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Dutch VC Aqua-Spark Secures $48m for African Blue Economy Fund, Backed by KfW and AgriFI
Ecosystem News
Algerian Super-App Yassir Buys Uno Hypermarkets to Fill the Jumia-Shaped Hole
Ecosystem News
From iROKOtv to Showmax: Is the ‘Netflix of Africa’ Dream Officially Dead?
Ecosystem News
Zeno Raises $25m Series A to Build Africa’s Full-Stack E-Motorcycle Challenger
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Egypt’s Breadfast Caught in Geopolitical Crossfire After $50m Raise
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Hlayisani Raises $30M to Tackle South Africa’s Series A Drought
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African Startups Raise $340m in February as Debt Eclipses Venture Equity
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International Investors Pour Into Morocco One Year After $1.9B Fund Launch
Analysis & Opinions
Beyond ‘Market Access’ Apps: Why Ghana Is the New Frontier for High-Ticket Agritech Deals
Analysis & Opinions
African Startup Funding in Early 2026: More Money, Less Venture
Analysis & Opinions
Ten Key Trends That Shaped African Tech Funding in February
Analysis & Opinions
What Failed African Startups Taught Their Most Active Investors
Analysis & Opinions
Beyond Borders: The African Countries Attracting the Most Capital from Nigerian VC Firms
Analysis & Opinions
Fresh Funds African Tech Firms Can Pitch to in 2026
Analysis & Opinions
Cheap, Collateral-Free, and Non-Dilutive: The ‘Unicorn’ Debt African Founders Are Chasing
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‘Stay in It’: How Over 200 Interviews and a LinkedIn Post Led to a $2.35M Seed Round for Orca
Ecosystem News
‘Don’t Wait for a Cash Crunch’: The $70M Debt Playbook from Lula’s Trevor Gosling
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“Harder to Build, but More Defensible”: Enakl Co-Founder on Tackling Morocco’s Commuter Chaos
Ecosystem News
‘Valuations Still Far Too High’: Lexi Novitske on Investing a $205m Africa Tech Fund Amid Market Turbulence
Hard Talks
“Don’t Build for Hypothetical Problems”: What Immobazyme’s Founders Learned While Dragging University IP Into the Marketplace
Hard Talks
‘Don’t Wait to Be Perfect’: How Selling Imperfect Produce Helped Farm to Feed Land a $1.5M Seed Round
Hard Talks
“We Carry the Weight for Others”: Inside the $2M Raise for Tanzania’s Hybrid AgriTech Pioneer MazaoHub
Hard Talks
‘I Collapsed and Cried for Hours’: How Hypeo AI’s Founder Turned Her Worst Day Into a Venture-Backed Startup
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How Swvl Ditched the Auditors Who Doubted Its Survival
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OneBank: Egypt’s $114m State-Backed Digital Challenger Gets the Final Green Light
Policy & Regulations Forum
The March 11 Ultimatum: Why Half of SA’s E-Hailing Industry Is Racing the Clock
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Too Many Cooks? Nigeria’s Plan for a New Fintech Regulator Draws Parallels to the UK’s Northern Rock Crisis
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Africa’s Top Venture Investor Locked in $6.3m Legal Dispute with Former Employer
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Rivals Force Glovo to Shutter Stores Across Morocco
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MNT-Halan’s New Moat? Egypt Freezes New Fintech Licences After 182% Growth
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Why Human Rights Matter in the Modern Workplace
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The Riyadh-Cairo Pipeline: Saudi’s VMS Lands in Egypt to Hunt for Seed+ Scaleups
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A New Wave of Tech Firms Is Tapping Nigeria’s Public Debt Market
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Ziidi Trader: Safaricom Captures Half of Kenya’s First Major IPO in 20 Years
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From Payments to Credit: Fawry’s Next Act Is Lending
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100 Faces, 160,000 Attacks: Inside the Industrialised Fraud Machines Targeting Africa
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Western Union and Cassava’s Sasai Target South Africa’s $1bn Outbound Remittance Market
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Valu Expands to Jordan With $7m — but Its Fastest Growth Is Coming From Payments, Not Loan
Egypt's largest consumer fintech posted its first full-year results since listing.
March 13, 2026
Updates
African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals
Here’s a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we’re tracking this month.
March 13, 2026
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Policy & Regulations Forum
Algeria’s ‘Forced Marriage’: Why Big Business is Suddenly Swiping Right on Startups
Algeria’s new innovation tax puts startups on corporate balance sheets.
January 19, 2026
Partner Content
The February Fade: When Good Intentions Lose Momentum
by Phindile Mpithi
January 19, 2026
Updates
ValU Secures $63.5m Short-Term Financing from Egypt’s Biggest Bank
The company has benefited from Egypt’s regulatory framework for consumer finance, which has brought BNPL-style products under formal oversight.
January 16, 2026
Ecosystem News
Davos 2026: AI Takes Centre Stage as Technology Shapes Global Power
Leaders at Davos will debate how poorly governed AI could exacerbate inequality, misinformation, and economic fragmentation .
January 16, 2026
Policy & Regulations Forum
A 3,900% Price Hike: Inside Nigeria’s Brutal New Licensing Regime for Fintechs and VCs
For the “disruptors” in the fintech and crypto space, the SEC has made it clear that disruption must be backed by heavy liquidity.
January 16, 2026
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Why Egypt’s 10m Instalment Customers Have Become Africa’s Most Fought-Over Fintech Asset
In less than a year, the user base nearly tripled.
January 15, 2026
Policy & Regulations Forum
Tax Breaks and ‘Theatrical’ Reforms: Can Article 35 Finally Unlock Ivorian Tech?
Côte d’Ivoire’s efforts signal a shift in attitude: digital startups are no longer seen as boutique hobbies .
January 15, 2026
Partner Content
Can a $1,000 Buy-In Solve Kenya’s Early-Stage Funding Gap?
Each participant will commit $1,000 towards a syndicated investment chosen collectively by the group.
January 15, 2026
Policy & Regulations Forum
Why Ghana’s Crypto Framework Is a Blueprint for West African Trade
By: Gillian Darko, Vice President of Strategy, Yellow Card
January 15, 2026
Updates
A Bank of Its Own: Will Paystack’s MFB Licence Solve Its Growth Ceiling?
The acquisition of Ladder MFB provides Paystack with three critical capabilities it previously lacked.
January 14, 2026
Analysis & Opinions
Fragile but Forming: The Reality of Francophone Africa’s Angel Investing Landscape in 2025
The 2025 data reveals a notable gap: the lack of disclosed investments from successful local entrepreneurs.
January 14, 2026
Updates
Silverbacks Posts 13.7x Fintech Returns as It Pivots to Sports and Entertainment
The Mauritius-based firm reports a 13.7x return on its fintech blueprint and is now pivoting capital into African sports and entertainment.
January 13, 2026
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Valu Expands to Jordan With $7m — but Its Fastest Growth Is Coming From Payments, Not Loan
Egypt's largest consumer fintech posted its first full-year results since listing.
March 13, 2026
Updates
African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals
Here’s a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we’re tracking this month.
March 13, 2026
Venture Capital & Funding Sources
Dutch VC Aqua-Spark Secures $48m for African Blue Economy Fund, Backed by KfW and AgriFI
The close marks the culmination of a fundraising process that began in 2021.
March 13, 2026
Partner Content
Why Human Rights Matter in the Modern Workplace
By Ashwin Rajah, founder of Mindset Matters
March 13, 2026