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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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    Lagos vs. Cape Town: The 2025 Playbooks of Funded Startups

    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.
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    Nigeria’s Zedcrest Capital Exits Leatherback’s Cap Table After $10M Pre-Seed Round Amid Boardroom Battle

    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
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    Ethiopia’s Gebeya Takes On ‘Vibe Coding’ Giants: ‘The Existing Tools Aren’t Built for Us’

    “While the world is excited about ‘Vibe Coding,’ the conversation misses a crucial point,"
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    Airtel’s $193B Fintech Engine Powers Africa’s Next Wave of Tech IPOs

    Airtel Africa’s mobile money arm is now processing transactions at an annualised rate of $193 billion
    Analysis & Opinions

    Calendar Activism Won’t Build Inclusive Companies

    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.
    Ecosystem News

    Egypt’s Swvl Extends Profit Streak to Three Quarters on GCC Expansion

    Swvl’s journey has been marked by significant challenges since its $1.5bn SPAC merger in early 2022.
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    South Africa’s Maxwell+Spark Raises $15M to Decarbonise Forklifts and Cold-Chain Logistics

    The cash will be used to scale its lithium-ion systems that replace diesel and lead-acid power in industrial vehicles.
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    Estonia’s Yaga Finds Rare Profitability in Africa’s Mass-Market Fashion Scene

    The secondhand marketplace has raised €4M to expand into MENA, a region littered with high-profile failed fashion-tech ventures.
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    Nigeria’s Lidya Joins Capiter in the Graveyard of African Founder-Investor Fallouts

    The company’s collapse brings a dramatic end to a venture launched in 2016 by Jumia alumni Tunde Kehinde and Ercin Eksin.
    Analysis & Opinions

    Morocco’s Startup Cap Tables Get a Deepening Pan-African Makeover

    Historically, Africa’s VC scene has been split.
    Ecosystem News

    Battered by Rivals, Fintech Unicorn Wave Bets $35M on a Banking Licence

    The move isn’t a surprise.
    Industry

    ‘Complex Legal Structures Can Cost You’: Inseco Founder’s Hard Lessons from $5.3M Failure

    “If your startup needs outside capital, it’s best to raise it from people who understand early-stage investing.”
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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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