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Visit Zambia with LearnAsOne!

Amy Sample Ward

Steve Heyes, a colleague and founder of LearnAsOne , has just embarked on a great journey to Zambia and you’re invited! are headed to Zambia to document a community who doesn’t have a school, in as close to real-time as possible. Email the Zambia LearnAsOne team. Follow along and connect with the community!

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WhatsApp, Twitter, and Facebook are reportedly blocked in Zambia during its presidential election

The Verge

WhatsApp and other apps are reportedly blocked in Zambia during ongoing general elections being held in the country Thursday, according to digital rights organization Access Now and internet monitor NetBlocks. The Verge has contacted Twitter, as well as WhatsApp and Instagram’s parent company Facebook, for comment on the blocks in Zambia.

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Zambian card issuing startup Union54 raises $12M led by Tiger Global

TechCrunch

Nigeria is one such market where per Statista , local labels such as Verve, the largest domestic card scheme developed by unicorn fintech Interswitch, control more than half of the market. Tiger Global leads $3M round in Zambia’s Union54 for its card-issuing API. ARC2022 is coming soon with plenty of announcements.

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Nigeria’s Sudo Africa raises $3.7M pre-seed for its card-issuing API platform

TechCrunch

At some point, we wanted to issue cards and worked with one of the local banks in Nigeria,” said CEO Bakori. For instance, a mobile wallet or local card in Nigeria trying to make a purchase on Amazon is always a dreadful experience. Tiger Global leads $3M round in Zambia’s Union54 for its card-issuing API.

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Geoff Livingston Guest Post: Follow @childfund and Help Feed Children

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These efforts will directly benefit children in Gambia, Zambia, Kenya and Ethiopia. A goat for a family farm in Zambia. Dubbed a “local blogging guru” by the Washington Post, Geoff’s award-winning book “Now is Gone” was released in 2007 and has been cited by the Wall Street Journal as a valuable resource for social media.

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YC-backed Namibian startup JABU gets $3.2M for its B2B e-commerce and retail play

TechCrunch

Its platform connects over 6,000 retailers to local and multinational suppliers — such as Namibia Breweries Limited, ABInBev, Bokomo, Coca-Cola, Namibmills — and digitizes orders, payments and logistics. Akinin launched a startup to offer digital mortgages but pivoted to a construction company with a presence in Namibia, Zambia and Cameroon.

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Sudan’s first YC-backed startup is helping consumers protect and grow their wealth

TechCrunch

Its offers a “high-yield” savings account, free FX and adjacent digital banking services so customers can save in a stable currency, the dollar, and spend-as-they-go in local currencies. The company was founded by Ahmed Ismail , Youcef Oudjidane , Khalid Keenan and Abdigani Diriye in late 2021.

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