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    Estonia’s Yaga Finds Rare Profitability in Africa’s Mass-Market Fashion Scene

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    The secondhand marketplace has raised €4M to expand into MENA, a region littered with high-profile failed fashion-tech ventures.
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    Nigeria’s Lidya Joins Capiter in the Graveyard of African Founder-Investor Fallouts

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    The company’s collapse brings a dramatic end to a venture launched in 2016 by Jumia alumni Tunde Kehinde and Ercin Eksin.

    Morocco’s Startup Cap Tables Get a Deepening Pan-African Makeover

    South Africa’s Solar Startups Win Major Concession on $1,700 Solar Registration Fee

    Nvidia Joins Google in Backing Cassava’s African Supercomputing Play

    Egypt’s Regulators Double Down on Fintech, Blocking ‘Traditional’ Lenders for Another Year

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    Ivory Coast’s Anka Acquired for Undisclosed Sum Following French Parent’s Swift Liquidation

    The platform facilitated more than $60 million in transactions across 47 African countries, reaching customers in over 170 markets.
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    Africa’s Payment Maze: Are New State-Backed Rails a Map or a Trap for Fintechs?

    In the last month alone, major economic blocs in East, Southern, and West Africa have launched ambitious interoperable platforms.
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    Ecosystem News

    Egypt’s Exclusive Digital Banking Club Opens Doors to Middle East and Africa’s Largest Bank

    Aspiring digital banks are required to have a minimum issued and paid-up capital of EGP 2 billion ($41 million).
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    Moniepoint Faces Heavy Losses After Acquiring Bancom Europe to Secure UK Licence

    Filings from the Nigerian fintech unicorn disclose heavy spending on salaries and fees to pave the way for its acquisition of a regulated British payments firm.
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    Egypt’s Tagaddod Raises $26.3M to Solve Biofuels’ Biggest Bottleneck

    Tagaddod has built a tech platform to manage the collection, aggregation, and tracing of waste-based feedstocks.
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    The Hunt Is On: Tracking African Startup-Led Acquisition Spree of 2025

    Unsurprisingly, the deals are largely concentrated in the continent’s most competitive sectors.
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    The Secret to Central Africa’s Fintech Boom? A 450,000-Strong Army of Agents

    While other regional African fintechs struggle with profitability, Central Africa's mobile money ecosystem processed 3.5 billion transactions in 2023. The backbone? Nearly half a million street-level agents converting cash into digital currency.
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    Analysis & Opinions

    Morocco’s Startup Cap Tables Get a Deepening Pan-African Makeover

    Historically, Africa’s VC scene has been split.
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    Ghost in the Payroll: How to Uncover Payroll Fraud

    Many organisations don't realise they are victims of payroll fraud; How do they find out?
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    Bitcoin, Nvidia and Staking: What Luno’s 6.3m South African Users Are Actually Buying

    The age distribution skews toward working-age professionals. The 25–34 cohort represents 37% of users, followed by 35–44 year-olds at 26%.
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    The British Remittance Fintech Powering Central Africa’s $1B Mobile Money Boom

    The rise of mobile money remittances is having a profound impact on the CEMAC region.
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    Pezesha Founder Joins Africa’s New Wave of Founder-Investors

    The dual role reflects an emerging pattern in African venture capital, where founders leverage operational expertise whilst pursuing investment opportunities.
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    HyperionDev’s $31M War Chest and the Curious Case of the ‘Pro Bono’ Co-Founder

    The South African edtech startup recently won a restraint of trade case against a senior exec who claimed his new 'Co-Founder' title at a competitor was just an 'honorarium'.
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    The ₦1.2M Problem: Why a Single New Rule Could Cripple Nigeria’s Fintech Agents

    Now these same companies face rules that could fundamentally break their model.
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    In Francophone West Africa, Payment Cards are Run by Banks, Not Fintechs

    The COVID-19 pandemic played a catalytic role in accelerating digital payments. In 2023, digital payment transaction volumes surged by 33.78%
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    What New Delaware Investor Information Rules Mean for African Startups

    Ultimately, Delaware’s new rules raise the stakes for transparency and communication.
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    Africa’s Payment Maze: Are New State-Backed Rails a Map or a Trap for Fintechs?

    In the last month alone, major economic blocs in East, Southern, and West Africa have launched ambitious interoperable platforms.
    Read more
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    Estonia’s Yaga Finds Rare Profitability in Africa’s Mass-Market Fashion Scene

    The secondhand marketplace has raised €4M to expand into MENA, a region littered with high-profile failed fashion-tech ventures.
    Read more
    Updates

    Nigeria’s Lidya Joins Capiter in the Graveyard of African Founder-Investor Fallouts

    The company’s collapse brings a dramatic end to a venture launched in 2016 by Jumia alumni Tunde Kehinde and Ercin Eksin.
    Read more
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    The Hunt Is On: Tracking African Startup-Led Acquisition Spree of 2025

    Unsurprisingly, the deals are largely concentrated in the continent’s most competitive sectors.
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    Why $3-a-Day Savings Convinced Afreximbank to Back Spiro’s $100M Bet on E-Bikes

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