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    French Bank’s African Fintech Arm YUP Leaves Investors with Over $8M Loss Post-Liquidation

    Originally launched in 2017 across seven African countries, including Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Ghana, Madagascar, and Cameroon, YUP was Société Générale’s attempt to penetrate Africa’s fast-growing mobile payments market.
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    Gabonese Startups Get First Entrepreneur-Only Bank, BCEG

    The BCEG is entirely funded by Gabonese institutional and private investors, making it one of only two banks in the country controlled by national capital, alongside market leader .
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    Gabon Denies Authorizing $5B Fundraising by Cameroonian Fintech Yunus SA

    The 3,280 billion CFA francs claimed by Yunus SA represents nearly 79% of Gabon’s state budget for 2024, which is set at 4,162 billion CFA francs.
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    Baobab Network Expands Its Portfolio with New Investments Across Africa

    Baobab Network, a prominent venture capital firm dedicated to supporting innovative startups across Africa,...
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