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    Algeria’s LabLabee Raises $3.4M to Lead Training in 5G, Cloud, and AI Technologies

    The fresh capital will enable LabLabee to expand its innovative hands-on training platform.

    New PoS Directive Opens Doors for Blockchain Startups in Nigeria

    The new directive, detailed in a circular issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria, requires that businesses using PoS terminals for electronic payments must route their transactions exclusively through either NIBSS or Unified Payment Services Limited (UPSL).

    Africa-focused Investors Rally Round Userguest in a $2.4M Seed Raise to Help Hotels Generate Revenue

    The platform has become a critical asset for hoteliers across more than 30 countries, generating over $100 million in direct revenue since its launch.

    Morocco’s KWIKS Raises $800K to Cut Recruitment Time by Two-Thirds Using AI

    In a major boost for the Moroccan tech ecosystem, KWIKS, an artificial intelligence (AI)-driven...
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    New CEO, $110M Mandate: responsAbility’s Plan to Mainstream Emerging-Market Climate Finance

    responsAbility is perhaps best known in impact-investing circles for its early backing of Greenlight Planet, the off-grid solar company that rebranded as Sun King.

    Pitch Decks vs. Prospectuses: The Messy Courtship of Africa’s Tech Scene and Old-Money Bourses

    From Windhoek to Lagos, stock exchanges across the continent are wooing startups with structured pipelines, listing incentives, and MOU ceremonies. The startups are mostly politely non-committal.

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    New CEO, $110M Mandate: responsAbility’s Plan to Mainstream Emerging-Market Climate Finance

    responsAbility is perhaps best known in impact-investing circles for its early backing of Greenlight Planet, the off-grid solar company that rebranded as Sun King.

    Pitch Decks vs. Prospectuses: The Messy Courtship of Africa’s Tech Scene and Old-Money Bourses

    From Windhoek to Lagos, stock exchanges across the continent are wooing startups with structured pipelines, listing incentives, and MOU ceremonies. The startups are mostly politely non-committal.

    Kenya’s Carbon-Capture Startups Land a Share of Tencent’s $30M Climate Fund

    The presence of three Kenya-based winners across different CDR approaches in the same programme points to something beyond individual company success.

    Inside the Room: The Five-Year Negotiation That Got Ghanaian Pensions to Back Venture Capital

    A new fund-of-funds has done something that has never been done before in Ghana — persuaded pension trustees to allocate to private equity and debt vehicles. The journey took half a decade...