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    Premium Brands Don’t Have a Quality Problem. They Have a Distinction Problem.

    Nomaswazi Phumo, Head of Strategy of Leagas Delaney South Africa, writes from Cape Town, South Africa
    Ecosystem News

    Swedfund Injects $20M Into AfricaGoGreen to Plug Climate Debt Gap

    The transaction is consistent with Swedfund’s demonstrated strategic priority.
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    Industry

    The Human Cost of Peak Season: Why Retail’s Busiest Period Demands a People-First Strategy

    Ashwin Rajah, Founder of the Stress to Success System and Mindset Matters, and a Partner at Change Partners, writes from Midrand, South Africa.
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    In a Debt-Heavy Solar Sector, Sun King Lands Rare $40m Equity Round From Lightrock

    The latest funding rounds out a massive year for the solar giant, following a record-breaking securitisation deal in Kenya.
    Analysis & Opinions

    Africa’s Tech Reckoning: Why 2025 Became the Year of Deals, Departures and Difficult Truths

    A headline funding recovery masks a fundamental restructuring of the continent's startup landscape.
    Updates

    Uganda’s Fintech Map Rewritten as Wave Crashes the Telco Stronghold

    The era of the “Wild West” in Ugandan fintech is officially over
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    Helios Extends Data Centre Buying Spree Across North Africa

    The formation of 3MDC is not an isolated event. It follows closely on the heels of Helios’s aggressive move into the Egyptian market in September.
    Policy & Regulations Forum

    End of the Road for Banxso Executives: South Africa’s Fintech Dream Turns Into a $118M Nightmare

    Banxso (Pty) Ltd once styled itself as a high-tech gateway for everyday South Africans to trade global markets with ease.
    Industry

    “Open” vs “Owned”: A Two-Track EV Strategy Emerges in East Africa

    Seven of twelve African e-mobility companies that raised funding this year focus on battery-swapping infrastructure rather than vehicle charging, making standardisation increasingly critical.
    Updates

    The Lessons from Cash Plus’s $5.2bn Oversubscribed IPO

    Here are the numbers behind the frenzy and the four key lessons for the ecosystem.
    Ecosystem News

    From Logistics to Fintech, E-Commerce to Mushrooms: Inside Africa’s Year of Unlikely Comebacks

    Data compiled from recent African startup failures shows that once a founder experiences a shutdown, 68.3% never return to launch new ventures.
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    Uber Backer Founder Collective Joins $2M Bet on South African Stablecoin Payments

    The round was led by Raba Partnership, a VC firm with a strong track record in African fintech (including Flutterwave and Stitch).
    Updates

    Walletdoc Founders Exit as Capitec Acquires South African Fintech for $23.5M

    Capitec is paying a premium for the established payment stack.
    Policy & Regulations Forum

    Egypt Mandates State Insurance Funds to Pump Cash Into Local Equities

    The Egyptian Exchange will soon be awash with cash from unusual corridors.
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    Premium Brands Don’t Have a Quality Problem. They Have a Distinction Problem.

    Nomaswazi Phumo, Head of Strategy of Leagas Delaney South Africa, writes from Cape Town, South Africa
    Ecosystem News

    Swedfund Injects $20M Into AfricaGoGreen to Plug Climate Debt Gap

    The transaction is consistent with Swedfund’s demonstrated strategic priority.
    Policy & Regulations Forum

    How Moving Goalposts Are Freezing Francophone West Africa’s Fintech Scene

    For investors considering Francophone West Africa’s fintech sector, the past eighteen months have been ‘a study in uncertainty’.
    Analysis & Opinions

    Five Countries, Half a Million Dollars: Inside Nigeria’s New Startup Funding Math

    Nigerian founders are not failing to raise capital so much as raising it through instruments that didn't used to be the plan.

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