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    Opera Quietly Liquidates Kenyan Ad Unit Ahead of OPay’s $4B US IPO

    Opera’s fintech play in Africa extends well beyond its Kenyan operating entities.
    Ecosystem News

    “Directly Selling Insurance to Farmers Does Not Work”: Pula CEO on Avoiding Agtech’s Deadliest Trap

    From rural Kenya to the Earthshot shortlist: Pula CEO Thomas Njeru reveals to Launch Base Africa how the profitable agtech reached 24 million farmers and why impact and profitability are not mutually exclusive.
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    From Men’s Shoes to Mobile Phones: Jumia’s Pivot to Africa’s Secondary Cities Is Starting to Pay Off

    Making this strategy work requires a fundamentally different approach to logistics.
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    Senegal’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Backs Eyone Medical with $3M in First Deployment from $89M Oyass Capital Fund

    The investments are the first to be made by Oyass Capital, a 52 billion CFA franc ($89 million) SME-focused private equity fund sponsored by the Senegalese Sovereign Strategic Investment Fund (FONSIS).
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    Wave Energy Gets a Test Run in South Africa as Swedish Startup Eyes Africa’s Coastline

    But can waves compete with the continent's solar obsession?
    Ecosystem News

    From Poor Pay to Truncated Maps: Glovo’s Moroccan Headaches Mount as Regulator Slams Fine

    Protesters allege that the Glovo app recently displayed a map of Morocco without its southern regions.
    Policy & Regulations Forum

    Algeria’s Startup Playbook Puts Sub-Saharan Policies to Shame

    Startup laws may be the fashion across African capitals, but North Africa appears to be one of the few regions actually wearing them well.
    Policy & Regulations Forum

    Egypt’s New Fintech Sandbox Comes With Limitations — And Hackathons

    The lab will also offer additional services beyond sandbox testing,
    Analysis & Opinions

    Looking for VC in Ghana in 2025? Accra’s Not Where the Money Is

    This year so far, most Ghanaian startups raised from a single institutional backer.
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    Lagos, a Swarm of Data Centers: Nigeria’s First Digital Free Zone — Itana — Joins Infrastructure Race

    “Africa will not win in the AI age by consuming what the rest of the world builds.”
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    Kenya’s Burn Secures $5M from African Development Bank to Scale Electric Cooking Across East and Southern Africa

    AfDB backs carbon-financed clean cooking initiative targeting low-income households in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia.
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    One Firm Pulled in $6M in a Year from Fractional Real Estate — Is This Egypt’s Next Fintech Frontier?

    Welcome to the next frontier of real estate investing in Egypt: fractional ownership.
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    FAB-Backed Lime Launches in Egypt with $9.4M to Disrupt School Financing

    Lime Consumer Finance, a newly launched fintech platform focused on education financing, has secured a substantial $9.4 million in initial funding.
    Ecosystem News

    Flend Raises $3m in Seed Round to Scale Digital SME Finance Across Egypt

    The Cairo-based fintech startup plans to embed lending into Egypt's real economy through a fully regulated, tech-first platform.
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    Opera Quietly Liquidates Kenyan Ad Unit Ahead of OPay’s $4B US IPO

    Opera’s fintech play in Africa extends well beyond its Kenyan operating entities.
    Ecosystem News

    “Directly Selling Insurance to Farmers Does Not Work”: Pula CEO on Avoiding Agtech’s Deadliest Trap

    From rural Kenya to the Earthshot shortlist: Pula CEO Thomas Njeru reveals to Launch Base Africa how the profitable agtech reached 24 million farmers and why impact and profitability are not mutually exclusive.
    Updates

    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.
    Ecosystem News

    SunCulture Closes $10m Securitisation Deal as African Climate Tech Turns to Capital Markets

    The transaction is designed to allow SunCulture to recycle capital that would otherwise be tied up in longer-dated customer receivables.

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