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    Udoh Charles

    Charles operates at the forefront of African technology ecosystems as a lawyer, analyst, researcher, and go-to expert with several years of experience working across Africa’s tech sector. In addition to advising on multi-million-dollar cross-border venture capital, private equity, IP, and governance deals across Africa, the US, Europe, and Asia, he is an award-winning writer passionate about chronicling the rise of African innovation.
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    Egyptian Unicorn MNT-Halan Closes $82M Debt Haul as Loan Book Nears $1B

    Fintech group captures nearly a quarter of Egypt's micro-lending market and expands retail credit footprint as EGP 4bn securitisation program supports growth.
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    Fresh Off Its Jordan Launch, Cairo’s Valu Lands $18M in Latest Securitisation Deal

    The transaction marks the fourth tranche executed under the company’s ongoing EGP 10 billion [$190 million] eighth securitisation framework.
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    ‘We Aren’t Fighting Rival EVs’: Inside ARC Ride’s $33.3m Bet on Beating Petrol

    "People determine who becomes the winners in this race."
    Policy & Regulations Forum

    Once Bitten, Twice Global: Africa’s Stablecoin Darlings Build Their Escape Hatches

    As global investors pour millions into African cross-border infrastructure, local central banks appear to be pushing back.
    Industry

    Post-Office Relief: US Kills BOI Rules in Stealth Win for Foreign Tech

    By dismantling beneficial ownership registers, Washington inadvertently protected foreign tech entrepreneurs from fines and privacy leaks.
    Analysis & Opinions

    Why Africa’s Current Capital Concentration at the Top Isn’t a Temporary Lag

    Fewer than one in twenty newly formed African-focused funds can write a cheque above $10m. The continent's largest deals in the first half of 2026 were financed by debt and by global capital with no African mandate at all.
    Analysis & Opinions

    Is This the End of the Accelerator Era in African Tech?

    Deal data, donor retreats and a pivot to venture capital and debt are hollowing out the cohort-based accelerator model that once launched a generation of African startups.
    Analysis & Opinions

    Seven Brutal Truths About African Tech Startup Funding in H1 2026

    The typical founder is raising less than half of what they raised a year ago.
    Hard Talks

    ‘Timing Is Critical’: How a Pandemic Almost Killed Weego and Accidentally Built Its B2B Engine

    "We learned from the experience of players like Swvl."
    Policy & Regulations Forum

    The Tennis Court Rule: Nigeria’s Fintechs Learn to Live on a 70-Metre Leash

    What happens after enforcement is anyone’s guess.
    Hard Talks

    From Profitability to $10M ARR: How Prembly Cracked Africa’s Identity Infrastructure

    "We’re processing around seven million unique verifications per month, up from 4.7 million."
    Policy & Regulations Forum

    Why Several African Fintechs Just Quietly Registered in Canada

    The current wave of registrations spans a range of business models.
    Governance, Policy & Regulations Forum

    End of the $500k Barrier for Foreign-Owned Firms: What Ghana’s New Investment Law Means for Tech Founders

    The country's first major overhaul of investment law in over a decade removes the capital entry thresholds that have quietly blocked hundreds of foreign founders from registering in Ghana.
    Analysis & Opinions

    The $350m Proof: Inside South Africa’s Rising Cult of the Bootstrapped Exit

    Beyond the obvious — all South African, all bootstrapped — deeper patterns emerge.
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    Egyptian Unicorn MNT-Halan Closes $82M Debt Haul as Loan Book Nears $1B

    Fintech group captures nearly a quarter of Egypt's micro-lending market and expands retail credit footprint as EGP 4bn securitisation program supports growth.
    Updates

    Fresh Off Its Jordan Launch, Cairo’s Valu Lands $18M in Latest Securitisation Deal

    The transaction marks the fourth tranche executed under the company’s ongoing EGP 10 billion [$190 million] eighth securitisation framework.
    Policy & Regulations Forum

    Fintech Unicorn Wave Caves to Regulators as BCEAO Holds Firm on West Africa’s Payment Deadline

    The $1.7bn mobile money operator joined the PI-SPI system on deadline day alongside 175 institutions—ending closed-loop dominance across the $267bn WAEMU market.
    Ecosystem News

    African Fintech’s Debt Shift Comes With a Catch

    Headline totals hit $1.9bn, but a surge in collateralised debt and shrinking medians reveal a market concentrating around asset-heavy giants.

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