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    Data compiled by Launch Base Africa tells the story starkly.

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    The presence of three Kenya-based winners across different CDR approaches in the same programme points to something beyond individual company success.

    Inside the Room: The Five-Year Negotiation That Got Ghanaian Pensions to Back Venture Capital

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    D.light Takes PAYGo Solar From Impact Funds to the London Stock Exchange

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    While Others Fled, This Nigerian Corporate VC Kept Writing Cheques

    Whether the firm is a model to be replicated or an anomaly born of specific circumstances is a question that the market is still answering.

    A Reprieve for Kenya’s Electric Vehicles. But for How Long?

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    In an ecosystem often criticised for importing foreign business models, this wave of localised AI, built on proprietary, hard-to-replicate datasets, represents a native competitive advantage.

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    A meeting in Rabat confirmed the fintech's intent, but Bank Al-Maghrib Governor Abdelatif Jouahri made it clear that licensing a foreign neobank is not on the immediate agenda.

    One Year After Listing, Valu’s Public Market Bet Looks Vindicated

    Egypt's buy-now, pay-later pioneer has more than doubled its market cap since its blockbuster IPO debut, expanded into Jordan, and posted triple-digit profit growth.

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    Near Zero Equity Deals in H1: What Happened to Tunisia’s Startup Ecosystem?

    Data compiled by Launch Base Africa tells the story starkly.

    Africa’s Top Equity Investors in Tech in H1 2026

    For founders and investors, it is a signal that capital is moving to jurisdictions where the rules are more predictable and the political climate is more stable.

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