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    South African Banks Are Massively Backing Local Startups, But There’s More to It

    South African banks are significantly backing local startups, marking a trend unparalleled elsewhere in...

    Nigerian Top FinTech Startups are Recruiting Former Top Bank Chiefs. But, to What Effect?

    The first hint that the Nigerian fintech ecosystem was headed for a head-on confrontation...

    Why Are More North African Startups Emigrating to France?

    In recent times, an increasing number of startups from North Africa, particularly the Maghreb...

    How Jumia Uses Rigid Share Ownership Rules to Demand Loyalty and Performance from Its Managers

    Jumia, a Pan-African ecommerce company founded by Jeremy Hodara and Sacha Poignonnec, has implemented...
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    When a Multilateral Bank Goes Seed-Stage: Afreximbank’s Startup Gamble

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    IFC Backs Aruwa Capital’s $50M Second Fund as It Eyes Ghana Expansion

    Ticket sizes for ACF II are expected to range between $1m and $3m, focusing on businesses that have moved beyond the seed stage but remain too small for global PE players.

    Delta40 Secures $20M for Africa’s First Integrated Studio-and-Fund Model

    The studio typically writes initial checks between $100k and $500k. However, the real value proposition is the “capital leverage.”

    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.

    Death by Paperwork: How African Governments Quietly Became Their Startups’ Biggest Risk

    How regulation - once an afterthought in Africa's startup boom - quietly became the continent's most powerful market force. And what happens when it arrives too late, too fast, and all at once.