A predictively quiet month in the African tech scene, as most companies wound down for the holiday period. But there was still plenty of activity worth noting. Much of this occurred on the acquisitions front, where Liquid Telecom had a busy month. The firm was finally given regulatory approval for its purchase of telecoms firm Neotel, and also bought Tanzanian ISP Raha. There was a significant acquisition in the South African space too, where payments startup Firepay – the creators of mobile payments app SnapScan – was bought by Standard Bank. Even startups were on the acquisition trail, with Egyptian…
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