👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Ghana courts a Leo
In today's edition: Ghana in early talks with Amazon Leo || Sidama Bank goes public in Ethiopia || Spar's refreshed Spar2U goes live in December || Kenya wants more exports to Germany
Good morning. Yesterday, TechCabal launched Class of 2016, a special project highlighting African startups that have survived a decade or more. The series examines how companies like Yoco, BuuPass, PiggyVest and Flutterwave managed to endure despite pivots, funding challenges and the pandemic. In his opening essay, TechCabal's Newsroom Editor Ganiu Oloruntade discusses why 2016 is significant and what ten years of survival required.
This week, the publication will feature stories on Yoco, a South African technology infrastructure company, and BuuPass, a Kenyan mobility startup. As a reminder, you can still get a 20% discount on tickets for Moonshot 2026 before October 5. Don't miss out on the most important African tech event. Ghana is currently engaged in discussions with Amazon regarding the potential implementation of Leo, a satellite internet solution.
President John Mahama engaged in talks with Amazon's senior vice president and chief global affairs and legal officer, David Zapolsky, in New York on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
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