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African nations' data protection laws are somewhat weaker compared to those of Europe.

At Moonshot, Dr. Bosun Tijani and other key players in Africa’s tech and creative economy will discuss the roadmap for advancing Africa’s digital economy

Yesterday, a test flight at Elon Musk’s space exploration company, SpaceX, led to the explosion of one of the company’s most important tests till date. More in #TCDaily.

MTN is investing $83 million in alternative power sources in South Africa. With the adverse effects of load shedding, the telco has recorded spikes in vandalism; over 390 sites have been vandalised since January 2022. More in #TCDaily.

MultiChoice has announced that it is relaunching its streaming service platform Showmax through a partnership with NBCUniversal and Sky.

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has granted operating licences to 12 more digital lenders, bringing the total to 22. With 381 applications received since March 2022, the CBK also announced that it's evaluating more digital lenders. More in #TCDaily.

Hackers drained Airtel Uganda's systems of nearly Ush 8 billion ($2.1 million) after using malware to force the software to approve transactions. The hack occurred through one of Airtel Money's clients, a betting organisation. More in #TCDaily.

Safaricom has launched 5G commercially in Kenya.But mobile data users in Kenya will have to wait their turn as Safaricom only launching 5G on its WiFi service.

Tomi Davies and Biola Alabi, 2 renowned Africa-focused angel investors, talked about angel investing in Africa and how to get started.

Flutterwave has responded to allegations of money laundering in Kenya. Read more in #TCDaily.