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    Out of Style: Why North Africa’s Venture-Backed Fashion Startups Are Disappearing

    After a multimillion-dollar funding boom, North Africa’s once-hyped fashion startups are quietly going bust. What went wrong?

    Egypt’s Fintech Firms Given 12 Months to Get Licensed or Shut Down

    Importantly, the new rules also apply to foreign firms offering payment services to customers inside Egypt.

    Tesla Opens Casablanca Office With Plans to Sell Cars, Solar — and Electricity

    Tesla’s Moroccan debut comes amid a shifting landscape.

    Africa’s Biggest Battery-Backed Solar Project Is Coming to Southern Egypt — Backed by $184M in Funding

    Located in Qena Governorate in southern Egypt, the $590 million project has been granted a Golden License.
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    Bank Zero Joins TymeBank and Discovery in South Africa’s Profitable Neobank Club

    Bank Zero hits monthly break-even with just 275,000 direct retail accounts, offering a playbook for capital-efficient fintechs.

    Two Exits in Six Years: Dan Kleinbaum’s GTXN Acquired by Luno

    Deal gives the crypto exchange an owned settlement layer across developed–emerging market corridors - but proposed South African rules may restrict the very activity it enables.

    Is Talent Export the New Impact Thesis? Daniel Yu’s $100M Fund Makes Its First Bet

    Move signals fund's focus on labour migration as a pathway out of poverty.

    Shuttlers Launches Carpooling Service as Rivals Race for Uber’s Market Share in Nigeria

    Findings by Launch Base Africa found that fares on several ride-hailing platforms operating in Nigeria have risen sharply since Uber’s exit.

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    Bank Zero Joins TymeBank and Discovery in South Africa’s Profitable Neobank Club

    Bank Zero hits monthly break-even with just 275,000 direct retail accounts, offering a playbook for capital-efficient fintechs.

    Two Exits in Six Years: Dan Kleinbaum’s GTXN Acquired by Luno

    Deal gives the crypto exchange an owned settlement layer across developed–emerging market corridors - but proposed South African rules may restrict the very activity it enables.

    Paymob Scoops $35M as GCC Market Hits Nearly Half of Group Revenue

    Egyptian payments provider gains backing from Mubadala and EBRD as revenues triple across Middle East markets

    Spiro Takes Total Debt From Africa Go Green Fund to $36M

    Additional $18m loan backed by Swedfund-capitalised fund will expand battery-swapping infrastructure across Uganda and Rwanda.