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Indonesia’s Plan to Fight Cheap Online Imports From China
There is growing resentment across Southeast Asia against Chinese e-commerce firms.
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- South Asia
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Nigeria’s Economic Crisis Is Fueling a Stunt Philanthropy Boom
Several Nigerian content creators are mimicking American superstar YouTuber MrBeast by publishing charitable deeds as content online.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigeria Fines Meta $220 Million for Violating Data Protection and Consumer Rights Laws
Nigeria's government has fined Meta $220 million after its investigations found “multiple and repeated” violations of the country’s data protection and consumer rights laws on Facebook and WhatsApp.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Bringing Blockchain Gaming to Emerging Markets: Jambo and PixelVerse Partnership
The partnership between Jambo and PixelVerse is set to revolutionize access to digital technologies in regions with high unbanked populations.
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- Technology
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- Global
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Federal Government Disburses 2nd Batch of ₦5 Billion Creative Fund to Nollywood
This funding presents a great local opportunity for Nigerian creatives, especially Nollywood filmmakers to make movies with Nigerians in mind as the primary audience.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Amazon Buys Indian Video Streaming Service MX Player
Amazon is acquiring some assets of MX Player, but not the entire firm, which also counts Tencent among its backers.
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- Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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$100 Million (R1.9 billion) Investment Boon for Mobile Games, Films in South Africa
Investment company Talent10 Holdings, in collaboration with the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), has committed over $100 million (almost R1.9 billion) to develop a new entertainment and gaming franchise in South Africa.
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- Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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SunCulture Raises $27 Million in Series B Round From Investors Including Netflix Co-Founder
SunCulture supplies small solar-powered water pumps, the cost of which is subsidised by the sale of carbon credits, to small-scale farmers, allowing them to replace diesel-powered pumps in some cases and boost yields in fields that weren’t previously irrigated.
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- Energy, Investing, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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