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    Five Lessons from Goodwell’s Decade-Long Bet on African Fintech

    Instead of pure expansion, companies are focusing on making existing networks more productive and resilient.

    Exit Pressure: Why Africa’s Decade-Old Founder Class is Stepping Aside at Scaleups

    Yoco's Katlego Maphai is the latest long-serving founder to hand over the reins, signaling a new phase of maturity for the continent's top tech companies.

    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.
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    Anka’s New Owner Global Shop Faces Critical Data Leak Days After Acquisition

    The embattled pan-African e-commerce platform Anka is grappling with a severe data breach affecting over half a million users.

    BII Backs mPharma for Francophone Push Following Founder’s Exit

    The Ghanaian healthtech, now under new leadership, has secured a strategic investment from BII-backed GIP Ghana to expand its pharmacy network into Togo and Benin.

    From Media Giant to Family Business: Meet the First Firms Tapping Nigeria’s Landmark $200M Cleantech Fund — Updated

    A mix of established mini-grid operators, a family-run business, and a media giant's new energy venture are among the first to receive funding to build hundreds of solar mini-grids across Nigeria.

    ‘Don’t Wait to Be Perfect’: How Selling Imperfect Produce Helped Farm to Feed Land a $1.5M Seed Round

    Pushing a problem that you think is important onto a customer doesn’t work.

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    Anka’s New Owner Global Shop Faces Critical Data Leak Days After Acquisition

    The embattled pan-African e-commerce platform Anka is grappling with a severe data breach affecting over half a million users.

    BII Backs mPharma for Francophone Push Following Founder’s Exit

    The Ghanaian healthtech, now under new leadership, has secured a strategic investment from BII-backed GIP Ghana to expand its pharmacy network into Togo and Benin.

    Jumia’s Fintech Ambitions Remapped as JumiaPay App Transactions Collapse

    The pan-African e-commerce player's Q3 2025 results show a strategic retreat from its standalone payment app, as it doubles down on core e-commerce and its path to profitability.

    Afreximbank Doubles Down on Gagan Gupta: Spiro Founder Bags New $300M for Minerals Platform A2MP

    The investment from Afreximbank's equity arm, FEDA, aims to move the continent beyond raw ore exports and capture the lucrative processing and manufacturing value chain.