Naguib Sawiris's battery-swapping group has built the largest network of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa. Whether each cabinet earns back the batteries it cycles is a question it has not answered.
In the UAE, Paymob’s operations have scaled rapidly. Within just 14 months, transaction volumes in the UAE matched what took five years to achieve in Egypt.
Founded in 2018 by former Ernst & Young executives and actuaries Alex Thomson, Sumarié Greybe, and Ernest North, Naked distinguishes itself through a fully digital, AI-driven insurance platform.
In 2024 alone, these tech visitors flocking to Morocco helped catapult the North African country to Africa’s number one tourist destination, surpassing Egypt after it secured over 17.4 million visits that year. But as their presence fades, a new tendril is sprouting.
China's panda bond market has witnessed remarkable growth, with issuances hitting a record 194.8 billion yuan ($26.7 billion) in 2024 — a 26% increase year-on-year.
Founded in 2018 by Emmanuel Okeleji and Deji Lana, SeamlessHR has rapidly established itself as a dominant player in the HR and payroll software market...
Baobab Network’s backing reflects confidence in CreditChek’s ability to replicate the success of solutions like Nova Credit, which has tackled similar challenges for immigrants in the U.S.
Naguib Sawiris's battery-swapping group has built the largest network of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa. Whether each cabinet earns back the batteries it cycles is a question it has not answered.
In the space of a fortnight, a handful of browser games built by Nigerian developers has generated more attention, and more argument, than the country’s game industry has seen in years. The question is whether any of it constitutes a market.
