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    Ecosystem News

    Africa’s First EV Battery Gigafactory Secures $114M in AfDB Funding

    The 10GWh Rabat facility—led by Chinese giant Gotion High-Tech—marks the first integrated LFP battery site in Africa and the Middle East.

    FMO Backs M-KOPA’s E-Mobility Spinout With $30M Green Debt Package

    The push into electric motorbikes targets a large and politically sensitive market.

    Pepkor Creates $1.2bn Fintech Unicorn Ahead of Planned IPO

    South African retailer creates merchant commerce platform with eye on future listing as competition intensifies for cash-based market.

    Africa Go Green Tests a New Debt Model for African Carbon Projects With BioLite Financing

    The transaction comes at a moment of reckoning for carbon-financed clean cooking in Africa.

    Uber to Acquire Glovo and Talabat’s African Operations Under Delivery Hero’s $16.9bn Takeover

    Transaction will give US ride-hailing and delivery group a foothold in fast-growing markets including Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria.
    Analysis & Opinion

    Context Is the New IP: Inside the New Wave of Africa’s Early-Stage AI Micro-M&A

    The trend also reflects the commoditisation of foundation models.

    Third-Party Vendors vs. In-House Builds: The Real Divide in African Banking’s AI Success

    "Africa's banks don't have an AI problem. They have an architecture problem."

    Is This the End of the Accelerator Era in African Tech?

    Deal data, donor retreats and a pivot to venture capital and debt are hollowing out the cohort-based accelerator model that once launched a generation of African startups.

    Why Africa’s Startup Funding Leaderboards Look Different This Year

    A quiet rotation is reshaping African technology funding this year.

    Beyond the Remittance Hype: The 3 Business Models Winning VC Cash in Africa’s Stablecoin Boom

    A wave of offshore venture and private credit capital is flooding into African stablecoins—but a close look at recent deals reveals a split market.

    Partner Content

    Airtel Africa Picks London for $245bn Mobile Money IPO but Faces Independence Test

    Rapid growth and 56.5m users make it Africa’s hottest tech float. But privately negotiated intra-group fees threaten to cloud its standalone public valuation.

    1M Users in 8 Years, 9M in 6: The Smartphone Pivot Driving M-KOPA’s Hypergrowth

    The group now signs up about 10,000 new customers daily.

    Donor-Backed AI Health Tools Proliferate Across Africa, but Sustainability Remains Elusive

    Gates-funded report finds 20 deployed solutions delivering tangible results, yet most rely on short-term grants and lack independently verified cost savings

    Rooibos Becomes South Africa’s Latest Export — to Space

    Rooibos seeds bound for the International Space Station in initiative linking space plant science with skills development.

    Why Europe’s Development Bank Is Writing Multi-Million Euro Checks for Egyptian Fintechs

    “This isn’t just about capital; it’s a powerful validation.''

    Governance, Policy & Regulations Forum

    From Binance Unblocks to Total Ban: Ethiopia Targets Crypto Wallets in Expanding Digital Asset Ban

    The National Bank of Ethiopia has declared the mere “safekeeping” of virtual assets illegal unless explicitly authorised.

    The Executive Order Behind Nigeria’s Crypto Licensing Confusion

    The industry’s scepticism is rooted in experience.

    Equity Dispute Puts OPay’s Employee Share Scheme Under Scrutiny Ahead of Potential IPO

    A Lagos labour court has dismissed a former employee's claim to shares he says were owed under a stock option scheme, in a ruling that lands weeks after OPay began preparing for a US listing.

    Free Licences, Open Batteries and a 6-Month Time Bomb — Rwanda Plays Chicken With EV Founders

    Kigali's ambitious regulation offers zero-cost market entry but demands near-perfect operational performance - and a promise to tear down proprietary battery walls.

    Nigeria’s Banking Crackdown Catches Fintechs Chasing Microfinance Licences

    The regulator revokes 46 permits, including those acquired by digital lenders eager to vault into deposit-taking.

    All the Latest Articles

    71% of WAEMU Transaction Value Still Flows Through Cheques — Despite BCEAO’s New Instant Payment Rail

    BCEAO’s annual report reveals why getting 100m people to ditch paper is a multi-year slog.

    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

    Here's a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we're tracking this month.

    Africa’s First EV Battery Gigafactory Secures $114M in AfDB Funding

    The 10GWh Rabat facility—led by Chinese giant Gotion High-Tech—marks the first integrated LFP battery site in Africa and the Middle East.

    The Promise and Peril of Lending to Egypt’s Unbanked: Inside Valu’s Growth Dilemma

    Egypt's largest consumer finance platform has built a business on financial inclusion, but a mysterious data discrepancy in its annual report raises questions about the true cost of that mission.

    FMO Backs M-KOPA’s E-Mobility Spinout With $30M Green Debt Package

    The push into electric motorbikes targets a large and politically sensitive market.