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

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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. . 10,000, almost ~$20) to participate in AltSchool’s software engineering program, which starts in April.

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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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Qwili, in a statement, says its impact is felt in three areas: first, agents on the platform have access to an alternative, flexible source of income through the commission they earn on sales made through Qwili. So we hope to continue making smartphones available at below cost.”. We believe that Qwili is both highly scalable and high impact.

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

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More on the latter, Akinin said he’s betting that the wallet system can provide a more sustainable alternative to the popular BNPL model that other platforms are offering to merchants. “I 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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The most recent policy bars individuals who have been in South Africa, as well as Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe within the previous 14 days from entering the United States. As you know, the Biden administration instituted a travel policy on Nov. 29 due to the Omicron variant.