TC Daily – U.S drags MTN to court for allegedly paying the Taliban

The United States of America is dragging South African Telco, MTN to court over allegations of breaking Anti-Terrorism laws.

What’s the scoop?

MTN and the other companies are accused of “funneling millions of dollars in payments to the Taliban for protection that funded the group’s attacks on American troops in the region”

Read all about it here. 

An excerpt:

In the coming decade, Twitter will add new features to keep users engaged and make the site safe for conversation. They’ve walked back a proposal to remove inactive accounts. They’ve banned political advertising.

Sounds like a lot of activity. Be sure to read this cheat sheet! 
 

How about this list of Nigerian startups that closed in 2019 and the lessons we can learn from them?

Here are a few of them…

OyaPay, CakeTunes and Mypadi.

Read all about the actionable lessons from these companies here. 

Safaricom has now passed Zuku to become the biggest fixed broadband provide in Kenya. 

Just how much market share does Safaricom now have?

34% is the number while Zuku inches close with 33% market share. 

It’s pretty interesting stuff: read all about it here. 

Fintech in Africa has been the biggest talking point this year. 

Fintech deals account for about 18% of the over $291-million netted in 91 disclosed deals.

Those are big numbers. Read VentureBurn’s deep dive into how Fintech has boomed in Africa in 2019.

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