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    A Lonely Path: More African Founders Turn to Family Over Colleagues for Mental Wellbeing

    As pressures mount in Africa's nascent startup scene, more founders turn to familiar sources for support - and it's rarely their investors or even their colleagues.

    Back to Build: The Growing Influence of Returnee Emigrants in Africa’s Tech Ecosystem

    Gregory Johnson, co-founder of mPharma, left behind a promising career at Google to return to Africa and confront the challenges in healthcare head-on.

    The Rise of Full-Time VCs: African Accelerators Pivot to Venture Capital in Record Numbers

    For many African-focused VC firms, transitioning to the VC model comes with thinking mostly like VCs.

    Africa’s Billion-Dollar Dream: Who Will Lead the Next Unicorn Wave?

    By the time they reach unicorn status, most African startups have extended beyond their home markets.
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    Tunisia’s State Startup Fund Looks Beyond Capital City Tech Elites

    The $60m ANAVA initiative is taking venture capital on the road to hunt for deal-flow in forgotten interior provinces.

    SunCulture Closes $10m Securitisation Deal as African Climate Tech Turns to Capital Markets

    The transaction is designed to allow SunCulture to recycle capital that would otherwise be tied up in longer-dated customer receivables.

    CFO Churn Casts Shadow Over Flutterwave’s Long-Delayed IPO Ambitions

    Africa's $3bn payments champion trades Wall Street polish for regional banking steel as executive turnover points to deferred listing plans and domestic regulatory friction.

    Algeria’s Fintech Era Begins as Telecom Giant Djezzy Secures Country’s First PSP License

    The entity is a dedicated subsidiary of Optimum Telecom Algeria (Djezzy), the country’s second-largest mobile operator.