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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, we do a rundown of some of this week's news in the tech space, with Oluwanifemi, Emmanuel, and Bolu as our hosts.

Some highlights:

• Apple iPhone 14 event
• Nigerian government's suspension of 5% excise duty on all telco services
• Y Combinator's S22 Demo Day
• Jumia's partnership with Zipline to use drones to deliver in Ghana

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Timestamps

00:00 - Intro

02:36 - Apple iPhone 14 event

09:46 - Nigerian government suspends 5% excise duty on data, calls, and SMS

17:00 - Google's Startups Black Founders Fund

19:22 - YCombinator's S22 Demo Day

26:55 - Jumia using Zipline drones for deliveries in Ghana

Useful links

• Here’s everything Apple just announced at its iPhone 14 event
• The Nigerian federal government has suspended the 5% excise duty on telecommunications
• Nigerians to pay more on calls, SMS and data
• Google has selected 60 African startups for its second Startups Black Founders Fund (BFF) cohort, with 23 Nigerian and 12 Kenyan grantees
• Discover fintech products that can help you build wealth before retirement at The Fintech Summit 2022
• YC S22 Virtual Demo Day
• Some insights on Y Combinator's S22 Demo Day from Intelligence by Techpoint
• Jumia is using Zipline’s automated drones for deliveries in Ghana

This episode was produced by Oghenerumu Oneyibo and Gracious Sede

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