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David Afolayan

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As seen in: Technext.ng, Hello Monday with Jessi Hempel, LinkedIn, Medium, Technext
Covers:  Tech, business, startup funding, industry analysis, gadget review and stakeholders' interview
Doesn't Cover: Sports, music, entertainment and politics
Learning mode... Editor-in-chief @technextdotng Reach me: david@technext24.com
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Technology Trends that Will Define the African Tech Space in the New Decade

Technology Trends that Will Define the African Tech Space in the New Decade

Technext — In this article, I listed 5 technology ideas that will define the African business landscape in the next decade drawing from my experience of covering the space for over 3 years.
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Founders stories: How Austin Okere's CWG brought Finacle into Nigerian banking in the 2000s

Founders stories: How Austin Okere's CWG brought Finacle into Nigerian banking in the 2000s

Technext — This article documents the story of Finacle became the fastest-growing Banking application in Nigeria within a short period of its entry by signing on many Nigerian banks.
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A chat with Vera Ng'oma, Country Director, British Council, Malawi about employability in Africa

A chat with Vera Ng'oma, Country Director, British Council, Malawi about employability in Africa

Technext — I had an extensive chat with Vera Ng'oma, a leadership, personal and career development enabler and a passionate advocate for tangible excellence. According to her, skills and jobs are crucial for Africa's economies.
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#SaferTogether: Examining TikTok's unique content policy engagement approach for Africa

#SaferTogether: Examining TikTok's unique content policy engagement approach for Africa

Technext — I examined TikTok's unique content policy engagement approach for Africa: relying on partnerships with key stakeholders, TikTok aims to foster a collaborative approach.
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#SaferTogether: All that happened at TikTok's safety summit in Nairobi

#SaferTogether: All that happened at TikTok's safety summit in Nairobi

Technext — It was a jolly night as social media influencers, content creators, government representatives and TikTok Africa team members gathered in Nairobi for a one-of-its-kind Safety Summit hosted. I attended the event and shared my experience.
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Kenya is engaging TikTok to introduce direct monetisation for local content creators- ICT Secreta...

Kenya is engaging TikTok to introduce direct monetisation for local content creators- ICT Secreta...

Technext — The Kenyan government is engaging short-form video content platform, TikTok to ensure that content creators from the country have access to its monetisation offerings. Ms Mary Kerema, Secretary of ICT, e-Government and Digital Economy at the Kenyan Ministry of Information told me in Nairobi.
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Monetization: Meta shares best practices, future plans with creators in Lagos

Monetization: Meta shares best practices, future plans with creators in Lagos

Technext — At a brief session in Lagos, Facebook's parent company, Meta shared strategies to leverage Facebook for monetization and community building as well as best practices to note with notable Nigerian influencers and content creators.
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AI in Action: Google demonstrates new Gemini capacity to help businesses at Cape Town event

AI in Action: Google demonstrates new Gemini capacity to help businesses at Cape Town event

Technext — At an event aimed at educating businesses about the usefulness and benefits of adopting Gemini, Google's AI modelling in Cape Town, the company encouraged founders to scale up their operations in a constantly evolving landscape.
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"Strengthening ISPs is the way forward"- A chat with Diseye Isoun on broadband connectivity in Af...

"Strengthening ISPs is the way forward"- A chat with Diseye Isoun on broadband connectivity in Af...

Technext — I had a chat with Diseye Isoun, an expert in African broadband development about broadband penetration on the continent, internet access, connectivity and the role of stakeholders.
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A chat with Kehinde Ogundare about Zoho's offerings in Naira, innovation and safety

A chat with Kehinde Ogundare about Zoho's offerings in Naira, innovation and safety

Technext — I had a chat with Kehinde Ogundare, country manager, Nigeria for Zoho about the products, the potential for the market and how Zoho plans to harness the potential of the present FX challenges in Nigeria
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AI for Good: How Google is building AI solutions to global problems in Africa

AI for Good: How Google is building AI solutions to global problems in Africa

Technext — In this article, I wrote about how the Google Research team in Africa is focused on developing Al solutions that will solve problems that are peculiar to the African continent and that have the potential for global relevance.
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A tour of Huawei Cloud facility offers insight into the company's competitive strategy in Sub-Sah...

A tour of Huawei Cloud facility offers insight into the company's competitive strategy in Sub-Sah...

Technext — I share brief descriptions of innovations I found exciting, a summary of the explications by the Huawei Cloud team and my takeaways on why each matters for the Sub-Sahara Africa cloud market
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