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Four agritech startups to watch in 2024

Matshepo Sehloho
4/18/2024

Connecting Africa has compiled a list of four agritech startups that are making a difference in the communities they serve.

Paymentology looks to strengthen its African roots

Paula Gilbert
4/4/2024

Global issuer-processor Paymentology's CEO Jeff Parker spoke to Connecting Africa about the company's African roots and aspirations to work with more banks, fintechs and enterprises both on the continent and globally.

Women & technology: impacts of the digital gender divide

Connecting Africa News
4/2/2024

Connecting Africa correspondent Chiti Mbizule investigates the state of Africa's digital gender gap and the impact this divide is having on access, education and entrepreneurship opportunities for local women.

Hot startup of the month: Nigeria's Tech Herfrica

Matshepo Sehloho
3/28/2024

Connecting Africa's hot startup is Nigeria's Tech Herfrica, a social impact organization that focuses on the digital and financial inclusion of women and girls in rural areas of Nigeria.

Omdia View: February 2024

Guest Perspectives
3/18/2024

Highlights in February 2024 in the Middle East and Africa included 5G launches in Senegal and 5G trials in Egypt as well as Kenya's first 5G MVNO.

Key adoption areas for machine learning in Africa

Connecting Africa News
3/11/2024

ICT analyst Francis Hook identifies some of the key sectors that could be positively impacted by machine learning, including education, government services, healthcare and climate tech.

Connecting Africa Podcast: S3 Ep. 1 – Trending topics in 2024

Paula Gilbert
3/5/2024

The Connecting Africa Podcast is back for season three. In this episode, we discuss startups and companies making their mark across emerging trends like social commerce, AI and smartphone affordability, and we venture into the hot topic of climate tech.

AI's impact on African telcos

Connecting Africa News
2/29/2024

Many African telecommunications companies are turning to artificial intelligence as a differentiator to improve their mobile networks and enhance customer service and experience as they transition from traditional telco offerings into new tech-first verticals.

Four AI trends to look out for in 2024

Matshepo Sehloho
2/29/2024

Connecting Africa has compiled a list of four artificial intelligence (AI) trends to look out for on the African continent in 2024.

Vodacom appeals 'fundamentally flawed' Please Call Me judgment

Matshepo Sehloho
2/28/2024

Pan-African operator Vodacom is heading to South Africa's Constitutional Court to appeal the latest judgment in its long-running battle with Nkosana Makate over the creation of its 'Please Call Me' service.

Hot startup of the month: South Africa's Botlhale AI

Matshepo Sehloho
2/23/2024

Connecting Africa's hot startup this month is South Africa's Botlhale AI, which creates conversational AI tools for African languages while helping businesses engage customers in languages they understand and trust.

SA's Teraco to power data centers with 120MW solar plant

Matshepo Sehloho
2/22/2024

Teraco, the vendor-neutral data center provider, is planning the construction of a 120 megawatt (MW) utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) energy facility in the Free State province of South Africa.

Botswana prohibits Starlink, imposes penalties for lawbreakers

Matshepo Sehloho
2/13/2024

The Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) has warned the public against the importation, use and resale of SpaceX's satellite Internet service Starlink's devices in the country.

Founders Factory Africa: Partnerships are key to building successful startups

Connecting Africa News
2/8/2024

Founders Factory Africa's Ayotunde Aladejana and Wangui Kahumbi spoke to Connecting Africa in an exclusive interview about the importance of building bridges between startups and corporations and fostering collaboration in the African tech ecosystem.

SA's MultiChoice Group rejects Canal+ buyout offer

Matshepo Sehloho
2/5/2024

South Africa's MultiChoice Group has announced that it will not continue talks with French pay-TV company Canal+.

Comment: Agriculture Digitisation - Kenya Small Scale Farmers Forum KESSFF - 2/4/2024

France's Canal+ targets acquisition of SA's MultiChoice

Matshepo Sehloho
2/1/2024

French pay-TV company Canal+ has submitted an offer to acquire South African pay-TV and streaming company MultiChoice Group.

ICANN launches $10M grant program for Internet innovators

Paula Gilbert
1/31/2024

ICANN has announced a new fund worth $10 million aimed at providing grants to projects that support an easy to use, accessible and secure Internet.

