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    South Africa’s Electric Car Shift Bypasses Full Battery Models as Chinese Brands Tighten Grip

    Hybrids dominate the NEV segment while Chinese manufacturers approach one-fifth of the total market.

    The East Is Settling Into African Tech, Quietly

    A Toyota-backed fund, an Abu Dhabi sovereign investor and a Hong Kong merchant bank sat at the centre of August's largest African-linked funding round. None of them was there by accident.

    Five Countries, Half a Million Dollars: Inside Nigeria’s New Startup Funding Math

    Nigerian founders are not failing to raise capital so much as raising it through instruments that didn't used to be the plan.

    Priced Out of London: Why Nigeria’s Fintechs Are Abandoning UK Remittances

    A little over a year ago, Moniepoint pushed back publicly against a Launch Base Africa report detailing heavy losses at its newly launched UK operation, calling the figures overstated.
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    GB Corp Retains Controlling Grip on MNT-Halan After $1.4bn Valuation Funding Round

    Despite minor dilution, the Cairo-listed conglomerate remains the anchor shareholder in the fintech unicorn as it gears up for an EGX debut.

    ‘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."

    Four Startups, One Lead Investor: Inside Atlantica’s African AI Infrastructure Thesis

    A Lagos-based venture firm has backed four AI-native infrastructure start-ups in 18 months.

    Cash Plus Buys Into Morocco’s Airport Taxi Startup Ahead of 2030 World Cup

    Moroccan airports handled a record 36 million passengers in 2025.

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    GB Corp Retains Controlling Grip on MNT-Halan After $1.4bn Valuation Funding Round

    Despite minor dilution, the Cairo-listed conglomerate remains the anchor shareholder in the fintech unicorn as it gears up for an EGX debut.

    ‘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."

    Kenya’s Watu Bags $7M in Nondilutive Debt to Scale Smartphone and Vehicle Financing

    AHL Venture Partners has finalized a $7 million strategic debt facility for Watu, an...

    ‘Paper Valuations Don’t Return Capital’: Grindstone Launches $31m Exit-Focused Fund

    It will invest from Seed through Series A and retain capacity to provide follow-on funding to its strongest-performing companies.