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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).

    Ivory Coast Social Commerce Startup Tuzzo Africa Secures $831K in Pre-Seed Funding

    The platform allows users to sell products without any initial financial outlay. With just a few clicks, users can select items, set their own profit margins, and share products directly on social media platforms.

    NEXT176 Bets on AgriTech with $400,000 Investment in Pumpkn to Empower Small Farmers

    Through its digital infrastructure, Pumpkn aims to make financing more accessible and affordable, lowering the costs for both borrowers and lenders. Farmers and food processors can apply for loans ranging from R5,000 to R5 million and receive funding within 10 days — an expedited process compared to traditional banking channels.
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    BII Backs Okra Solar with $7m Debt Facility to Scale Mesh-Grids in Nigeria

    British development finance institution bets that a lighter, decentralised alternative to mini-grids can help close one of the world's largest electricity access gaps - but the model's commercial viability still hinges on procurement and policy execution.

    African Frontier Capital’s $125M Platform Tests a Faster Route to Debt for African E-Mobility

    Multi-originator warehouse facility backed by IFC, Norfund, AfDB and SEDF aims to extend asset-backed finance beyond pay-as-you-go solar into electric vehicles and productive equipment.

    M-KOPA’s Product Margins Halve as Lending Becomes the Main Event

    The African fintech’s gross profit from device sales fell to $57.9m even as revenue rose 45%, exposing a structural shift in the economics of financing smartphones and e-bikes for the continent’s informal earners.

    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.

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    BII Backs Okra Solar with $7m Debt Facility to Scale Mesh-Grids in Nigeria

    British development finance institution bets that a lighter, decentralised alternative to mini-grids can help close one of the world's largest electricity access gaps - but the model's commercial viability still hinges on procurement and policy execution.

    African Frontier Capital’s $125M Platform Tests a Faster Route to Debt for African E-Mobility

    Multi-originator warehouse facility backed by IFC, Norfund, AfDB and SEDF aims to extend asset-backed finance beyond pay-as-you-go solar into electric vehicles and productive equipment.

    Arson and License Revocations: UK-Backed Climate Startup nextProtein Faces Total Ruin in Tunisia

    A fatal road accident, local outcry over odours, and a burnt-out facility: Inside the regulatory and social crisis tearing apart one of North Africa’s premier green tech darlings, just months after it secured €18m with backing from British International Investment.

    Out of the Ashes: Swvl’s Rebound Gives VNV Global Its Largest Q3 Gain

    The Egyptian-founded, Nasdaq-listed mass-transit group delivered VNV's largest fair-value boost in the third quarter—a rare bright spot in a portfolio otherwise marked down by private-market multiple compression.