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    The Ghostwriters of Africa’s Tech Boom

    Yet beneath the noise of global audience metrics, a quieter, more revealing dataset is accumulating.
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    An 85% Chance of a $3.1bn IPO Within Two Years: Inside Opera’s High‑Stakes OPay Bet

    OPay began life inside Opera in 2018, initially as a mobile wallet and ride-hailing service before quickly pivoting to payments.
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    UK Backs New GSMA Innovation Fund for African AI Startups

    The fund will offer grants ranging from £100,000 to £250,000 for projects lasting 15–18 months.
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    Swedfund Backs African Infrastructure Fund in $41.6M Deal

    Africa, considered the most energy-deficient continent, is home to 75 per cent of the world’s population without electricity access
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    Who’s Next? HostAfrica Expands Its Nigerian Footprint with Another Acquisition

    This is not HostAfrica’s third foray into Nigeria.
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    US Still Wants Foreign Startup Founders and VCs under Parole Visa, But at New Fees

    For venture capitalists or government funders looking to back such entrepreneurs, the minimum investment in startups within a five-year period will increase from $633,952 to $746,571.
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    African Fintechs Shift Focus to Engagement as Ad Budgets Tighten

    This..."clearly shows a huge opportunity to connect with consumers through mobile apps.”
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    New $5bn Lifeline for African Renewable Energy Firms as Exchange Rates Bite

    In 2023, African cleantech firms borrowed heavily, then suddenly paused in 2024. …But a new lending honeycomb is being built once more.
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    Uber-backed Moove Deepens Latin American Push with Kovi Acquisition

    The all-share deal, the value of which was not disclosed, creates a combined entity with annualised revenue of $275 million.
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    Finimo Founders Sell Fintech Spinoff Exipay to Stitch Two Years After Launch

    Netherlands-headquartered Exipay, originally a spin-off from Mr. Büchner and Mr. Keats’ IT consulting firm, specializes in building fintech solutions.
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    NjiaPay Secures $1m+ in Pre-Seed Funding to Streamline African Payments

    NjiaPay’s platform acts as an aggregator of PSPs and payment methods, offering businesses a single integration point for managing transactions.
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    Trump’s Aid Freeze Hits African Insurtech Firm OKO as New Battle for Survival Begins

    “We survived COVID-19, we survived the war in Israel, but we might not survive Donald Trump.”
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    DeepSeek’s $6M Wonder: A ‘Reality Check’ for African AI Talent and Data Centers?

    Africa’s tech ecosystem is not entirely new to the AI arena.
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    Ignite Power Takes Over ENGIE Energy Access in Major African Solar Deal

    This is Ignite’s fourth acquisition in the past two years, cementing its position as a leading consolidator in the African energy access sector.
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    The Ghostwriters of Africa’s Tech Boom

    Yet beneath the noise of global audience metrics, a quieter, more revealing dataset is accumulating.
    Updates

    An 85% Chance of a $3.1bn IPO Within Two Years: Inside Opera’s High‑Stakes OPay Bet

    OPay began life inside Opera in 2018, initially as a mobile wallet and ride-hailing service before quickly pivoting to payments.
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    From M-Pesa to Flutterwave: Why Africa Built the Systems the World Now Needs

    "You cannot wait for perfect conditions because perfect conditions are never coming." - Ray Langa, Group CEO of Leagas Delaney South Africa, writes from Johannesburg
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    Why Several African Fintechs Just Quietly Registered in Canada

    The current wave of registrations spans a range of business models.

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