Welcome to Headlines by TechCabal! Every week, we break down the stories shaping Africa’s tech ecosystem 🌍, what they mean, and why they matter.
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Welcome to Headlines by TechCabal! Every week, we break down the stories shaping Africa’s tech ecosystem 🌍, what they mean, and why they matter.
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July 4, 2026
Ep. 24 | AI Checkout, WhatsApp Usernames, and a $2B Telecom Deal ft Lola Masha
<p>WhatsApp is finally moving on from phone numbers. Usernames are coming, and we're asking if this kills the one thing that made the app feel safe.</p><p>Antler Africa's Lola Masha joins us to unpack how much African startups are actually raising right now, which sectors are surprising her, and what it means when a foreign parent takes full control of a continental payments giant like Safaricom.</p><p>Also this week: Vodacom completes its majority acquisition of Safaricom in a $2 billion deal, Daya raises $2.4M for stablecoin infrastructure, and Kenya stands up a new cybersecurity agency to fight 3.37 billion threats.</p><p>Tweet us: @techcabal #HeadlinesByTechCabal</p><p>Featured Articles:</p><ul><li><p>Vodacom completes majority acquisition of Safaricom</p></li><li><p>Daya raises $2.4M pre-seed for stablecoin infrastructure</p></li><li><p>Kenya launches National Cybersecurity Agency</p></li><li><p>Paystack launches AI-powered checkout with Index</p></li><li><p>WhatsApp's username rollout</p></li></ul><p>Ask us anything: bit.ly/headlinesamaGet Moonshot tickets: moonshot.techcabal.com</p><p>Follow us:</p><ul><li><p>YouTube: @techcabal</p></li><li><p>Twitter: @techcabal</p></li><li><p>Instagram: @techcabal</p></li><li><p>Spotify: Headlines by TechCabal</p></li><li><p>Web: <a href="http://www.techcabal.com/"><u>www.techcabal.com</u></a></p></li></ul><p>New episodes every SaturdayHosts: Eme Oreoluwa & Muktar Oladunmade</p><p><br></p>
July 3, 2026
Episode 23 | What’s next for African payments? with Iyin Aboyeji
<p>PawaPay hits 3 billion transactions. Yoco buys an AI company. Visa integrates with ChatGPT. Three different moves, all indicative of what’s next for African payments. We unpack what PawaPay's milestone actually reveals, why Yoco's acquisition is the directional answer, and what Visa and Visa are signalling about the future of payments infrastructure in Africa.</p><p>Guest: Iyin Aboyeji, CEO of Future Africa Hosts: Eme Oreoluwa & Muktar Oladunmade</p><p><strong>Ask us anything:</strong> bit.ly/headlinesama <strong>Get Moonshot tickets:</strong> moonshot.techcabal.com</p><p>Follow us:</p><ul><li><p>YouTube: @techcabal</p></li><li><p>X: @techcabal</p></li><li><p>Web: www.techcabal.com</p></li></ul><p>New episodes every Saturday Hosts: Eme Oreoluwa & Muktar Oladunmade</p><p><br></p>
June 20, 2026
Episode 22: YarnGPT for Nigerian languages was just acquired. Here’s what it reveals about African tech
<p>The US government gave Anthropic a few hours. By 5:21 pm Tuesday, Claude's latest model was gone for every foreign national to the U.S, including Anthropic's own employees.</p><p>Same week: Bluechip acquired YarnGPT, a Nigerian AI trained on Nigerian languages and accents. These two stories are two sides of African tech's biggest structural problem.</p><p>We're joined by Ganiu Oloruntade, TechCabal’s Newsroom editor to unpack what happens when African developers build on infrastructure they don't control, why YarnGPT's acquisition signals a different path, and what leverage actually looks like.</p><p><strong>Ask us anything: bit.ly/headlinesama </strong></p><p><strong>Get Moonshot tickets: moonshot.techcabal.com</strong></p><p><strong>Follow us:</strong></p><ul><li><p>YouTube: @techcabal</p></li><li><p>X: @techcabal</p></li><li><p>Web: <a href="http://www.techcabal.com"><u>www.techcabal.com</u></a></p></li><li><p>E-mail: editor@techcabal.com</p></li></ul><p>New episodes every Saturday</p><p>Hosts: Eme Oreoluwa & <a href="mailto:muktar@bigcabal.com"><u>Muktar Oladunmade</u></a></p><p><br></p>
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