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Great read from @tarykuh.bsky.social and @restofworld.org:

"These satellite dishes .... symbolize a technological coup in Africa’s most populous nation."

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How Starlink took over Africa’s largest internet market
Elon Musk’s company is set to become Nigeria's top internet service provider.
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April 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Facing a penalty for data breaches, Meta is threatening to pull WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram from Nigeria

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What Meta’s dispute in Nigeria means for its millions of users
Facing a penalty for data breaches, the social media giant is threatening to pull WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram from Africa's most populous nation.
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May 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Transsion built a smartphone empire in Africa. Now it wants to do the same with EVs.

Read @tarykuh.bsky.social's reporting from Lagos for @restofworld.org —

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Transsion wheels into Africa’s EV market with same playbook that conquered mobile phones
The Chinese company behind 50% of Africa’s smartphone sales now wants to dominate its roads.
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June 10, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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A breach of 16 billion login credentials is putting Facebook and Google users at risk. The impact will hit hardest in countries with fast-growing digital economies and limited cybersecurity protections, reports @tarykuh.bsky.social for @restofworld.org
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Who is most at risk from the billions of leaked Facebook and Google passwords?
CyberNews researchers flag breach as “blueprint for mass exploitation.”
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June 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Why Big Tech is threatened by a global push for data sovereignty

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Why Big Tech is threatened by a global push for data sovereignty
Countries are forcing tech giants to store citizen data locally, challenging the standard business model of harvesting data abroad while keeping profits at home.
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July 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Developing countries are pushing back on Big Tech’s control of user data. The countries want tech giants to store their citizens’ data locally instead of overseas, to reclaim digital sovereignty and have more control, reports @tarykuh.bsky.social for @restofworld.org
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Why Big Tech is threatened by a global push for data sovereignty
Countries are forcing tech giants to store citizen data locally, challenging the standard business model of harvesting data abroad while keeping profits at home.
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July 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Nigeria is spending big on a program to train 3 million tech workers by 2027, part of an effort to become an outsourcing hotspot. But as AI takes over more coding and call center tasks, will the demand still be there?

New from @tarykuh.bsky.social & Stephanie Wangari
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AI and immigration uncertainty threaten Nigeria’s dreams of becoming an outsourcing hot spot
The West African nation wants to become the next global outsourcing hub, but as AI takes over basic tech tasks and U.S. visa hurdles rise, replicating India’s success could be challenging.
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July 18, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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U.S. tech giants are spending big on “AI for good” in Africa. But Africa could become a testing ground for AI models and a vast source of data collection in the U.S.-China tech rivalry, eroding local control, local experts warn. @tarykuh.bsky.social @restofworld.org
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Big Tech’s “AI for good” spending increases in Africa. So does skepticism
While Google, Microsoft, and Meta provide AI for social good, some advocates say projects exploit the continent for data, erode local control.
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August 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Google, Meta, and Microsoft are investing in “AI for good” tools to tackle problems like wildfires, hunger, and maternity deaths in Africa. But some experts say such projects could exploit the continent for data and erode local control.

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Big Tech’s “AI for good” spending increases in Africa. So does skepticism
While Google, Microsoft, and Meta provide AI for social good, some advocates say projects exploit the continent for data, erode local control.
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August 18, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Rest of World’s @tarykuh.bsky.social spoke to Jumia CEO Francis Dufay about how the African e-commerce company restructured its business to withstand competition from Chinese companies, while seizing opportunities from the U.S.-China trade war.

Read the Q&A:
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August 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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What you need to know about Africa’s first AI factory

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What you need to know about Africa’s first AI factory
Nvidia and Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa join hands to bring supercomputer technology to the continent.
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March 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Tesla is finally set to debut in Saudi Arabia, years after a dramatic fallout between Riyadh and Elon Musk

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Tesla arrives in Saudi Arabia after Musk’s tumultuous history
Years after a dramatic fallout and a near-privatization saga, the electric vehicle giant is set to open showrooms in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Dammam.
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April 10, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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In the sprawling electronic market of Lagos’ Computer Village, one item is flying off the shelves: Elon Musk's Starlink kit. People are desperate for reliable, high-speed internet, which local providers have failed to deliver

