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Today on the Techpoint Africa Podcast, our reporters share their insights, opinions and knowledge on the top stories in the African tech space this week. The stories: * MTN South African branch to pay $5.2 million before H2 2023 * Mastercard acquires minor stake in MoMo * Jumia records reduction in losses in Nigeria * Jumia may unroll new services in Egypt * Loan apps' agents reveal companies' unethical practices * Bosun Tijani has been confirmed as minister of communications and digital economy

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00:00 - Intro 00:42 - Jagun Jagun and Nigeria's VFX industry
03:40 - MTN South Africa to pay R1.9 billion and Mastercard acquires stake in MoMo
13:05 - Jumia records decline in operating loss
18:58 - Jumia could be launch BNPL services in Egypt
21:54 - Loan agents disbursing unwanted loans
34:33 - Bosun Tijani appointed Nigeria's Minister of Communications and Digital Economy
38:47 - Other stories

Useful links * MTN South Africa to pay R1.9 billion * Mastercard to acquire a slice of MTN's $5.2 billion fintech unit * Jumia records 54% decline in operating loss in Q1 2023 * Jumia could soon roll out buy now, pay later solution in Egypt * How we are forced to disburse loans to people that didn’t apply – Loan app agents * Daunting tasks ahead as Bosun Tijani is confirmed minister of communications, innovation, and the digital economy * Court bars Worldcoin from collecting data from Kenyans * TikTok ban in Kenya? * Uber denies drivers' involvement in attacks * Takealot to launch an on-demand service * Safaricom will raise