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    The views expressed in articles written by our guest writers are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or position of Launch Base Africa. Contributions are subject to editorial review and may be edited for clarity and length.
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    Africa’s Startup M&A Enters a Harder, More Disciplined Phase

    One year after a record wave of buyouts, the deals look different
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    Does Africa’s Founder-CEO Exit Wave Have a Nigerian Accent?

    Femi Adeyemo’s departure from Arnergy is the latest in a procession of founder handovers. The numbers suggest Nigeria is the loudest theatre in a continental shift—but not the whole story.
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    The Field Is Not Level

    Ray Langa, Group CEO, Leagas Delaney, writes from South Africa
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    South Africa’s Gender Pay Gap Starts Before the Payslip

    South Africa’s gender pay gap cannot be understood by comparing individual salaries alone.
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    Strategy vs. Execution: The Critical Diagnostic Leaders Miss Before Pivoting

    Before business leaders throw out a strategy that is not delivering, they should ask a more uncomfortable question. James Hughes, a business coach at Grow, writes from Cape Town, South Africa.
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    Premium Brands Don’t Have a Quality Problem. They Have a Distinction Problem.

    Nomaswazi Phumo, Head of Strategy of Leagas Delaney South Africa, writes from Cape Town, South Africa
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    38% on Boards, 8% in the C-Suite: South Africa’s Illusion of Executive Gender Equality

    Dr Shahiem Patel, Dean at Regent Business School, writes from Durban, South Africa
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    Why the Best Business Strategy Is Nothing Without a Clear Execution Strategy

    Even companies with excellent strategies will remain stuck until they execute the plans, but execution is no silver bullet.
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    African Tech Groups Turn to Singapore as Venture Capital Gateway

    This is not an exit from local markets, according to advisers who work on such transactions.
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    Why You Shouldn’t Be the Most Valuable Person in Your Business

    There is a reason the most successful businesses eventually make their founders and leaders redundant.
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    Why Data Matters as Much as Capital in African Agricultural Finance

    Only 1% of bank lending goes to the agricultural sector in Africa —Desmond Koney, CEO of Complete Farmer, writes from Accra, Ghana.
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    The 50% Productivity Tax: How “Hero Founders” Quietly Kill Execution

    Why the most important conversation in your business is the one nobody is having with you -By Graham Mitchell, Business Coach, Author and Founder of Grow
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    AI-First Telcos Will Lead the Race in Africa

    Author: Kitso Lemo, Associate Director, TMT Practice at Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
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    Why Human Rights Matter in the Modern Workplace

    By Ashwin Rajah, founder of Mindset Matters
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    Africa’s Startup M&A Enters a Harder, More Disciplined Phase

    One year after a record wave of buyouts, the deals look different
    Updates

    Does Africa’s Founder-CEO Exit Wave Have a Nigerian Accent?

    Femi Adeyemo’s departure from Arnergy is the latest in a procession of founder handovers. The numbers suggest Nigeria is the loudest theatre in a continental shift—but not the whole story.
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    Egypt’s Non-Bank Lenders Get Another Year Behind a Regulatory Moat

    For institutions that had hoped to enter the market, the window remains closed.
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    Enza Capital Raises $21M to Back African AI as Venture Funding Retreats

    Pan-African venture firm reaches $21mn first close on Enza Capital III LP, betting that AI can narrow a funding gap that has left African AI rounds with a median size of just $1.9mn

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