Global 'funding winter' hits African tech startups

Paula Gilbert
1/29/2024

Disrupt Africa's latest African Tech Startups Funding Report shows that investment into startups fell 28% to US$2.4 billion in 2023, as the global "funding winter" began to bite.

Kenya's Turaco aspires to insure 1 billion lives

Matshepo Sehloho
1/26/2024

Kenyan-based insurtech Turaco spoke to Connecting Africa about how it aims to provide uninsured African communities with affordable insurance options.

Four African cloud startups to watch in 2024

Matshepo Sehloho
1/25/2024

Connecting Africa has compiled a list of four cloud-powered startups that have been making an impact on the lives of the communities they serve and are worth watching in 2024.

Moniepoint: AI is changing fintech for the better

Paula Gilbert
1/23/2024

Moniepoint Founder and CEO Tosin Eniolorunda spoke to Connecting Africa about how artificial intelligence (AI) is positively changing the fintech market in Africa.

Hot startup of the month: Kenya's eBiashara

Matshepo Sehloho
1/22/2024

Connecting Africa's hot startup this month is Kenya's eBiashara, a supply chain finance platform that offers scalable cloud solutions to its customers.

Ericsson: 5G is a gateway for entrepreneurs to reshape industries

Paula Gilbert
1/17/2024

Ericsson Kenya MD and VP and head of South and East Africa, Todd Ashton, believes that 5G is not just about connectivity but is a gateway for entrepreneurs to reshape industries and pioneer novel solutions.

Showmax 2.0 to launch in February

Matshepo Sehloho
1/9/2024

South Africa's Multichoice has announced that its revamped streaming platform, Showmax, will go live in February 2024, with the promise of a variety of local and international shows.

African startup funding down 39% in 2023, regional split improves

Paula Gilbert
1/5/2024

New data from Africa: The Big Deal shows that African startup funding dropped 39% in 2023, but the split across the four major regions improved as West Africa's dominance waned.

SA's RedAcademy connects young people to IT jobs

Matshepo Sehloho
12/28/2023

Connecting Africa sat down with SA-based RedAcademy to find out more about the skills and experiential learning hub that specializes in teaching coding and technology skills inside a live software environment.

ATF 2023: GrindTea founder Wandile Mthiyane on workplace diversity

Connecting Africa Video
12/27/2023

GrindTea Founder and CEO Wandile Mthiyane spoke to Connecting Africa Associate Editor Matshepo Sehloho at Africa Tech Festival about how the startup is shaking up job search by connecting women and people of color with workplaces that are diverse and inclusive.

Hot startup of the month: Nigeria's Enricher

Matshepo Sehloho
12/20/2023

Connecting Africa's hot startup is Nigerian Enricher, a halal wealth management platform that enables individuals and corporates to grow their wealth while adhering to the principles of Sharia law.

Optiva: Africa MVNO outlook for 2024

Paula Gilbert
12/15/2023

Optiva's VP for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Salman Tariq, advises African Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs) to put innovation at the heart of their strategy to enhance success in 2024 and to embrace AI solutions.

Qualcomm launches 2024 Africa startup mentorship program

Paula Gilbert
12/13/2023

Qualcomm Technologies has completed the first year of its Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program and is opening applications for 2024, adding on new features like intellectual property rights training and a patent filing incentive fund.

ATF 2023: Google's Alex Okosi on AI, cloud & digital skills

Connecting Africa Video
12/12/2023

Google's Managing Director for Africa, Alex Okosi, spoke to Connecting Africa Editor Paula Gilbert at Africa Tech Festival 2023 about Google's strategy for growth in 2024 including key focus areas like artificial intelligence (AI), cloud, and digital skills development.

Ghana's regulator declares Starlink operations illegal

Matshepo Sehloho
12/8/2023

The National Communications Authority (NCA) of Ghana has announced that the operation of SpaceX's satellite Internet service, Starlink, is illegal in the country.

Liquid appoints ex-Cell C exec Lerato Pule as its CFO

Matshepo Sehloho
12/5/2023

Pan-African digital infrastructure provider Liquid Intelligent Technologies has appointed former Cell C exec Lerato Pule as its new chief financial officer.

