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The Big 5 Daily: Uganda Communications Commission to Block VPNs, Kenyan Digital Taxi Driver On Strike And More

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We’re back again, and this time, Nigeria’s leading Fin-Tech startup, Flutterwave, Twiga Foods, Alibaba Group and more make the news on today’s big 5 daily!

Flutterwave has partnered with European blockchain company, to take on Western Union and MoneyGram… The partnership will enable Flutterwave support remittances into three African countries including Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana.

Kenyan Mobile-Based Supply Platform, Twiga Foods Set to Get Up to $7m Grants… the B2B distribution platform is set to secure up to $7-million from the World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and venture capital firm TLCom Capital Partners.

Still, in Kenya, Digital Taxi Drivers Protest Poor Rates…  Drivers from Little, Uber, Taxify, MondoRide amongst others have embarked on a strike, demanding their firms raise prices.

Alibaba Group Launches Global Research Academy To Help SMEs… Alibaba Group formed the Luohan Academy, a global research program that aims to address the emerging economic consequences and social disruptions of a digital economy.

Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to Block Virtual Private Networks (VPN) To Stop Social Media Tax Evasion… The use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) to bypass a new social media tax by Ugandans has attracted the attention of UCC. They said in a statement,

“We have all the systems needed to block the virtual private networks already here and the government will move anytime to effect it”

That’s how we end today’s big 5. See you tomorrow.

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