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Nigeria’s AltSchool raises $1M pre-seed to build an alternative school for Africans

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They can access the platform’s first-semester content for free and practice. These applications came from 19 countries (including 14 African countries) and Yusuf said the company received the most entries from Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya and Botswana. .

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South African startup Qwili gets $1.2M to scale its app and low-cost NFC-enabled smartphone

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“So the real barrier to that has been hardware: a reliable quality smartphone being too expensive, which means access to the mobile internet being too expensive. And third, the providers of value-added services have facilitated access to a previously offline market. So we hope to continue making smartphones available at below cost.”.

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Namibian B2B e-commerce retail platform JABU raises $15M led by Tiger Global

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According to the company, drivers who handle distribution for its 232 logistics partners and use the wallet for payments can access asset finance and, for merchants: stock financing. The Series A round will see JABU deepen its presence in Southern Africa and expand to new markets like Botswana and Eswatini later this year.

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Dear Sophie: How to maneuver the latest travel bans, H-1B alternatives

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TechCrunch+ members receive access to weekly “Dear Sophie” columns; use promo code ALCORN to purchase a one- or two-year subscription for 50% off. Whether you’re in people ops, a founder or seeking a job in Silicon Valley, I would love to answer your questions in my next column.”. 29 due to the Omicron variant.