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African Tech Roundup is an independent media and insights platform covering global digital transformation through an African lens. Through podcasts, syndicated commentary, live events, conference intelligence, and bespoke engagements, we interpret worldwide technology shifts and their implications for Africa’s economies, industries, and societies.

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Natasha Blycha of Stirling & Rose / Nooriam / LexChip: Why AI without law is just code without co...

Natasha Blycha of Stirling & Rose / Nooriam / LexChip: Why AI without law is just code without co... African Tech Roundup

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Prince Nwadeyi of SAG Ventures: Building solutions corporates need but won't execute themselves

Prince Nwadeyi of SAG Ventures: Building solutions corporates need but won't execute themselves African Tech Roundup

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April Long of Pyxis: Why serving bulk traders beats saving SMEs in Africa-China trade

April Long of Pyxis: Why serving bulk traders beats saving SMEs in Africa-China trade African Tech Roundup

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Andrew Hall of Paratus Namibia: Building Networks Serving Small Populations Across Vast Distances

Andrew Hall of Paratus Namibia: Building Networks Serving Small Populations Across Vast Distances African Tech Roundup

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East Meets Africa: Bernard Laurendeau on Curating African Opportunity For Japanese Investors

East Meets Africa: Bernard Laurendeau on Curating African Opportunity For Japanese Investors African Tech Roundup

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World-class Design: Guidione Machava on Why 'African Designer' Is a Limiting Label

World-class Design: Guidione Machava on Why 'African Designer' Is a Limiting Label African Tech Roundup

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Strategy Diaries: Wabo Majavu on Balancing Commercial Success with Digital Inclusion

Strategy Diaries: Wabo Majavu on Balancing Commercial Success with Digital Inclusion African Tech Roundup

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Ola Oyetayo of Verto: Building a Profitable Cross-Border Fintech for Emerging Markets

Ola Oyetayo of Verto: Building a Profitable Cross-Border Fintech for Emerging Markets African Tech Roundup

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Innovating Venture Building Support: David Ogundeko on Funema’s Vision for Backing African Ventures

Innovating Venture Building Support: David Ogundeko on Funema’s Vision for Backing African Ventures African Tech Roundup

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Adapt or Be Left Behind: Marie Lora-Mungai on AI and the Future of African Filmmaking

Adapt or Be Left Behind: Marie Lora-Mungai on AI and the Future of African Filmmaking African Tech Roundup

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From Policy to Independent Media: Fatu Ogwuche on Creative Storytelling in Tech

From Policy to Independent Media: Fatu Ogwuche on Creative Storytelling in Tech African Tech Roundup

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Carrier Neutral: How Unicorn Factory Aims to Open Up Africa’s Internet Infrastructure

Carrier Neutral: How Unicorn Factory Aims to Open Up Africa’s Internet Infrastructure African Tech Roundup

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Inside Money & Moves: Tinashe Mukogo On Merging Corporate Expertise With Independent Media

Inside Money & Moves: Tinashe Mukogo On Merging Corporate Expertise With Independent Media African Tech Roundup

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Joshua Bicknell On How Balloon Ventures' 'Boring Business' Portfolio Drives 0.5% Of Uganda's GDP

Joshua Bicknell On How Balloon Ventures' 'Boring Business' Portfolio Drives 0.5% Of Uganda's GDP African Tech Roundup

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Ochuko Ogra On Backbone Connectivity Network's (BCN) Nigeria Growth Strategy

Ochuko Ogra On Backbone Connectivity Network's (BCN) Nigeria Growth Strategy African Tech Roundup

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Alan Knott-Craig Jr On Life After Mxit's Royal Fail (2016)

Alan Knott-Craig Jr On Life After Mxit's Royal Fail (2016) African Tech Roundup

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Building Bridges: Maya Horgan Famodu's Silicon Valley-Africa Crossing Playbook (2017)

Building Bridges: Maya Horgan Famodu's Silicon Valley-Africa Crossing Playbook (2017) African Tech Roundup

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Talent Tales: Ethiopia's Quiet Tech Rise vs Nigeria's Developer Gold Rush (2018)

Talent Tales: Ethiopia's Quiet Tech Rise vs Nigeria's Developer Gold Rush (2018) African Tech Roundup

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Why Carbon CEO Chijioke Dozie Is Ditching Nigeria's Free Banking Playbook

Why Carbon CEO Chijioke Dozie Is Ditching Nigeria's Free Banking Playbook African Tech Roundup

