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    IFC Leads $157.5M Funding Round in Egyptian Fintech Giant MNT-Halan

    This latest capital infusion follows a series of substantial funding rounds totaling $520 million over the past two years.

    Meta, WhatsApp Hit with Record $220M Fine in Nigeria, Vow to Fight Back

    The FCCPC’s investigation, conducted jointly with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC), found that Meta and WhatsApp engaged in abusive and invasive practices against Nigerian consumers and data subjects

    Ethiopian Banks Gain New Investment Powers: Startups, Others Now Fair Game

    Banks can hold up to 10% equity shares in a single non-banking business other than insurance.

    Fuzé Investment Series: Tunisian Health-tech ReMotion Rehab Joins the List

    The company’s business model, which combines a subscription-based service with equipment sales, aligns with the growing tele-rehabilitation market, projected to reach USD 15.9 billion by 2032 (Global Market Insights, 2023).
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    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...

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    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...

    West African Payments Reform Gets Three-Month Reprieve for Fintech Operators

    The move offers a short reprieve in what has become a high-stakes infrastructure struggle between a determined regulator and an industry whose business models are built on proprietary rails.

    D.light Takes PAYGo Solar From Impact Funds to the London Stock Exchange

    A $50 million green bond listing marks the first time off-grid solar receivables from Africa have entered the public bond markets - and signals a structural shift in how energy access gets financed.