Africa Tech Radio

Financial Risk Management For Startups

In Africa, Startups and VC’s are averse to risk due to uncertainty and inherent factors. The success of these startup can be determined by a string of calculated risks 

 

 

Chief Risk Officer, Wema Bank, Sylvanus Eneche, shares his thoughts on what better ways to manage and mitigate financial risk for businesses and VC’s funded startups. 

Tony’s Tech Side - Is Moore’s Law still applicable over 50 years after?

In this episode, Tony talks about what Moore's Law is and shares the most interesting tech stories for the week.

 

South African National Space Agency (SANSA) to support UAE's 1st Lunar mission

 

Over 100 LGAs in Nigeria at high risk of flooding - NEMA

 

West Africa may face its worst food crisis in 10 years - UN agencies

Keeping the Gains of a Special Month: A Post Ramadan Conversation

How do you maintain yourself after the Holy Month of Ramadan?

 

What can you do to ensure the blessings and benefits of Ramadan stay with you till the next Holy Month?

 

In this episode, Imam Ustaz AbdulAfeez Adebayo, shares with Gloria and Tony, how to keep the gains of the Holy Month of Ramadan even after the Month is long gone.

Tek Talk_ Tech Untapped - Apps and Gadgets To Keep Your Kids Safe, On and Offline

In this episode, we shared some apps and gadgets you can use to ensure your child's safety on and offline.

Cruise Control - Is AI Manipulating People’s Voices?

Ingressive For Good putting together a documentary film on young Africans in the Tech Ecosystem. 

 

AI is delving into the music industry, manipulating artists' voices to generate song features, also there are AI terms you should know. 

LazerPay shuts down, Fluidcoins acquired by Bitfinex and also Fintech edge for growth in Nigeria, amongst other things. 

 

Catch up on the latest Tech News on #CruiseCtrl with Bookii.

Cruise Control - 14th April, 2023

How Timeless is Davido’s latest album? 

Conversations going on how AI might replace replace Dj’s, can this even be a thing? 

Netflix has created a Top notch Advertising strategy

Why you need Twitters 10, 000 Character

 

Catch up on the latest TechNews on #CruiseControl with Bookii.

Tony’s Tech Side - 14th April, 2023

Did you know that it was on April 14, 1912 that the great Titanic hit an iceberg?

 

 

Tech Gist:

1) Kenya's Taifa-1 Launch postponed till weekend due to poor weather

 

2) Ghana becomes 1st country to approve Oxford Malaria Vaccine

 

3) LinkedIn now has a verification system and it's FREE

 

4) Twitter to show real-time stock and crypto information

 

5) Another Crypto/Web3 based startup bites the dust - LazerPay shuts down

Cruise Control - 13th April, 2023

Is having African Unicorn startups a Myth?

 

Elon Musk confesses he made series of mistakes along the way since buying Twitter, also, He agrees to step down as he the CEO of Twitter.

 

Snapchat partners with Music Labels from other countries but Africa

Tony’s Tech Side - 17th April, 2023

Did you know that the last ten days of the Holy month of Ramadan are very special?

 

 

Tech Gist:

 

1) Kenya's Taifa-1 launched into Space after 3 failed attempts

 

2) Musk's SpaceX attempts to launch most powerful rocket ever developed

 

3) Sega set to buy Angry Birds video game maker

 

4) Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya lost over 1 billion dollars to cybercriminals in 2022 - Trend Micro

Making The Most of Tech in Ramadan

From Apps which help track prayer and fasting time to cashless payment methods for Zakat al-Fitr (almsgiving), Muslims are making the most of Tech in this Holy Month of Ramadan.

 

 

Head, ICT & Media Comms, Nigeria Sugar Institute, Ilorin; Hashim Ibrahim-Bolaji, and Media Enthusiast; Faa’idah Ayobami Oyeleye, share how Muslims are turning to Tech to help them make the most of the holy month.