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Ambar Van Der Wath Unpacks Baobab Network's $20K Toe-Dipping Investment Proposition

Ambar Van Der Wath Unpacks Baobab Network's $20K Toe-Dipping Investment Proposition African Tech Roundup

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Koltronics Nigeria's Lanre Kolade and the inside story of Google's Equiano cable landing in Togo

Koltronics Nigeria's Lanre Kolade and the inside story of Google's Equiano cable landing in Togo African Tech Roundup

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This Is Connectivity a la VC With Accion Venture Lab's Jasiel Martin-Odoom

This Is Connectivity a la VC With Accion Venture Lab's Jasiel Martin-Odoom African Tech Roundup

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Victor Mapunga On Building From First Principles In Africa's 'Tech Graveyard'

Victor Mapunga On Building From First Principles In Africa's 'Tech Graveyard' African Tech Roundup

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Britam Director Shares Strategy on Modernising Insurance for Africa's Digital Age

Britam Director Shares Strategy on Modernising Insurance for Africa's Digital Age African Tech Roundup

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Safaricom Ethiopia's Network Chief on Building Network Infrastructure From Scratch

Safaricom Ethiopia's Network Chief on Building Network Infrastructure From Scratch African Tech Roundup

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Future in the Humanities EP 1/3: Touching Brains

Future in the Humanities EP 1/3: Touching Brains African Tech Roundup

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Future in the Humanities EP 3/3: Slave Ride

Future in the Humanities EP 3/3: Slave Ride African Tech Roundup

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Future in the Humanities EP 2/3: Everybody Gets a Conspiracy

Future in the Humanities EP 2/3: Everybody Gets a Conspiracy African Tech Roundup

4 months ago

Uninterrupted Power Supply With Varun Giridhar (CEO, Continuous Power Africa)

Uninterrupted Power Supply With Varun Giridhar (CEO, Continuous Power Africa) African Tech Roundup

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Subsea Cable Moves with Elhad Ahmed (Head of Submarine Optical Fibre Network, Comoros Cables)

Subsea Cable Moves with Elhad Ahmed (Head of Submarine Optical Fibre Network, Comoros Cables) African Tech Roundup

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Growing Digital Economies with Juliet Ehimuan (former Director, Google West Africa)

Growing Digital Economies with Juliet Ehimuan (former Director, Google West Africa) African Tech Roundup

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African Fibre Network Playbooks with Dr Willie Oosthuysen (CSO, Liquid Intelligence Technologies)

African Fibre Network Playbooks with Dr Willie Oosthuysen (CSO, Liquid Intelligence Technologies) African Tech Roundup

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Digital Transformation Pulse Check: Undersea Cable, Remote Power Supply & Terrestrial Fibre Optic

Digital Transformation Pulse Check: Undersea Cable, Remote Power Supply & Terrestrial Fibre Optic African Tech Roundup

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ATRUC S2 EP4: Can AI be trusted? with Jania Okwechime & Wessel Oosthuizen

ATRUC S2 EP4: Can AI be trusted? with Jania Okwechime & Wessel Oosthuizen African Tech Roundup

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UNAJUA S13 EP3: Is the "play-to-earn" trend over-hyped? feat. Kate Byrne

UNAJUA S13 EP3: Is the "play-to-earn" trend over-hyped? feat. Kate Byrne African Tech Roundup

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UNAJUA S13 EP2: How is the world taking to the crypto meltdown? feat. Kate Byrne

UNAJUA S13 EP2: How is the world taking to the crypto meltdown? feat. Kate Byrne African Tech Roundup

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UNAJUA S13 EP1: Are NFTs over? feat. Kate Byrne

UNAJUA S13 EP1: Are NFTs over? feat. Kate Byrne African Tech Roundup

4 months ago

UNAJUA S12 EP3: What is 'Delegated Proof of Stake'? feat. Jordan Muthemba

UNAJUA S12 EP3: What is 'Delegated Proof of Stake'? feat. Jordan Muthemba African Tech Roundup

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UNAJUA S12 EP2: What are 'Proof of Work' and 'Proof of Stake'? feat. Jordan Muthemba

UNAJUA S12 EP2: What are 'Proof of Work' and 'Proof of Stake'? feat. Jordan Muthemba African Tech Roundup

4 months ago

UNAJUA S12 EP1: Are all blockchains the same? feat. Jordan Muthemba

UNAJUA S12 EP1: Are all blockchains the same? feat. Jordan Muthemba African Tech Roundup

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Gqom: The Babusi Nyoni Story

Gqom: The Babusi Nyoni Story African Tech Roundup

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ATRUC S2 EP3: Journey Into The Cryptoverse With Hope Ditlhakanyane & Nzwisisa Chidembo

ATRUC S2 EP3: Journey Into The Cryptoverse With Hope Ditlhakanyane & Nzwisisa Chidembo African Tech Roundup

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UNAJUA S11 EP3: How do you vet the investment worthiness of blockchain startups?

