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22 FEBRUARY, 2023 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH [Flutterwave Logo] Good morning ð Guess who's ironing their voting pants? The Nigerian elections are just two days away and everyone's counting down to D-day, even the TikTokers! TikTok launched a Nigeria election hub weeks ago. The hub's got a timer ticking down to D-day, a polling unit locator, a fact-checker, a voting manual, and a bunch more juicy deets. Here's how TechCabal reporter, Ngozi Chukwu, [used the hub to find her polling unit!](=.DIc5WXmGPrfdQ-h8IP0otqSOti0tKRwjtTA1MJgt1Y4) In today's edition - [Crypto market](#CryptoMarket)
- [Bolt lays off 24% of Nigerian staff](#Story1)
- [Kenya wants only better devices](#Story2)
- [Sonatel discovers $200,000 hack](#Story3)
- [Rwanda to connect 3,000 schools to the internet](#Story4)
- [Event: AUSTInspire Business Incubation Centre](#Event)
- [Opportunities](#Opportunities) CRYPTO MARKET
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=.58ATsB4Lo1hE-Dk3qhIYBTZR7BuZ7c9_9xWoqQEdGiQ Days after pledging $530 million to creating jobs on the continent, ride-hailing platform Bolt has [laid off 17 of its 70 employees](=.OszJRzbS2sfV8MwE7XnxNRtbpBchY6yKOHtN5sLZpho) in Nigeria. The job cuts reportedly came as a surprise and affected mostly junior and mid-senior members of the operations team. Why was it particularly surprising? A few days ago, Bolt CEO Markus Villig [pledged to invest $500 million](=.wcPYwCggd3MJczxFZiTfGh8eAFf9djAG1fLALXDXKnQ) in African operations to expand the platform and create opportunities for over 300,000 new drivers and couriers to join the platform in 2023. Moreover, the company had told the employees that there would be an internal team restructuring and the creation of new roles and departments. Naturally, the employees were shocked to learn that 24% of the team would be laid off due to redundancies. Sources confirmed that the layoffs were indeed not performance-based. Boltâs severance terms include one monthâs pay, three months of health insurance, and in some cases, leave allowance. [WhatsApp](=.pZ4Emp-W7ofiH9mdUfg_hh3OSh7_HX7wh2XySFEqN1c) [Twitter](=.iGH-PcdbR6MDnwePkgk7sJIv2fa_yXIYSSnOOb6yiBU) [LinkedIn](=.qa9w6I_xm5vxRArdOn5GmgXW9_nbOWenmArg4w-5iDw) [Facebook](=.bbtt-LVd1D6wosC3JB2icjz3QTJG2cvemITEr9FPK0o) [Email](mailto:info@example.com?&subject=&body= SEND BY FLUTTERWAVE =.ziG4QVPr_PP82NtZh9XTQyLcjrU5hcFID5UpyiwpsUU Receive money from family and friends living abroad in minutes this holiday season with $end. Visit [send.flutterwave.com](=.2lLe1GnWBeRkv0xZIG5NhmMyO3qlz3JjXuFpccSDcCY) and do it now! This is partner content. KENYA TO BAN SALE OF NON-IPV6 DEVICES THIS YEAR
=.rJTEtHUs74WMyIx4DqPpJ2j8fVTEV-WCSoCfDBByJBs Kenyaâs Communications Authority (CA) has [announced](=.xOCzpAxMTa_KvZUjrVyZnmZWZ73h1VWPDC70IkCIHmo) its IPv4 to IPv6 migration strategy, and it's the technical equivalent of a bouncer checking IDs at the door. Sidebar: An IP (Internet Protocol) is like the highway for devices to communicate with each other on a network. IPv4 has been holding it down since 1983, but with the growing number of devices out there, it's starting to hit some traffic. IPv6 is the bigger, better highway that's here to save the day. While IPv4 uses 32-bit addresses, IPv6 uses 128-bit addresses, providing more space for devices to have their own unique addresses. IPv4 has a limit of 4.3 billion unique addresses, but with IPv6, we're talking about approximately 3.4 x 1028 unique addresses. That means every single device can have its own unique address. However, the uptake of IPv6 has been slow. IPv6 adoption rates for Kenya are reportedly under 8%, Uganda at 0.3 %, Tanzania at 0.11%, Rwanda at 6.34 %, and Burundi and South Sudan at 0%. [Per Techweez,](=.r_vrWcrJkBAOW7WXgrxqBnR4mWuvewQdeDvgSkEXtbs) Kenyaâs