This week on Techpoint.Africa

All the best stories on startups, technology and innovation this week [View this email in your browser]( Weekly Newsletter Excerpts: [Nigerian motorcycle on-demand company, Gokada loses CEO in apparent shake-up]( Gokada CEO has stepped down from the company in what appears to be a shake-up amidst alleged bad blood [Read on »]( [Ghanaian-based health startup, mPharma to buy Kenya’s second largest pharmacy chain]( Ghanaian-based startup, mPharma to buy Kenya's second largest pharmacy chain, Haltons for an undisclosed fee [Read on »]( [Carrot is helping people protect their loved ones through simplified will and estate planning]( The Lagos-based technology startup is working to make estate planning easy and seamless for individuals towards protecting their loved ones, in the event of the inevitable. [Read on »]( [Mali is about to join the league of nations to enact a Startup Act]( Malian Minister of Digital Economy, Arouna Modibo Toure announces that Mali would soon enact a Startup Act [Read on »]( [Airtel may be beating MTN to launching a payment service bank in Nigeria]( Airtel Nigeria appears to be launching its payment service bank ahead of MTN that first indicated interest in establishing a bank in 2019 [Read on »]( [Tringoo is using AI to make finding and booking professional photos easier]( Find out how Tringoo, an AI-powered photography booking platform, was borne out of a pressing conversation between 2 friends [Read on »]( [Professional Nigerian YouTubers have to look outside YouTube to make money]( How many Nigerian YouTube content creators make money. But not from YouTube. [Read on »]( [Why the Nigerian banking industry may not take the fully digital leap anytime soon]( With low internet penetration and literacy rate as contributing factors, the Nigerian banking industry may not go full-fledged digital anytime soon, according to experts. [Read on »]( [Nigeria’s president refused to sign its digital rights bill, what happens now?]( Now that Nigeria's president has denied assent to the digital rights and freedom bill, what is the next step? [Read on »]( [Bants about Ants: How the ‘Ant Wey’ trendsetter enchanted Nigerian and Ghanaian Twitter]( Over the past 48 hours, the "Ant Wey" trend has taken Nigerian and Ghanaian Twitter by storm. To find out how it all started, Techpoint chatted with Amen-Omoregie Osamudiamen, the personality behind the trend. [Read on »]( [Why ex-Konga boss, Sim Shagaya is now venturing into education with ed-tech startup, uLesson]( After a seemingly extended break from entrepreneurship, ex-Konga CEO Sim Shagaya returns to the Internet startup space with an ed-tech solution called uLesson. He shares his vision for the company with Techpoint [Read on »]( [Review of the $22 MTN Smart T ‘smart’ feature phone]( A quick review of the MTN Smart T 'smart' feature phone that retails for ₦8,000 ($22) and was released in Lagos recently. [Read on »]( [How this Akure-based uni dropout stumbled onto becoming an internationally accomplished programmer]( Ayomide Aregbede discovered software engineering by chance and it led him to dropping out of school and building a successful career. Read his inspiring story. [Read on »]( [Thanks to the Nigerian airport authority, it is becoming unsafe to book a taxi online from a Nigerian airport]( In an airport in Nigeria, a government agency is helping traditional cab drivers [Read on »]( If you have any thoughts, comments or suggestions, please do not hesitate to hit the reply button; I'd love to hear from you. Muyiwa Matuluko Editor-in-Chief, Techpoint.Africa Copyright © 2019 Techpoint Africa, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to the Techpoint.africa newsletter. Our mailing address is: Techpoint Africa 8 Adebayo Mokuolu street, beside Hotel Newcastle, Anthony VillageLagos 100232 Nigeria [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](