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    Beauty Queens, Bitcoin, and Market Rigging: Inside the Scandal Rocking Africa’s Crypto Pioneer

    A former Miss South Africa, an illiquid stock scheme, and a 20-year ban: regulators have clamped down on the executive team behind Africa’s high-profile Bitcoin treasury pioneer.
    Industry

    Shuttlers Launches Carpooling Service as Rivals Race for Uber’s Market Share in Nigeria

    Findings by Launch Base Africa found that fares on several ride-hailing platforms operating in Nigeria have risen sharply since Uber’s exit.
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    EASTERN AFRICA

    Rift Valley Energy Secures $15 Million Investment to Expand Clean Energy Access in Tanzania

    British International Investment (BII), the UK’s development finance institution, has announced a $15 million...
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    Ethiopia Opens Banking Sector to Foreign Digital Disruptors

    In a historic move, Ethiopia is throwing open the doors of its long-protected banking sector to foreign competition.
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    UM6P Ventures Expands Focus to Fund Pan-African Startups with Up to $700K

    UM6P Ventures, the venture capital arm of Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P), is expanding...
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    Binance Executive in Nigeria Closer to Release as Court Reframes Charges Amid US Lawmakers’ Pressure

    The Federal High Court of Nigeria has discharged Tigran Gambaryan, a 39-year-old American, and...
    SOUTHERN AFRICA

    5-Year-Old Fintech Soonicorn TymeBank Captures 10% of South African Market, Eyes NYSE

    TymeBank, a South African digital banking pioneer backed by China’s Tencent Holdings, is set...
    Industry

    Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation Awarded to Esther Kimani for Crop-Saving AI Tool

    Esther Kimani, a Kenyan innovator, has been awarded the prestigious Africa Prize for Engineering...
    EASTERN AFRICA

    Could Copia Global’s Fate Have Been Avoided? Ex-Employees Critique Strategic Moves

    The rapid decline of Copia Kenya, an e-commerce startup that once held great promise...
    Ecosystem News

    Two Years After Moroccan Buyout, EmergingTech Ventures Raising $60M Fund II to Back Local Startups

    EmergingTech Ventures, a Moroccan venture capital firm, is raising $60 million for its second...
    Industry

    Rising Tide Africa Opens Applications for Female-Led Startup Accelerator

    Rising Tide Africa Accelerator, an accelerator program run by women-led angel investment network, Rising...
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    Egypt’s i’SUPPLY Secures Pre-Series A Funding, Totaling $2.5 Million Raised

    i’SUPPLY, a leading Egyptian B2B medtech platform specializing in pharmaceutical distribution, has successfully closed...
    EASTERN AFRICA

    Renew Capital Investment Series: Rwanda’s Beauty Startup Zuri Joins the Roster

    Zuri, a tech-enabled beauty company founded in 2016, has announced a significant investment from...
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    Egypt’s Potcast Productions Secures Pre-Seed Funding to Fuel Podcasting Revolution in MENA

    The Potcast Productions (TPP), a leading Egyptian podcast production company, has successfully closed its...
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    Beauty Queens, Bitcoin, and Market Rigging: Inside the Scandal Rocking Africa’s Crypto Pioneer

    A former Miss South Africa, an illiquid stock scheme, and a 20-year ban: regulators have clamped down on the executive team behind Africa’s high-profile Bitcoin treasury pioneer.
    Industry

    Shuttlers Launches Carpooling Service as Rivals Race for Uber’s Market Share in Nigeria

    Findings by Launch Base Africa found that fares on several ride-hailing platforms operating in Nigeria have risen sharply since Uber’s exit.
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    The US Startup Controlling Nigeria’s $1.1bn Clean Energy Pipeline Just Raised $74m

    Odyssey’s deepest institutional footprint is in Nigeria.
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    Four Startups, One Lead Investor: Inside Atlantica’s African AI Infrastructure Thesis

    A Lagos-based venture firm has backed four AI-native infrastructure start-ups in 18 months.

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