsuit against Binance, seeking $79.5 billion in economic losses and $2 billion in back taxes.

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Kuda Faces Workplace Discrimination Allegations

Kuda Technologies, a fast-growing African digital bank, is facing legal scrutiny after its former Group Chief People Officer, Rosemary Hewat, filed a workplace discrimination lawsuit in the U.K. Employment Tribunal.

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In the rest of the news (ICYMI):

• MANSA Raises $10M to Tackle Cross-Border Payment Woes

• Ghana Ministry of Communication to Present Startup Bill to Parliament

• Spotify To Launch Hi-Fi Audio as Add-On for $6

• Africa Tech Summit Awards 2025: Meet the Winners

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Africa Ecosystem Activity

• New $4m venture fund launched to back African blockchain solutions

• P1 Ventures closes $50m fund to double down on “contrarian” African VC thesis

• Morocco’s ToumAI secures $1m to pioneer next-gen global CX

• Moroccan eyewear platform LNKO secures VC funding

• Egyptian social e-commerce startup Taager raises $6.75m pre-Series B round to fuel growth in MENA

• Egyptian B2B SaaS Qme closes $3m seed round

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