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    Kenya’s Apollo Agriculture Rides Securitisation Wave with $2.1M Local-Currency Deal

    The core infrastructure enabling the transaction was provided by Kaleidofin through its “ki” platform.

    The Quiet Exit: Mobilemart Sells to Lesaka in $2.5m All-Cash Deal

    The Nasdaq-listed South African fintech has quietly added another small enterprise-focused company to its portfolio, paying cash for a fintech business as it continues to widen its offering for large-scale clients.
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    Senegal’s Sovereign-Backed Fund Oyass Doubles Down on Healthtech Eyone with $1.7m Injection

    With the new capital, Eyone plans to move beyond its core record-keeping functions.

    Ethiopia Bans Birr-Based Crypto Trading as Forex Pressures Mount

    Any form of Birr-denominated P2P trading or exchange involving cryptocurrencies, the notice added, “is also prohibited.”

    Ten Key Trends That Shaped African Tech Funding in February

    Across 29 disclosed deals, African startups and growth-stage companies raised at least $340.5m in February. The number tells one story. How the money moved tells a different one.

    African Startups Raise $340m in February as Debt Eclipses Venture Equity

    This month, Nigerian venture capital firms were the largest exporters of capital.

    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

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

    Egypt’s First ‘Startup Label’ Goes to Digital Lender Flend

    Flend, a digital lender for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has become the first Egyptian company to be officially granted "Startup Label" certification.

    Nigeria Is Now M-KOPA’s Most Productive Market. Here’s How Its 11K Agent Network Changed the Game

    Here is an analysis of why Nigeria’s sales network is outperforming its peers.

    What Failed African Startups Taught Their Most Active Investors

    From Sendy to Dash to Copia, a wave of high-profile collapses has quietly rewritten the investment playbooks of the continent's most prolific funds.

    Fido Ghana Secures $5.5M Debt to Sharpen AI Credit Scoring for Africa’s ‘Invisible’ Borrowers

    While the global venture capital market remains selective, the appetite for African fintechs solving the "data gap" is showing resilience.

    France’s Hummingbirds Raises $59M to Scale Carbon Credit Sales in Kenya and Across Africa

    Most carbon finance enters the market once a project is already operational. Hummingbirds is moving further upstream to address the supply-side bottleneck.

    The Diaspora Founder Formula Behind Côte d’Ivoire’s Most Prolific Venture Studio

    Mstudio now accounts for 68% of all disclosed pre-seed and seed rounds in the country.

    Afreximbank Deepens Bet on Spiro With Over $200m in Backing in Two Years

    The rapid succession of capital injections makes Spiro one of the most heavily capitalized e-mobility players operating on the continent.

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    Kenya’s Apollo Agriculture Rides Securitisation Wave with $2.1M Local-Currency Deal

    The core infrastructure enabling the transaction was provided by Kaleidofin through its “ki” platform.

    The Quiet Exit: Mobilemart Sells to Lesaka in $2.5m All-Cash Deal

    The Nasdaq-listed South African fintech has quietly added another small enterprise-focused company to its portfolio, paying cash for a fintech business as it continues to widen its offering for large-scale clients.

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