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    Egypt’s Si-Ware, Africa’s Prolific Patent Filer, Sells Flagship Product to Swiss Lab Giant

    The company has raised $19 million since inception, supplemented by $20 million from contract chip design — a necessity in a region where deep-tech funding is scarce.

    Morocco’s Looming Mega-Sports Moment Tempts Fintechs — and Tests Its Regulators

    No new foreign banking licenses have been granted in over a decade.

    The Next Bangalore? Foreign Tech Firms Flock to Egypt’s Talent— But New Rules Now Apply

    “Egypt is the best place to launch operations in the region.”

    Moroccan Fintech Startup PayTic Secures $4m to Drive Payment Automation

    A key focus of PayTic’s technology is payment reconciliation, a process often reliant on manual methods within financial institutions.
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    Gates-funded report finds 20 deployed solutions delivering tangible results, yet most rely on short-term grants and lack independently verified cost savings

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    Rooibos seeds bound for the International Space Station in initiative linking space plant science with skills development.

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    For founders and investors, it is a signal that capital is moving to jurisdictions where the rules are more predictable and the political climate is more stable.

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