CA is taking regulatory measures to change the tides such as banning the sale of mobile phones, computers, printers, and scanners that don't have IPv6 capability from July 2023. That means no more devices with old-school IPv4 addresses will be sold, including mobile phones, computers, printers, and scanners. According to the CA, if more Kenyans donât hop on the IPv6 train, the ICT sector will experience slow internet speeds and delayed tech advances. [WhatsApp](=.KzxZntAyf0UBzFh18Dc7we1b0OOYOyidTjbxsR61Rls) [Twitter](=.HBSnCh8W74xwSOrpaflNCPZbwx0Rkrrq0aT0TEON4J4) [LinkedIn](=.oUcvQNTA67X9cTb7W1GC33ZvW7zZmZPMQ0h-gotN4Gg) [Facebook](=.JIsznqi_t0DMvUljrpkLBIpbWspA7xYYTucsOzOLH1Q) [Email](mailto:info@example.com?&subject=&body= SONATEL FALLS VICTIM TO $200,000 HACK
=.Vmy87bhiXBNZXC0GxW_ufmUB403Y4-LTX7TRV_QtdEc Senegalese telco leader Sonatel, recently, discovered a hack in its systems that cost it CFA143 million ($200,000). [According to Africa Cybersecurity Magazine](=.ZFX5EY2IHohylSaxI8BLBSE8_dqPrqPh2343gBO6Q4c), infamous hacker Massa Diouf infiltrated the companyâs system and transferred amounts totalling $200,000 via mobile money app Andadoo. Sonatel discovered the hack in January of this year and initiated an internal audit that led to the discovery of Dioufâs hacks. The investigation also led the company to Orange money reseller Oulimata Diagne to whom Diouf had reportedly transferred the money. Upon her arrest, Diagne denied collaborating with Diouf to defraud Sonatel, but confessed to helping him resell the currency. At this moment, it is unclear whether Diouf has been apprehended. In more fraud and hacking news: In anglophone West Africa, the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau [(NDPB) is probing two banks](=.U7St97ALZABcVummmjhuwCnwCEq1t7-leWy2DfceUt4)âZenith and Guaranty Trust Bankâfor allegations of data breach. According to the NDBP, Nigerian banks havenât taken data protection as seriously as they should with the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) suffering 46,126 attacks by hackers within nine monthsâ91% of which were successful. [WhatsApp](=.zkRRSPvh_ldsM1tqOeN-ghB-wczW22UE7DlQYp46bTQ) [Twitter](=.iyhU4uY0ZCTrp9QPOUmnMk7NG5_V4O-Q2BGY3UQkII0) [LinkedIn](=.QiU5TfoZsQcHtfWqAKgDCb7VU2BS56xsDCx7Sqj6Kac) [Facebook](=.z8TmpmyKshma33IVB0ZnNC8DXz3zqh0G_5UKH3SE34U) [Email](mailto:info@example.com?&subject=&body= RWANDA PLANS TO CONNECT 3,000 SCHOOLS TO THE INTERNET
=.UMACe5X0YWFkyu6UDTA7v4IYPIJWxJhhDs6tHOkmm3A [According to Paula Ingabire](=.mBcsbbSf1WRYITpwLTWz2MtCX2vJkGSvjXuBZm9ER9k), Rwandaâs Minister for ICT and Innovation, the country plans to connect 3,000 schools to the internet by 2024. The project will be financed by the China Exim Bank and the World Bank. An urgent problem to solve According to Ingabire, 41%âabout 3,000âof Rwandaâs 6,756 schools are not connected to the internet. The Rwandan government plans to connect all the remaining schools to the internet under the Smart Education Project. With over 3.54 million internet users, Rwandaâs internet penetration stands at 31% as [per 2020 figures](=.ZjNxePRPQFba13BVjlLthCLHV__cAgAetF9Zwxq2WOI), much lower than Morocco's 84% or South Africa's 68%. This project should improve that number, and see more Rwandans gaining access to the internet. [WhatsApp](=.i7AJLBm7qxleOtL8erR1KT2qLKXq4oerPVe5l8eIWZk) [Twitter](=.xTXL85sxpX-zlm8ewvDLvq8zGh50Jozhvzk-Q9fF3XU) [LinkedIn](=.xgJiYI8zfa3pfyoXwL7aNa-7ptMW177B78GgCWk7QBA) [Facebook](=.goEGArp68aZ3gsc1h6YnvI8gRQALGU95rHHKSMKgI8U) [Email](mailto:info@example.com?&subject=&body= EVENT: AUSTINSPIRE BUSINESS INCUBATION CENTRE
