Multichoice Wants to Take on Netflix
Starlink gets approval in Chad and Multichoice sees drop in active subscribers
What’s happened this Week:
TikTok removes more than 360,000 videos in Kenya
Google Ghana appoints a new research lead
and more!
In The News This Week:
TikTok Removes More Than 360,000 Videos in Kenya
TikTok has released its Q2 2024 Community Guidelines Enforcement report, shedding light on its content moderation efforts in Kenya.
Fintech Firm DigMo Launches in Zambia To Gamify Financial Planning for Africa’s Mass Market
DigMo, a new fintech aiming to help low- and middle-income earners in Zambia build wealth, has launched with a wallet service licensed by the Bank of Zambia.
Bank of Ghana Issues New Outsourcing Directive for Financial Sector
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has rolled out an outsourcing directive to tighten governance and risk management in Ghana’s financial sector.
In the rest of the news:
MultiChoice Working To Secure Regulatory Approval To Complete $3 Billion Canal+ Acquisition
Meg Whitman Resigns As US Ambassador to Kenya Following Trump’s Election Win
Starlink Gets Approval To Operate Its Satellite Internet Service in Chad
Kora and Finextra Launch Report on the Future of Embedded Finance in 2025
Ghana Development Bank Faces Accusations Of “Reckless” Spending Practices
MultiChoice Group Sees Active Subscribers Drop By 11% To 14.9 Million
Bank of Ghana Suspends Consolidated Bank Ghana’s Forex Trading License
Africa Ecosystem Activity
$270m growth debt fund Bootstrap Europe opening Africa franchise
Egyptian interior design startup Efreshli raises seed funding round
Egyptian e-procurement startup Teradix wins $140k grant for Saudi expansion