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    Lagos, a Swarm of Data Centers: Nigeria’s First Digital Free Zone — Itana — Joins Infrastructure Race

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    AfDB backs carbon-financed clean cooking initiative targeting low-income households in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia.

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    Welcome to the next frontier of real estate investing in Egypt: fractional ownership.

    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.

    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.

    Impact Investor I&P Scouts for New Wave of Climate Tech Across West Africa

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    An ‘Abuse of Process’: The Inside Story of How 54 Collective Lost Its $106M Fund

    The provisional liquidation process will continue, with a final court hearing scheduled for 11 August 2025.

    Morocco’s Journify Doubles Valuation After Fresh Investment — and Sets a New Benchmark for MENA’s Adtech Scene

    At the heart of Journify’s model is a simple but timely proposition: helping brands across the Middle East activate and monetise first-party data — the data customers willingly share with them — across platforms like Meta, Google, TikTok, X, and Snapchat.

    Stahili: The New Startup from Copia Founders Promises Privacy and Instant Rewards

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    Nigerian fintechs can no longer just distribute terminals; they must actively manage, monitor.

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