Moniepoint Restructuring: Five Months' Pay for Engineers and Product Staff Who Choose to Leave
Moniepoint restructuring hits engineering and product teams: staff were offered five months' salary to leave, with role decisions due 2–11 November.
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Flutterwave Share-Backed Loans: Staff Can Now Borrow Against Their Equity Without Selling
Flutterwave share-backed loans let staff borrow against their equity via Techdollar, keeping shares and upside. What we know, and what is still undisclosed.
How curiosity took Victoria Abiodun from anatomy to crypto
Victoria Abiodun transitioned from studying anatomy to building Web3 startups and developer communities across Africa. Driven by curiosity during the pandemic lockdowns, she taught herself blockchain concepts, co-founded a Web3 gaming platform, and is now authoring a book to simplify decentralized technology.
AltSchool Africa CEO Change: Adewale Yusuf Steps Down, Co-Founder Akintunde Sultan Takes Over
AltSchool Africa CEO Adewale Yusuf is stepping down and co-founder Akintunde Sultan takes over as the edtech pivots to licensed degrees and an edX-style model.
Why an Ethiopian nurse swapped her scrubs for software
Former healthcare worker Betelhem Abebe transitioned from nursing to software development to build solutions for Ethiopia's health system. Her career shift highlights the growing trend of domain experts learning software development to address sectoral challenges.
Microsoft reportedly shuts engineering at its Nairobi Africa Development Centre
Engineers at Microsoft's Africa Development Centre in Nairobi were told on 12 October that their roles are going. Microsoft calls it a "proposed" change and says it will keep staff in Kenya, but has not said how many jobs are affected.
Glovo names Reni Onafeko as new Nigeria country managing director
On-demand delivery platform Glovo has appointed Reni Onafeko as its Country Managing Director for Nigeria. Taking over from Lamide Akinola, Onafeko will drive the company's next expansion phase across key urban markets.
Open Source Contribution Is a Career Strategy, Not a Hobby
For engineers without a recognisable employer on their CV, public work is the most reliable way to be judged on what they can actually do.