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    Familiar Paths Forged Anew: African Investors Tread Carefully as AI Buzz Struggles to Echo in Q1

    Across the globe, the first quarter of 2025 witnessed an unprecedented surge in venture capital flowing into artificial intelligence.

    From Burn Rate to Balance Sheets: Africa’s Public Markets Offer Emerging Credit Fintechs a Path to Profitability and Scale

    Scaling up? Africa's leading credit fintechs are turning to a new financing playbook.

    Solar Bonds or Equity Stakes? European Retail Investors Pour Millions into African Cleantech Startups, Lured by Tax-Free Gains

    Amid the rise of elusive institutional funds targeting African cleantech, startups in the cleantech and climatetech sectors have found a reliable destination in their search for hard-to-come-by funding.

    African Startups Raised $604M in Q1 2025 Amid Shifting Investor Trends

    The first quarter of 2025 suggests a stable and cautiously optimistic funding environment for African startups.
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    The “Shopify plus logistics” model is coming to the MENA region with more muscle.

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    Riding Morocco’s Fintech Wave, AfricInvest Moves to Acquire Vantage Payment Systems

    A new heavy hitter is entering the Moroccan fintech landscape, in what feels like the next chapter after local fintech Cash Plus went on a highly successful IPO last year.

    Jumia Hits Positive Working Capital: The Most Important Chart in African Tech

    The real story lies in what Jumia has chosen to destroy.

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    The Unwritten Rules of Running a Blended Finance Fund in Africa

    Nobody publishes them. Nobody formally acknowledges them. But spend enough time inside the data, and the operating logic of Africa’s blended finance ecosystem becomes difficult to ignore.

    The Electron Gold Rush: South Africa’s Energy Trading Market Enters a ‘Big Bang’ Phase

    For the first time, South African businesses and municipalities are no longer just “customers” — they are “shoppers” in a competitive market.