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restofworld.org/2025/starlin...
How Starlink took over Africa’s largest internet market
Elon Musk’s company is set to become Nigeria's top internet service provider.
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April 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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rinachandran.bsky.social
Starlink is on track to become the top internet service provider in Nigeria, the continent's largest internet market. Read @tarykuh.bsky.social report on the success of the satellite internet company @restofworld.org .
restofworld.org/2025/starlin...
How Starlink took over Africa’s largest internet market
Elon Musk’s company is set to become Nigeria's top internet service provider.
restofworld.org
April 15, 2025 at 2:21 PM
tarykuh.bsky.social
a zimbabwean billionaire, who made his fortune from telecoms, is venturing into his most ambitious project yet. in partnership with nvidia, one of his companies is giving africa its first AI factory.

here’s what you need to know about what this means.👇🏿👇🏿
March 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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anup.bsky.social
I met with Mudassir Sheikha, the CEO and co-founder of Careem, to talk about why it’s an exciting time to be a tech company in the Middle East, what Western companies get wrong in emerging markets, and how he plans to turn Careem into "everyone’s digital butler."

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Careem’s CEO wants to transform the ride-hailing giant into a “digital butler” for everyday life
Mudassir Sheikha, who co-founded the Middle East-based ride-hailing giant, on Careem’s new chapter, its recipe for winning local markets, and what Western companies get wrong in emerging economies.
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March 25, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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How a Japanese entrepreneur built Ethiopia’s fastest-growing EV maker

restofworld.org/2025/dodai-e... — by @tarykuh.bsky.social
How a Japanese entrepreneur built Ethiopia’s fastest-growing EV maker
Dodai is building 300 battery-swapping stations to cut costs and make EVs more accessible.
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March 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Mastercard Foundation’s big withdrawal from Africa’s top VC firm leaves a gap in support for early-stage startups, as Africa’s tech funding has been declining since 2022.

Read the latest from @tarykuh.bsky.social:
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Africa’s startup funding crisis deepens as Mastercard Foundation exits top VC firm
The withdrawal leaves a gap in support for early-stage startups, as Africa’s tech funding has been declining since 2022.
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February 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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At @restofworld.org, we've regularly written about how three-wheelers are leading the EV revolution in emerging markets.

Today's story is from Pakistan, where the country's top rickshaw maker is pioneering e-rickshaws, hoping to make them a mainstream option.

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Pakistan’s electric rickshaws are accelerating the country’s EV revolution
Automaker Sazgar is focused on meeting local needs as Pakistan pushes for EV adoption, but high costs remain a barrier for some drivers.
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February 12, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Teens across Asia are migrating to Taiwan in hopes of finding semiconductor jobs

Hsiuwen Liu's reporting from Taipei —

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Teens across Asia migrate to Taiwan for promises of semiconductor jobs
Student-interns are paid for low-skill factory tasks and spend little time in the classroom.
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February 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Syria’s economy is in a state of turmoil. But the country just hosted its first tech conference, which it put together in less than a month. The aim? To help create 25,000 new jobs in Syria's tech sector over the next five years, reports Danny Makki @restofworld.org
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Syria just hosted its first international tech conference in 50 years
Syrian-American entrepreneurs and investors hope to facilitate 25,000 new tech jobs in the country by 2030.
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February 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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They’re supposed to be students, but they’re working long hours for low wages in Taiwan’s semiconductor factories: “The time spent in school is very, very little — in some cases, just one day or less. What’s the reality? Most of their time is spent working.”
restofworld.org/2025/taiwan-...
Teens across Asia migrate to Taiwan for promises of semiconductor jobs
Student-interns are paid for low-skill factory tasks and spend little time in the classroom.
restofworld.org
February 12, 2025 at 6:53 PM
tarykuh.bsky.social
in rural kenya, where safaricom services are either too expensive or unreliable, starlink is becoming a choice internet provider for households.

@khadijaalam.bsky.social and i reported on how starlink cost less than local isps in some african countries.
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Starlink is now cheaper than leading internet provider in some African countries
In Ghana, Starlink is half the price of the local ISP.
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January 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Elon Musk's Starlink is now cheaper than the leading internet provider in some African countries

Reporting by @khadijaalam.bsky.social & @tarykuh.bsky.social

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January 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Kenyan ride-hailing service Little knew it could not beat Uber and Bolt at offering discounts, so it found an alternative: corporate transport. Little now has over 5,000 corporate clients — more than Uber and Bolt combined.

@tarykuh.bsky.social reporting from Nairobi
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The little ride-hailing app that could catch Uber and Bolt in Kenya
Founder Kamal Budhabhatti’s winning strategy targets corporate clients.
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January 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM