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    The Year-End Funding Rush: Why African VCs are Racing to Deploy Capital Before 2026

    Data from industry reports indicates a pattern of increased activity towards the latter half of the year.

    ‘We See Multi-Million Dollar Transfers’: The Nigerian Savers Flocking to Blockchain ‘Banks’

    It seems that while traditional finance has struggled with financial inclusion, crypto has inadvertently found a product-market fit.

    Contrarian VCs Move In as Africa’s Seed Stage Funding Plummets 41% in 2025

    For self-styled contrarian VCs like Egypt's P1 Ventures, this seed squeeze appears to be the opportunity they've been waiting for.

    Africa’s Startup Graveyard: The Eerie Patterns Behind 2025’s Biggest Failures

    While each collapse has its own story, a closer look at the debris reveals eerie patterns.
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    Kenya’s Carbon-Capture Startups Land a Share of Tencent’s $30M Climate Fund

    The presence of three Kenya-based winners across different CDR approaches in the same programme points to something beyond individual company success.

    Inside the Room: The Five-Year Negotiation That Got Ghanaian Pensions to Back Venture Capital

    A new fund-of-funds has done something that has never been done before in Ghana — persuaded pension trustees to allocate to private equity and debt vehicles. The journey took half a decade...

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    Kenya’s Carbon-Capture Startups Land a Share of Tencent’s $30M Climate Fund

    The presence of three Kenya-based winners across different CDR approaches in the same programme points to something beyond individual company success.

    Inside the Room: The Five-Year Negotiation That Got Ghanaian Pensions to Back Venture Capital

    A new fund-of-funds has done something that has never been done before in Ghana — persuaded pension trustees to allocate to private equity and debt vehicles. The journey took half a decade...

    West African Payments Reform Gets Three-Month Reprieve for Fintech Operators

    The move offers a short reprieve in what has become a high-stakes infrastructure struggle between a determined regulator and an industry whose business models are built on proprietary rails.

    D.light Takes PAYGo Solar From Impact Funds to the London Stock Exchange

    A $50 million green bond listing marks the first time off-grid solar receivables from Africa have entered the public bond markets - and signals a structural shift in how energy access gets financed.