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    Ride-Hailing Company Bolt Caught in the Middle of a Fierce Nigeria-South Africa Digital Crossfire

    The online battle quickly descended into a “Bolt for Bolt” exchange, with users on both sides vowing to outdo the other.

    Saudi Prince Backs Egyptian Climatetech Startup NoorNation

    NoorNation, founded in 2021 by Ragy Ramadan, has developed a groundbreaking product called LifeBox. This innovative solution delivers clean energy and safe water to rural communities, farms, and tourism businesses, offering a much-needed alternative to traditional, often unreliable, energy sources.

    Renew Capital Investment Series: BuuPass and MPost Join the List

    Renew Capital has announced strategic investments in two innovative African companies, BuuPass and MPost,...

    Solarise Africa Secures $8.9M Boost for Renewable Energy Push

    “Despite a recent slowdown in residential solar installations due to reduced load-shedding, the C&I solar market remains robust.”
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    FINCA Ventures Backs Six African Resilience Tech Startups with Catalytic Capital

    Washington-based impact investor deploys non-dilutive funding to early-stage fintech and agtech ventures facing persistent early-stage funding gaps.

    Township Fibre, Mortgage Tech, and $168M in Domestic Dry Powder

    Four years after spinning out of Ethos PE, the Johannesburg-based firm signals a rare vote of confidence from local pension funds.

    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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    FINCA Ventures Backs Six African Resilience Tech Startups with Catalytic Capital

    Washington-based impact investor deploys non-dilutive funding to early-stage fintech and agtech ventures facing persistent early-stage funding gaps.

    Township Fibre, Mortgage Tech, and $168M in Domestic Dry Powder

    Four years after spinning out of Ethos PE, the Johannesburg-based firm signals a rare vote of confidence from local pension funds.

    The Secret Antitrust Battle That Helped Sink Koko Networks

    The collapse of Kenya's largest clean-cooking company is blamed on a government refusal to authorise carbon credit sales. A court ruling in Nairobi shows that a competition inquiry into its main supply contract was running alongside that dispute.

    Egypt’s CIB Backs MNT-Halan With $37M Anchor Investment Ahead of IPO

    The country’s largest private bank commits EGP 2bn to the upcoming Cairo stock market listing.