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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.

    “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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    Partech’s €280M Africa Fund Goes to Work: Four Deals in May Signal Aggressive Bet on Continent

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    Nigeria’s Medsaf Quietly Shut Down in 2024 After Raising $2M to Digitise the Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

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    West Africa’s Central Bank, BCEAO, Extends Fintech Licensing Deadline Amid Industry Pressure

    Launch Base Africa describes the development as one of the most closely followed issues on its platform in the region during the month of May.

    AfricInvest Ends Multi-Year Bet on Egyptian Fintech MDP

    The company, co-founded and led by Ahmed Nafie, offers an end-to-end digital payment infrastructure solution across Africa and the Middle East.

    Delivery Wars Turn Ugly: Glovo’s Mounting Troubles in Moroccan Court

    For Glovo, which insists it is cooperating fully and remains committed to transparency, this latest development is a reputational headache layered on top of an already complex operating environment.

    Flutterwave, InTouch Licensed — But Most WAEMU Fintechs Still Frozen

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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.

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

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