The new law creates a dual-oversight model that pragmatically divides responsibilities between existing regulators rather than inventing yet another government agency.
The quarter’s activity highlights a continued reliance on international capital, with strategic corporate investors and US-based accelerators also featuring prominently.
A comparative analysis of 2025 funding rounds in startups by Launch Base Africa reveals that Africa’s two largest tech hubs are operating from fundamentally different scripts.
Leatherback's lead investor has divested its stake following a turbulent period marked by fraud investigations, CEO changes, and strategic disputes that reshaped the cross-border payments startup
Leading 25,000 people across Southern Africa has taught Alan Quinn, CEO of Empact Group, that authentic inclusion cannot be scheduled. In this candid piece, he urges business leaders to move beyond performative diversity.
Sixteen months later, on a hot July day in 2026, Egypt's finance minister, Ahmed Kouchouk, returned to a company whose public frustration had once laid bare the country's industrial bureaucracy.
The new virtual asset rules demand high capital, local custody, and bank-held reserves - creating a moat that traditional lenders are perfectly positioned to fill.
