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    Egypt Wants to Be Your LP: Applications Open for New $1bn Fund-of-Funds

    Egypt is stepping up efforts to attract venture capital following the launch of its long-awaited Startup Charter.
    Analysis & Opinions

    Beyond Borders: The African Countries Attracting the Most Capital from Nigerian VC Firms

    Collectively, the data reveals a venture capital community in transition — albeit a cautious and selective one.
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    Where the Money’s Going: What Investors Are Backing Outside Africa’s ‘Big Four’ in 2025

    North Africa — especially Morocco and Tunisia — is becoming a testing ground for AI, vertical SaaS, and bundled apps.
    Ecosystem News

    Morocco Selects Global GPs Including Westmont and AfricInvest to Manage $1.9bn in Thematic Funds

    The funds will be domiciled in Morocco and will invest through a mix of equity and quasi-equity instruments.
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    Nigeria’s BFREE Raises $3M to Unlock New Frontier in Distressed Loan Portfolio Financing

    BFREE is turning what has long been considered a dead-end in African finance — non-performing loans — into a viable, tech-powered asset class.
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    Inside the Fintech That’s Quietly Built Africa’s Largest Smartphone Assembly Line

    It’s a playbook that echoes India’s feature phone revolution of the early 2000s — except with embedded finance at the core rather than cheap calls.
    Ecosystem News

    Network International and Magnati Merge to Form $400bn African-Middle East Fintech Giant

    The new company will serve more than 250 financial institutions, 240,000 merchants, and 20 million cardholders in over 50 markets.
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    Nawy Buys UAE’s SmartCrowd in Bid to Build MENA’s First Real Estate Super-App

    Before the acquisition, SmartCrowd has raised over $3.6M across 3 funding rounds.
    Partner Content

    Can Temu Crack South Africa’s E-Commerce Market Where Jumia Couldn’t?

    Temu’s expansion comes less than a year after Jumia Technologies AG, often dubbed the “Amazon of Africa,” shut down operations in South Africa and Tunisia.
    Analysis & Opinions

    The Unwritten Rule: Why 2025’s Most Funded African Startups Are Becoming the Most Aggressive Buyers

    Too early to call it a trend? Maybe. But the signals are getting louder.
    Policy & Regulations Forum

    Nigeria’s CAC Makes a Bold Bet on AI-Powered Instant Company Registration — and It Misfires

    As Nigeria aims to climb the ranks of global ease-of-doing-business indices, its latest experiment with automation highlights a timeless truth.
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    A New Fintech Gold Rush in Cameroon — But Has the Market Really Changed?

    In 2022, it accounted for 71% of all mobile money transactions in Central Africa, totalling more than €90 billion
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    Cape Town-Born Cerebrium Raises $8.5M to Power the Future of Real-Time AI

    Cerebrium is a serverless infrastructure platform that makes it easy for companies to build and scale data/AI workloads. With just a team of 4 across the US and South Africa, the startup scaled to doing millions in revenue.
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    Cape Town’s New timbuktoo Creative Hub Opens Free Space for Africa’s Creative-Tech Startups

    Creatives are also invited to host creative community events in the vibrant venue.
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    Egypt Wants to Be Your LP: Applications Open for New $1bn Fund-of-Funds

    Egypt is stepping up efforts to attract venture capital following the launch of its long-awaited Startup Charter.
    Analysis & Opinions

    Beyond Borders: The African Countries Attracting the Most Capital from Nigerian VC Firms

    Collectively, the data reveals a venture capital community in transition — albeit a cautious and selective one.
    Partner Content

    MaxAB-Wasoko Swaps Founders for Operators in Hunt for Profitability

    Following the departure of Wasoko founder Daniel Yu as CEO late last year, the combined entity is now aggressively reshuffling its regional leadership...
    Ecosystem News

    Beltone Widens Its Investment Stack to Capture Growth-Stage Winners

    The Cairo-based financial group is expanding its investment stack beyond early-stage bets.

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