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    Tunisia’s State Startup Fund Looks Beyond Capital City Tech Elites

    The $60m ANAVA initiative is taking venture capital on the road to hunt for deal-flow in forgotten interior provinces.
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    CFO Churn Casts Shadow Over Flutterwave’s Long-Delayed IPO Ambitions

    Africa's $3bn payments champion trades Wall Street polish for regional banking steel as executive turnover points to deferred listing plans and domestic regulatory friction.
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    Nigerian Cleantech Rana Energy Raises $3M to Replace Diesel Generators with AI-Powered Solar

    The Lagos-based startup combines equity and debt in a pre-seed round to scale its AI-driven 'digital utility' platform across Africa.
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    Meet 30 Leading Africa-focused VC Firms Led by Female Managers

    While many are emerging managers raising their first or second funds, they collectively represent a powerful shift in the ecosystem.
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    Nedbank’s Fintech Shopping Spree Continues with $7.5M Bet on Tanzania’s Kuunda

    The investment comes as Nedbank pursues a more aggressive fintech strategy.
    Policy & Regulations Forum

    South Africa’s Scrapped VC Tax Break: A $150k Fraud Case Reveals the Ugly Truth

    For a while, Section 12J of the Income Tax Act was the talk of the town.
    Ecosystem News

    YC Alum Chari Raises $12M to Launch a Banking-as-a-Service Platform in Morocco

    The YC-backed startup is pursuing a dual strategy: embedding financial services for mom-and-pop shops while also offering its fintech infrastructure to other businesses.
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    With Grocery Dominance Secured, Egypt’s Breadfast Pushes for Unicorn Status In Latest Fintech Expansion

    The online grocer recently secured $10m from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to fuel its expansion into financial services and new cities.
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    From Gro Intelligence to 54gene: The Winners and Losers in Africa’s Tech IP Asset Grab

    Not all IP sales, however, result in a revival.
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    Saviu Ventures Continues Exit Spree with Kamtar Sale

    The Francophone Africa-focused VC has sold its majority stake in the Ivorian logistics startup to Logidoo, marking another major exit of 2025.
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    Tanzania’s Funguo Deepens Investment to $2.65M to Back Local Startups

    For founders like Geophrey Tenganamba, co-founder and CEO of agritech startup MazaoHub, this type of support is crucial for survival.
    Analysis & Opinions

    The Three Trends Defining Fintech Investment in Francophone Africa This Year

    The era of funding simple consumer solutions appears to be making way for a far more rigorous investment thesis.
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    DigsConnect Founder Alexandria Procter Launches $1.4M Vehicle to Back African Startups

    Procter founded DigsConnect four years ago while she was an undergraduate student at the University of Cape Town..
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    A 230-Angel Network, Beyond the ‘Big Four’: Inside Renew Capital’s Quiet Conquest of African VC

    While Nigeria saw the second-highest number of applicants to its Renew Venture Lab (350), it has no portfolio company there yet.
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    Tunisia’s State Startup Fund Looks Beyond Capital City Tech Elites

    The $60m ANAVA initiative is taking venture capital on the road to hunt for deal-flow in forgotten interior provinces.
    Updates

    CFO Churn Casts Shadow Over Flutterwave’s Long-Delayed IPO Ambitions

    Africa's $3bn payments champion trades Wall Street polish for regional banking steel as executive turnover points to deferred listing plans and domestic regulatory friction.
    Policy & Regulations Forum

    Algeria’s Fintech Era Begins as Telecom Giant Djezzy Secures Country’s First PSP License

    The entity is a dedicated subsidiary of Optimum Telecom Algeria (Djezzy), the country’s second-largest mobile operator.
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    Bank Zero Joins TymeBank and Discovery in South Africa’s Profitable Neobank Club

    Bank Zero hits monthly break-even with just 275,000 direct retail accounts, offering a playbook for capital-efficient fintechs.

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