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On January 27, the GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator team was invited to participate in TechPoint Build in Lagos, Nigeria. The event, organised by Techpoint.ng, convened start-ups, investors, tech hubs and mobile operators and other ecosystem players from across Nigeria. We took this opportunity to also reveal some details on the upcoming third round of our Innovation Fund. Here are our key insights from the event.\u00a0Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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