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    Breega Deepens African Push With Pre-Seed Investment in Nigerian Energy Startup PowerLabs

    For decades, commercial operations in Nigeria have been forced to operate as their own utility providers.
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    Renew Capital Is Hunting for Founders Who Can Unlock Africa’s $330bn Untapped Credit Market

    Renew Capital is anchoring its new program on the premise that this exclusion is driven by underutilized data rather than inherent borrower risk.
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    Congo’s €1m “Slow-Build” VC Fund Aims to Defy Central Africa’s Startup Odds

    The centerpiece of the initiative is a 24-month incubation and acceleration program starting in 2026.
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    The $2bn Power Play: Why Egypt Is Suddenly Africa’s Hottest Battery Market

    Development finance institutions and private capital are pouring billions into solar-plus-storage projects...
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    Backed by New $23.1m, Egypt’s Valu Takes Its Distribution Playbook to EV Charging

    Still, EV penetration in Egypt remains limited.
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    IFC Mulls $13M Equity Stake in Egyptian Grocery Leader Breadfast

    According to data from VNV Global, a key Swedish investor in the startup, Breadfast’s fair value rose by 31% in the first nine months of 2025.
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    Morocco Brings In 500 Global and Renew Capital for New $70m Venture-Building Push

    The inclusion of Renew Capital and 500 Global suggests a tactical effort to fix one of the Moroccan market’s historical weak points: insularity.
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    Egypt’s Nawah Scientific Raises $23M Series A to Export Its “Cloud Lab” Model to Rwanda and Saudi Arabia

    Founded in 2015, Nawah began as a solution to Sakr’s own frustrations as a researcher unable to find adequate lab facilities in Egypt.
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    “You Can’t Lend to What You Can’t See”: Rwandan Fintech Kayko Raises $1.2m to Digitise the ‘Invisible’ SME

    The startup was founded in 2021 by brothers Crepin and Kevin Kayisire, both graduates of the African Leadership University (ALU) in Kigali.
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    Egyptian Fintechs Pivot to Real Estate Funds as Inflation Bites

    The move comes after the Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) approved a raft of new licenses for digital real estate investment funds (REIFs).
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    Lagos Enters the Mobility Wars With a $100m War Chest to Rival Uber’s Moove

    The battle for the soul of Lagos's transport system just got a nine-figure injection.
    Analysis & Opinions

    Nigeria Leads the Charge as Local African VCs Look Beyond Their Borders in 2025

    While global funding cools, local African firms are building new investment corridors - with South Africa emerging as the prime target.
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    Dot Com Zambia’s IPO Caps a Lively Year for African Tech Listings

    The massive oversubscription in Morocco (Cash Plus) and the solid retail turnout in Zambia (DCZ) debunk the myth that African retail investors won’t buy tech.
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    The ‘Acqui-Hire’ Playbook: Inside Netcare’s Strategic Acquisition of South Africa’s Quro Medical

    Netcare’s initial 55.88% stake grants it immediate control over Quro’s board.
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    Breega Deepens African Push With Pre-Seed Investment in Nigerian Energy Startup PowerLabs

    For decades, commercial operations in Nigeria have been forced to operate as their own utility providers.
    Updates

    Renew Capital Is Hunting for Founders Who Can Unlock Africa’s $330bn Untapped Credit Market

    Renew Capital is anchoring its new program on the premise that this exclusion is driven by underutilized data rather than inherent borrower risk.
    Partner Content

    “No Shortcuts Through the Data”: How Intron is Building African Voice Infrastructure from Scratch

    "The assumption we had to kill earliest was that the technical problem was the hardest one. It is not."
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    The Ultimate Corporate Shield? How SA Fintech Lesaka Escaped the $5m Ghost of Its Liquidated Subsidiary

    Cash Paymaster Services, the defunct South African fintech and subsidiary of Lesaka Technologies that administered welfare payments to millions...

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