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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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    Analysis & Opinions

    The Great Return: Stablecoins Win Back Africa’s Fleeing Crypto Startup Investors

    The institutional capital we are seeing is now more than just a fleeting conviction.
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    Updated: African Startup Funding Hits $1.98B YTD as Debt Deals and Local Investors Step Up

    Artificial intelligence also emerged as a strong vertical.
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    Denmark Bets $54M on African Tech and VCs with New Impact Fund

    The facility, which will run from 2025 to 2028.
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    Female-Led First Circle Capital Raises $10.9M for Pan-African Fintech Fund

    The firm has recently been making investments in Southern Africa.
    SOUTHERN AFRICA

    E4E Africa Buys Out Early Investor to Increase Holding in Insurtech Startup Pineapple

    For a later-stage investor like E4E Africa, the transaction allows it to double down on a portfolio company it believes is outperforming.
    Ecosystem News

    From Partner to Purchase: Why Nedbank’s $93M iKhokha Deal is a Warning Shot for Fintech Collaborators

    The answer lies in the numbers.
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    Mastercard Foundation Continues Africa Push with $10m for Sahel Capital

    SEFAA, which was initially anchored by Germany’s KfW Development Bank, typically invests between $300,000 and $2.4 million in early-stage and growth-oriented agribusinesses.
    Industry

    Why Newly-Listed valU is Choosing Its Old Funding Playbook Over Public Markets

    The takeaway: Egypt's newly listed fintech giant isn't tapping public markets for its next growth phase.
    Analysis & Opinions

    The Most Active Investors in African Tech Startups: H1 2025

    Who invested the most in African tech startups in H1 2025? An unexpected foreign VC appears to be everywhere in Africa at the moment.
    Ecosystem News

    Japanese VCs Launch $20m Fund to Bridge Corporate Japan and African Tech

    A wave of Japanese corporates and early-stage funds is headed for Africa.
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    Danish State Fund Backs CrossBoundary Energy with $40M for African Solar Roll-out

    CBE’s client list includes multinational firms like Unilever and Guinness, as well as heavy industry players such as mining giant Rio Tinto.
    NORTHERN AFRICA

    Revolut vs. The Office des Changes: Will Moroccans Get the Full Version?

    "We have a monopoly in the banking system. Send money from your phone free of charge? No way."
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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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