=.UP6sHm6zsiNVjEIO6Mq6AzJo0HwS3ipbIOERbnBxwjg The [AUSTInspire Business Incubation Centre](=.swygLHEyu3lfHEQpLIK38ZEjM14Q3qfxLMTzhemiMxU) in collaboration with @cchubnigeria is bringing innovation to the African University of Science and Technology through an AfDB-funded project. As it officially opens the doors to the innovation ecosystem, the Centre looks forward to driving innovation and supporting startups in Africa. Join the launch by 10 AM (WAT) today, Wednesday, February 22, at the NNPC hall, African University of Science and Technology (AUST) in Abuja, Nigeria. For more information please [call Joy Sani on +234 901 936 3183.](tel:0901-936-3183) IN OTHER NEWS FROM TECHCABAL Here are two ways to [avoid failed transfer and POS transactions](=.CZQ5opo_bXv4OKYIRcm_7R_wd27lXxgN0y7i_ODhZ7o). [Interview with Fidèle Nsadi](=.6F3Im57Q41YXOFIXW4FSY8vvuDLeZzmcWpcEvJ3mQEs), founder of fintech solution Express App. OPPORTUNITIES - The 100x Impact Accelerator is open to applications from impact-driven social enterprises that work across eight sectors including health, climate and education. Selected enterprises will receive £150,000 grants and access to LSEâs world-class expertise, plus a 12-week programme of bespoke support from experts and social unicorn founders. [Register by March 10](=.OyaRgN7T7WT6Gp7UQoDBiQAJXXMf1YRXaDHPLEzTYo8). - Do you have what it takes to become the next supplier to leading South African enterprises in the furniture sector? Apply for the 2023 eThekwini Furniture Cluster Acceleration Programme. [Apply by February 28.](=.QGgYcHntdpijn2sWdwd_7XhHPfsx7pPYK2hnbHm1hlw) - The Jasiri Talent Investor Programme is looking for highly driven individuals with a history of achievement and/or entrepreneurial action who aspire to launch a high-growth venture. [Apply by April 23](=.YaMZwUlh-iNYfnZTL9v3QLyciwl3jGAL6WiXfD-4d7A). - The Catalyst Fund makes grants between $2,500â$15,000 to anyone, anywhere in the world who has an early-stage idea or project that addresses pressing global challenges. [Apply by February 28](=.fRiCrj46S7_YCjryaT4FnW-icZWZFRc_g632si4RMiM). - The Growth Africa Accelerator Programme is calling for applications from ambitious and committed entrepreneurs from Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, Zambia or Ghana with the potential to grow and create impact through their businesses. [Apply now](=.eYmWeBTXHcReA9CRDi-h-yu0DgLI_l9mhwlfXKKuimA). - The African Development Bankâs Fashionomics Africa is seeking African fashion, textile, apparel and accessories entrepreneurs and businesses. [Apply by February 22.](=.-gJAar91YQxRTNRfkDxMJdjgTG9Oiof3ZuaB24f4j14) - Applications are now open for the Nigeria Media Innovation Programmeâs (NAMIPâs) Sustainability Challenge. Winners will be awarded up to $50,000 for their project and join NAMIPâs innovation and capacity building program that extends up till 2024. [Apply by February 28](=.Y54b823SamON0d18xe5OHAiupegUPqlBxojD9FqWG3U). What else is happening in tech? - [Hereâs how Rivet is boosting musiciansâ careers by managing their fan base](=.e9jpJS4K7y2IteUO-pd3zF2Wtcn9WFMoNjJ4Xxs3AiU). - [Netflix has lowered its subscription fees in Kenya, users can pay $1.5 for the mobile plan](=.5hgVWz12lIfLCn8wrvn9StouX1v92wZbOw_rf9uehlo). - [Nigeria's bank regulator is in talks with a blockchain firm to further develop its digital currency](=.Ps7tQUIH5spUcc6DuHlTJLjvY8kOnXrpsdw-be9QbUQ). - [What you should know about Angolaâs $89 million national cloud project](=.bM2r9BloQhf6muxZm5Dn5DjOWcydTLB3F6PplTWPvrQ). - [What to watch for in Nigeria's presidential election](=.eGUCzRkfcmusR3DYU7PUMdF5sENk17IstDM6_7Jzu6s). SIGN UP FOR ENTERING TECH =.0jR4KyVBRPPfRt4BbX17vxwosMBINvA2vz9_xD0DgAo Interested in getting tech career resources and insights?. Then [sign up for Entering Tech](=.7hkx55lVACgmcWPzoR4cFEkqGX_1WXo9qDloQdIAYD4) to get started! This is partner content. TELL YOUR FRIENDS ABOUT US - =.q0XWyaTn2nH7v5izzhlTiGwAotFwvlThb2_t_TbFKGs
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