Over 5K African SMBs graduate from Google's Hustle Academy

Matshepo Sehloho
11/24/2023

Around 5,300 small and midsized businesses (SMBs) from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa have graduated from the Google Hustle Academy.

Orange launches super app 'Max it' for Africa

Paula Gilbert
11/24/2023

Telecoms operator Orange has launched its own super app, called Max it, in five African countries with plans to roll it out across its operations in Africa and the Middle East.

ATF 2023: African startups win big

Matshepo Sehloho
11/20/2023

The Africa Tech Festival held last week in Cape Town, South Africa, saw African startups winning accolades for their innovative skills as well as technological prowess.

MWC Kigali: GSMA's Mats Granryd on Africa's mobile economy

Connecting Africa Video
11/10/2023

GSMA Director General Mats Granryd sat down with Connecting Africa Editor Paula Gilbert at MWC Kigali 2023 to talk about the growth of Africa's mobile economy and the major trends making waves in the industry.

Uber SA introduces electric scooters

Matshepo Sehloho
11/8/2023

Ride-hailing platform Uber South Africa has committed to becoming a zero-emissions company by 2040 and has launched electric scooters for its new offering Uber Package.

Africa Tech Festival announces finalists for Startup World Cup

Industry Announcements
10/27/2023

The top ten finalists of the AfricaIgnite Pitch Competition have been announced.

Airbnb: Regulation must enable, overregulation is bad

Matshepo Sehloho
10/27/2023

Digital accommodation marketplace Airbnb has warned against overregulation and has called for regulators to become enablers for small businesses.

Airbnb pledges $500K to Africa's tourism sector

Matshepo Sehloho
10/25/2023

Digital accommodation marketplace Airbnb has announced a commitment of around $500,000 to support inclusive and sustainable tourism growth across the African continent.

Orange Energies to provide freezing solutions to 12 African countries

Matshepo Sehloho
10/17/2023

Orange has signed a strategic partnership with the startup Koolboks to provide freezing and refrigeration solutions in 12 African countries.

SA Uber, Bolt drivers shut down apps in protest

Matshepo Sehloho
10/16/2023

South African ride-hailing drivers have suspended their services in protest against Uber, Bolt and InDrive.

Hot startup of the month: SA's Contract Understanding

Matshepo Sehloho
10/12/2023

Connecting Africa's hot startup this month is South African Contract Understanding, which uses an AI-powered software-as-a-service solution to help businesses securely store, organize and manage post-signature contracts.

Hot startup of the month: Nigeria's Akowe

Matshepo Sehloho
10/6/2023

Connecting Africa's newest hot startup is Nigerian Akowe which is using blockchain to digitize academic records and verification.

Interview: Juliet Ehimuan on Africa's next wave of innovation

Connecting Africa Video
9/28/2023

Juliet Ehimuan, founder and CEO of Beyond Limits Africa and ex-MD of Google West Africa, spoke to Connecting Africa about the next wave of innovation in Africa and the continent's digital future.

InDrive enters Zimbabwe's Bulawayo

Matshepo Sehloho
9/19/2023

Ride-sharing platform InDrive is expanding its services to Zimbabwean city of Bulawayo after successfully introducing its services in the capital of Harare in May this year.

Five African healthtech startups to watch

Matshepo Sehloho
8/31/2023

Connecting Africa has compiled a list of five African healthtech startups that have been making an impact in the lives of the communities they serve and are worth keeping an eye on in 2023.

Vodacom, Eskom sign 'virtual wheeling' power deal in SA

Paula Gilbert
8/31/2023

Telecom operator Vodacom has signed a "virtual wheeling agreement" with state-owned power company Eskom, which aims to help accelerate efforts to solve South Africa's energy crisis.

Testify equips Nigerians with software testing skills

Matshepo Sehloho
8/29/2023

Nigerian software testing consultancy firm and academy Testify aspires to equip 5,000 people with employable tech skills through software testing by 2025.

