Network down = Income lost. This is the cartel profiting off it | Ep. 14

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Telco towers are being looted across Nigeria. Safaricom's new app is locked behind forced data purchases. And Takealot is becoming Shein. Here's what's really happening in African tech infrastructure. Tweet us: @techcabal _____________________________________________________________________ Headlines featured: * Criminal cartels plunder telco towers across 14 states - https://businessday.ng/pro/article/14-states-under-siege-as-criminal-networks-turn-telecom-sites-into-looting-grounds/ * MTN awards Nigeria CEO Karl Toriola $335000 in performance shares: https://techcabal.com/2026/04/08/mtn-nigeria-ceo-group-share-award/#:~:text=MTN%20awards%20Nigeria%20CEO%20Karl,present%20regulatory%20and%20macroeconomic%20challenges * Safaricom migrates M-PESA app users to My OneApp in platform consolidation push: https://techcabal.com/2026/04/07/safaricom-migrates-m-pesa-users-to-my-oneapp-in-platform-consolidation-push/ * Login failures hit Safaricom’s My OneApp days into rollout: https://techcabal.com/2026/04/09/safaricoms-my-oneapp-faces-login-issues/ Chapters: 0:00 Welcome to episode 14! 0:55 MTN executives awarded thousands of dollars in performance shares 5:02 Criminal Cartels Plunder Telco Towers Across 14 States 16:09 Takealot's Strategic Expansion: Fighting Fire With Fire Against Shein & Temu 23:08 Safaricom's My OneApp: Consolidation Gone Wrong — Login Failures & Forced Data Purchases 34:14 Q1 Funding Trends: More Capital, Fewer Deals, Thinning Pipeline 37:06 AMA: Your Scammer Stories & Shopping Mishaps 38:57 Bloopers & End credits HOSTS: - Muktar Oladunmade & Eme Oreoluwa