UNAJUA S11 EP3: How do you vet the investment worthiness of blockchain startups? African Tech Roundup

4 months ago

UNAJUA S11 EP2: Crypto as a personal investment opportunity? ft. Hope Ditlhakanyane & Nzwi Chidembo

UNAJUA S11 EP2: Crypto as a personal investment opportunity? ft. Hope Ditlhakanyane & Nzwi Chidembo African Tech Roundup

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UNAJUA S11 EP1: Is African VC into blockchain tech? ft. Hope Ditlhakanyane & Nzwisisa Chidembo

UNAJUA S11 EP1: Is African VC into blockchain tech? ft. Hope Ditlhakanyane & Nzwisisa Chidembo African Tech Roundup

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BONUS: Can PAXFUL deliver on being Africa's 'Uber for money'? feat. Ray Youssef

BONUS: Can PAXFUL deliver on being Africa's 'Uber for money'? feat. Ray Youssef African Tech Roundup

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ATRUC S2 EP2: Convening 'Blockchain Africa' proponents with Sonya Kuhnel

ATRUC S2 EP2: Convening 'Blockchain Africa' proponents with Sonya Kuhnel African Tech Roundup

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UNAJUA S10 EP3: Should you set up a DAO? feat. Justin Irabor

UNAJUA S10 EP3: Should you set up a DAO? feat. Justin Irabor African Tech Roundup

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BONUS: Binance is bullish on the 'Blockchain Africa' opportunity feat. Emmanuel Babalola

BONUS: Binance is bullish on the 'Blockchain Africa' opportunity feat. Emmanuel Babalola African Tech Roundup

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UNAJUA S10 EP2: How do you set up a DAO? feat. Justin Irabor

UNAJUA S10 EP2: How do you set up a DAO? feat. Justin Irabor African Tech Roundup

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UNAJUA S10 EP1: Why DAO? feat. Justin Irabor

UNAJUA S10 EP1: Why DAO? feat. Justin Irabor African Tech Roundup

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ATRUC S2 EP1: You Had Me At Blockchain with Michael Kimani

ATRUC S2 EP1: You Had Me At Blockchain with Michael Kimani African Tech Roundup

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African Creative Business, Today S1 EP2: Ayanfe Olarinde - Visual Artist

African Creative Business, Today S1 EP2: Ayanfe Olarinde - Visual Artist African Tech Roundup

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UNAJUA S9 EP3: Noteworthy African Web3 Plays feat. Michael Kimani

UNAJUA S9 EP3: Noteworthy African Web3 Plays feat. Michael Kimani African Tech Roundup

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UNAJUA S9 EP2: What Is A DAO? feat. Michael Kimani

UNAJUA S9 EP2: What Is A DAO? feat. Michael Kimani African Tech Roundup

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UNAJUA S9 EP1: What Is Web3? feat. Michael Kimani

UNAJUA S9 EP1: What Is Web3? feat. Michael Kimani African Tech Roundup

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UNAJUA S8 EP3- Can Streaming Help David Take On Superstar- Feat. Yaw Asamani

UNAJUA S8 EP3- Can Streaming Help David Take On Superstar- Feat. Yaw Asamani African Tech Roundup

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UNAJUA S8 EP2-Are Homegrown Music Platforms Key To Profitability For African Artists-ft. Yaw Asamani

UNAJUA S8 EP2-Are Homegrown Music Platforms Key To Profitability For African Artists-ft. Yaw Asamani African Tech Roundup

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UNAJUA S8 EP1: Artists Using Tech To Stand Out In A Crowded Global Field ft. Yaw Asamani

UNAJUA S8 EP1: Artists Using Tech To Stand Out In A Crowded Global Field ft. Yaw Asamani African Tech Roundup

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BONUS: Scaling What Works And Ditching What Doesnt With MiWay Blink feat. Christiaan Steyn

BONUS: Scaling What Works And Ditching What Doesnt With MiWay Blink feat. Christiaan Steyn African Tech Roundup

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