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    Monday News Roundup: Africabeta Round 2

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    Ibukun Taiwo
    30th Nov, 2015
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    Monday News Roundup: Africabeta Round 2

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    It’s the last day of November. The new year will be here soon, but not before we have another epic Africabeta event. Yeah, you read that right. The second Africabeta is happening next month. Dig into the roundup to find out what else happened today.

    December’s Africabeta Event Is About Fixing Payments In Nigeria

    Like we promised, Africabeta is back in December. This time, with Access Bank, and we’ll be discussing how to fix payments in Nigeria.

    Search Engines Make Us Feel Smarter Than We Actually Are

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    South African And Nigerian Presidents To Meet Over NCC-MTN Fine

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    Xiaomi Mi4 Review: It’s Worth The Hype And Then Some

    We put the Xiaomi Mi4 through its paces. And it comes out shining.

    GTBank Launches A Virtual Prepaid MasterCard

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    Cyber Monday: Free Shared Hosting Plans From Gigalayer

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    Kenya’s Tweeting Chief Is Using A Mesh Network App To Keep His Community Connected

    Kenya’s Chief Kariuki, known as the Tweeting Chief, is using FireChat to connect members of his community to a mesh network that will enable them to report crime and other incidents for free.

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