Connecting Africa Podcast S2 Ep. 10 – Financial inclusion reality check

Connecting Africa News
8/28/2023

On the final podcast episode for season two, hosts Tobi Lafinhan, Paula Gilbert and Matshepo Sehloho discuss financial inclusion in Africa and whether fintech services like mobile money are making the impact they promise.

Google launches AI accelerator for Africa

Connecting Africa News
8/24/2023

Google has announced a new Startups Accelerator: AI First program aimed specifically at startups looking to use artificial intelligence to solve local challenges.

Hot startup of the month: South Africa's Quro Medical

Matshepo Sehloho
8/24/2023

This month's hot startup is Quro Medical, a digital health company offering various remote patient monitoring solutions in South Africa.

Nominations open for Africa Tech Festival Awards 2023

Industry Announcements
8/24/2023

Nominations are open for the Africa Tech Festival Awards 2023 taking place in Cape Town, South Africa in November 2023.

InDrive enters Lesotho, Bolt announces African milestones

Matshepo Sehloho
8/21/2023

Ride-hailing platform InDrive has expanded into Lesotho while Bolt has completed 400 million rides in South Africa as well as 100 million in Kenya.

Edtech app G-Quiz helping Gambian students pass exams

Connecting Africa News
8/7/2023

Gambian edtech app G-Quiz is helping secondary school students prepare for exams and has ambitions to expand into both anglophone and francophone countries in West Africa, as well as parts of North Africa.

Hot startup of the month: Nigeria's She Code Africa

Matshepo Sehloho
7/28/2023

This month's hot startup is She Code Africa, a non-profit organization that aims to empower young girls and women in Africa through digital skills.

The state of Africa's edtech sector

Connecting Africa News
7/26/2023

Africa's edtech market continues to grow as tech and education entrepreneurs seek to improve the digital education divide and prepare the workforce for jobs of the future.

Five African AI startups to watch in 2023

Matshepo Sehloho
7/5/2023

Connecting Africa has compiled a list of five AI-powered startups that have been making an impact in the lives of the communities they serve and are worth watching in 2023.

Sedna technologies creating smart African mines

Matshepo Sehloho
7/4/2023

Sedna Industrial IT Solutions is working with Southern African mines to deploy smart technologies that help improve functionality and safety.

Connecting Africa Podcast S2 Ep. 8 – Empowering the African diaspora

Paula Gilbert
6/30/2023

In this episode the team speaks to Rahim Diallo, founder and CEO of fintech Jawudi, which is shaking up the money transfer space by using 20% of the profits from its remittance service to launch a fund to invest directly back into startups across Africa.

Hot startup of the month: South Africa's GotBot

Matshepo Sehloho
6/30/2023

This month's hot startup is a South African artificial intelligence chatbot solution that automates and improves business responses to business audiences.

Vodafone Foundation expands M-Mama healthtech service into Kenya

Paula Gilbert
6/26/2023

The Vodafone Foundation is expanding life-saving mobile healthcare service M-Mama into Kenya through a public-private partnership with the Kenyan government and USAID.

Huawei 5G technology assists African mines

Matshepo Sehloho
6/21/2023

Chinese multinational Huawei has partnered with technology solutions providers, telcos and mines to provide 5G technology in Africa.

MTN tackles SA power woes with wind & solar hybrid project

Paula Gilbert
6/8/2023

MTN South Africa has launched an integrated wind and solar renewable energy generation project as part of its Net Zero efforts.

Interview: Qualcomm execs on mentorship for African startups

Connecting Africa Video
6/5/2023

Qualcomm Technology VP for Engineering, Sudeepto Roy, and Elizabeth Migwalla, VP for Government Affairs, join Connecting Africa for a video interview about Qualcomm's Make in Africa Mentorship Program.

Hot startup of the month: Pan-African fintech KamaPay

Matshepo Sehloho
5/26/2023

This month's hot startup is pan-African fintech KamaPay, which helps individuals and businesses make cross-border payments on the continent.

Afretec awards $3.3M in grants to African research teams

Paula Gilbert
5/25/2023

The African Engineering and Technology Network (Afretec) has awarded grants worth $300,000 each to 11 university research teams across Africa to advance digital technologies.

