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    EBRD Backs Nigerian Grid-Tech Startup Beacon Power Services in $20.9m Push

    At the heart of the problem is a vast metering gap. An estimated 4.7mn electricity customers remain unmetered.

    Climate Fintech Nithio Launches $150M Debt Fund to Back Africa’s Electric Vehicle Fleets

    With capital heavily concentrated in a handful of giants, Nithio’s FUEL vehicle aims to widen the financing pipeline for charging networks and fleet operators.
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    Morocco Selects Global GPs Including Westmont and AfricInvest to Manage $1.9bn in Thematic Funds

    The funds will be domiciled in Morocco and will invest through a mix of equity and quasi-equity instruments.

    Nigeria’s BFREE Raises $3M to Unlock New Frontier in Distressed Loan Portfolio Financing

    BFREE is turning what has long been considered a dead-end in African finance — non-performing loans — into a viable, tech-powered asset class.

    Inside the Fintech That’s Quietly Built Africa’s Largest Smartphone Assembly Line

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    Network International and Magnati Merge to Form $400bn African-Middle East Fintech Giant

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    Nawy Buys UAE’s SmartCrowd in Bid to Build MENA’s First Real Estate Super-App

    Before the acquisition, SmartCrowd has raised over $3.6M across 3 funding rounds.

    Can Temu Crack South Africa’s E-Commerce Market Where Jumia Couldn’t?

    Temu’s expansion comes less than a year after Jumia Technologies AG, often dubbed the “Amazon of Africa,” shut down operations in South Africa and Tunisia.

    The Unwritten Rule: Why 2025’s Most Funded African Startups Are Becoming the Most Aggressive Buyers

    Too early to call it a trend? Maybe. But the signals are getting louder.

    Nigeria’s CAC Makes a Bold Bet on AI-Powered Instant Company Registration — and It Misfires

    As Nigeria aims to climb the ranks of global ease-of-doing-business indices, its latest experiment with automation highlights a timeless truth.

    A New Fintech Gold Rush in Cameroon — But Has the Market Really Changed?

    In 2022, it accounted for 71% of all mobile money transactions in Central Africa, totalling more than €90 billion

    Cape Town-Born Cerebrium Raises $8.5M to Power the Future of Real-Time AI

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    EBRD Backs Nigerian Grid-Tech Startup Beacon Power Services in $20.9m Push

    At the heart of the problem is a vast metering gap. An estimated 4.7mn electricity customers remain unmetered.

    Climate Fintech Nithio Launches $150M Debt Fund to Back Africa’s Electric Vehicle Fleets

    With capital heavily concentrated in a handful of giants, Nithio’s FUEL vehicle aims to widen the financing pipeline for charging networks and fleet operators.

    The Hidden Costs of MNT-Halan’s Mass-Market Lending Model

    Although disputed claims represent less than 3.5% of lifetime originations, one lawsuit for every 15 active borrowers highlights the legal and administrative costs of enforcing unsecured loans in high-inflation markets.

    In Memoriam: Andrew Milne, the Kuunda Co-Founder Who Took Lending to Mobile Money Networks

    Between 2015 and 2017, he was chief operating officer of mobile money company Zoona.