According to the Climate Policy Initiative, just 3% of global climate finance flowed to Africa in 2023, and less than 0.5% of that targeted early-stage tech ventures.
Dr. Islam Azzam, a former managing director of a national fund targeting startups, takes the helm of the Egyptian Exchange amid a flurry of pro-tech market reforms.
A Nigerian fintech raised $2.6m from marquee investors, promised its employees fair treatment, and then shut down. A Nigerian court has spent two years untangling what it left behind.