Interview: Airtel Business Africa's Luc Serviant on agritech trends

Connecting Africa Video
5/24/2023

Airtel Business Africa's Group Enterprise Director, Luc Serviant, joined Connecting Africa for a video interview in Nairobi, Kenya, to talk about agritech trends in Africa and how operators are partnering with startups to help the agricultural value chain to flourish.

Digital banking group Tyme raises another $77.8M

Paula Gilbert
5/23/2023

Tyme has raised another US$77.8 million in a pre-series C capital raise, securing two new international investors, while South African flagship TymeBank's customers have reached 7 million.

IBM, NASA using AI to answer climate change questions

Paula Gilbert
5/9/2023

A collaboration between IBM and NASA aims to use artificial intelligence to answer some of the most pertinent questions regarding climate change and its impact on Africa and the rest of the planet.

Agritech's role in mitigating climate risk in Africa

Connecting Africa News
5/8/2023

Agritech is gaining traction across Africa as a means of promoting food security, protecting farmer incomes, and supporting the sustainable development of a rapidly expanding continent.

Podcast: Safaricom CIO George Njuguna on training Kenya's next million tech developers

Connecting Africa Video
4/27/2023

Safaricom CIO George Njuguna, the keynote speaker at East Africa Com in Nairobi, Kenya, sits down with Connecting Africa's Paula Gilbert to talk about Safaricom's vision for 2030 and how to build East Africa's digital economies while growing technology talent and digital skills.

Africans need to work together to achieve digital transformation

Matshepo Sehloho
4/26/2023

African heads of state called for collaboration during the keynote address at the sixth annual Transform Africa Summit in Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe.

South African minister denies blocking Elon Musk's Starlink

Matshepo Sehloho
4/21/2023

South African Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Mondli Gungubele, has denied that the country is hindering Elon Musk's Starlink from operating in the local market.

Hot startup of the month: Cameroon's Agrix Tech

Matshepo Sehloho
4/21/2023

Cameroonian startup Agrix Tech is helping small-scale farmers to transition from subsistence farming to commercial farming and maximize their profits.

Connecting Africa Podcast: S2 Ep. 6 – Breaking into VC

Paula Gilbert
4/14/2023

In this episode the Connecting Africa Podcast team speak to Cindy Ai, co-founder of Dream VC, about why so many young Africans aspire to get into the venture capital game and how her investor accelerator is helping them do that.

Hot startup of the month: Rwanda's Smart Ikigega

Matshepo Sehloho
3/24/2023

This month's hot startup, Smart Ikigega, wants to revolutionize the rural agricultural trade ecosystem in Rwanda by helping farmers access finance and harvest insurance.

Deep dive into East Africa's tech startup ecosystem

Africa Tech Perspectives
3/22/2023

New survey reveals a lack of access to investors, reliance on international VCs and global recession trends as the biggest barriers for East African tech startups to access funds.

Podcast: What's the Story? African tech startups score $3.3B in funding

Connecting Africa Video
3/17/2023

Connecting Africa's Paula Gilbert joins this Light Reading podcast to explain why the fintech sector is bringing in the most funding, which countries are leading the way for most funding and what these trends mean for the continent as a whole.

Nigeria launches $618M fund for young tech entrepreneurs

Paula Gilbert
3/16/2023

The African Development Bank, Nigeria's government and other partners have launched a new $618 million fund aimed at supporting tech and creative sectors for the youth in Nigeria.

GSMA backs African climate resilience startups

Connecting Africa News
3/16/2023

GSMA opens applications for grants backing projects that use mobile and digital technology to improve climate resilience and help with adaptation in selected regions, including Africa.

Egypt's Flat6Labs launching $95M seed fund for African startups

Paula Gilbert
3/15/2023

Middle East and North Africa seed investor, Flat6Labs, is expanding its investment focus to West and East Africa with a new $95 million seed fund aimed at investing in 160 tech startups over the next five years.

Challenges and opportunities for women's tech careers

Africa Tech Perspectives
3/8/2023

A new survey reveals that COVID-19, the cost-of-living crisis, skills shortages and a lack of mentorship have negatively affected women's career development over the past two years.

