Satellite Internet, dollar crisis & Worldcoin

This episode is also available on YouTube - https://youtu.be/zCbjp253CY8
 

Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our reporters discuss the recent developments in the African connectivity, financial and crypto space.
 
The stories:

Vodacom to use Amazon's Project Kuiiper to power connectivity project in Africa's remote areas
AltSchool expands its reach in a bid to provide jobs for 10,000,000 African youth
Acting CBN Governor assures foreign investors that FX backlog will be paid in 1-2 weeks
Worldcoin token owners are losing money





 
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Timestamps


00:00 - Intro
00:44 - AltSchool is our headline sponsor!!
02:11 - Amazon's Satellite Internet
07:15 - AltSchool Africa's new schools
14:03 - Nigeria's FX backlog
20:29 - Worldcoin token owners are losing money
 
Useful links

Amazon's answer to Starlink to provide 5G in remote Africa
Beyond tech, AltSchool Africa wants to empower the next wave of creative economy and business talent
Investors on high alert as CBN prepares to clear FX backlog in “1 to 2 weeks”
Less than 2 months after launch, 98.5% of Worldcoin token investors already at a loss
Alex Okosi is Google in Africa's MD
Kenya partners Spiro to deploy electric bikes

This episode was produced by Ogheneruemu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede
 
Email us your feedback at podcast@techpoint.africa. Visit www.techpoint.africa/ for more stories.
 
Music - Beach by MBB - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEnQ8dHwDSk