
"Project Fela"
Jamie Lim
Description
<p>We've got some big news for you; this is the 100th episode of the Techpoint Africa Podcast!!! And of course, we are celebrating. To find out more, listen to today's podcast.</p> <p>We loved reminiscing about all the iterations we've gone through in the last three years, including doing video. But that's not all we discussed.</p> <p>0:05 - Celebrating 100 episodes of the Techpoint Africa Podcast</p> <p>12:10 - Amazon bringing its eCommerce service to Nigeria and South Africa</p> <p>23:17 - Uganda is going to space, finally</p> <h4>Useful links</h4> <ul> <li>Scaling with stellar communication technologies at the <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2022/06/08/scaling-with-stellar-communication-technologies-at-the-termii-elevate-1-0-conference" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Termii Elevate 1.0 Conference</a></li> <li>Amazon plans to expand into 5 new countries <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-to-expand-into-5-countries-by-early-next-year-2022-6?r=US&IR=T" target="_blank" rel="noopener">early next year</a></li> <li>Konga acquisition: Could Kinnevik and Naspers have <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2018/02/05/kinnevik-naspers-konga-investment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lost a combined 93% ROI?</a></li> <li>18 months into a new strategy, <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2021/05/12/q1-2021-report-jumia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">how close is Jumia to profitability?</a></li> <li>Uganda to launch <a href="https://africanews.space/uganda-to-launch-its-first-satellite-in-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">its first satellite</a> in 2022</li> <li>After 23 years, Nigeria’s space ambitions still look <a href="https://techpoint.africa/2022/01/27/nigerias-space-ambitions-pipe-dream" target="_blank" rel="noopener">like a pipe dream</a></li> </ul>