Connecting Africa Podcast: S2 Ep. 5 – Next-gen funerals

Paula Gilbert
3/7/2023

The Connecting Africa Podcast team speaks to South African startup Sendoff's co-founder Zolani Matebese about how the company is digitizing funerals and become Africa's 'Uber for funerals'.

Hot startup of the month: Egypt's Plstka

Matshepo Sehloho
3/6/2023

Egyptian startup Plstka is helping companies and consumers in the Delta region exchange their recyclable trash for discounts and coupons for everyday services like food, healthcare, and transportation.

Five sustainable startups to watch in 2023

Matshepo Sehloho
2/24/2023

Connecting Africa has compiled a list of five sustainable startups that are making innovative impacts in the lives of the communities they serve.

KaiOS ramps up device affordability efforts in Africa

Paula Gilbert
2/24/2023

KaiOS Technologies plans to scale up the migration of African 2G users onto 3G or 4G smart feature phones using a number of innovative financing solutions.

Axian Group launches investment unit to fund African tech startups

Connecting Africa News
2/14/2023

Madagascar-based Axian Group has announced a new investment arm, Axian Investment, aimed at funding Africa's fledgling technology startups.

Survey: Challenges & opportunities for East African startups

Africa Tech Perspectives
2/10/2023

A new survey for startup founders and leaders based in East Africa to find out what challenges and opportunities they foresee in 2023 and how they are gaining access to funding.

How AI can accelerate sustainability in 2023

Paula Gilbert
2/9/2023

IBM South Africa's GM Ria Pinto speaks to Connecting Africa about how artificial intelligence can help African companies accelerate their sustainability efforts.

African tech startup funding hits $3.3B in 2022

Paula Gilbert
2/6/2023

Investment in Africa's tech startup ecosystem passed $3 billion for the first time in 2022, with Nigeria taking the biggest piece of pie and fintech dominating other sectors, according to a report from Disrupt Africa.

Connecting Africa Podcast: S2 Ep. 4 – Agri-fintech, from kibbutz to Kenya

Paula Gilbert
2/2/2023

The Connecting Africa Podcast team speak to Israeli-Kenyan startup Avenews' co-founder and CEO, Shalom Ben-Or, about his fintech super app that has been built specifically for Africa's agriculture industry.

Hot startup of the month: Cloud-native developer Deimos

Matshepo Sehloho
1/27/2023

This month's hot startup is pan-African cloud technology and professional services company Deimos which is on a mission to be the leading cloud-native technology company in Africa.

Call for comments on Kenya's emerging technologies draft document

Matshepo Sehloho
1/26/2023

The Communications Authority of Kenya is calling for public comment on a new Framework For Emerging Technologies Regulatory Sandbox by February 3, 2022.

InDrive zero-rates ride-sharing app in South Africa

Paula Gilbert
1/20/2023

Ride-sharing service InDrive is zero-rating data for South African users on its app.

Hot startup of the month: Nigeria's Womenovate

Matshepo Sehloho
12/23/2022

This month's hot startup is a Nigerian female-focused online learning platform that offers women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Agriculture and Mathematics (STEAM) access to resources, training courses and jobs globally.

Connecting Africa Podcast: S2 Ep. 3 – Building fintech in Ghana

Paula Gilbert
12/21/2022

In this episode the Connecting Africa Podcast team speaks to BezoMoney co-founder and CEO Mubarak Sumaila for a deep dive into Ghana's fintech ecosystem and how it differs from its counterparts in other countries in Africa.

Qualcomm in search of African 5G innovators

Paula Gilbert
12/16/2022

The chipmaker is looking for African startups to come up with unique 5G use cases as part of a startup mentorship program called 'Make in Africa.'

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Omdia View: February 2024

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Highlights in February 2024 in the Middle East and Africa included 5G launches in Senegal and 5G trials in Egypt as well as Kenya's first 5G MVNO. Airtel also launched a new wholesale connectivity business while MTN and Huawei are planning a joint Innovation Technology Lab in South Africa – that and more in this month's Omdia View.

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Omdia View: January 2024

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Highlights in January 2024 in the Middle East and Africa included a $200 million fintech deal between MTN and Mastercard as well as 5G network trials by Telecom Egypt – that and more in this month's Omdia View.

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