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    Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures’ Latest $60M Fund is Focusing on Growth Stage Startups

    Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) has concluded its first fund, totaling an impressive $60 million,...

    $10M Daraja Impact Initiative Backs Tanzanian Health-Tech Dawa Mkononi in Inaugural Funding

    In a move towards fostering innovation and social impact in Tanzania, SEAF, a prominent...

    Renew Capital Ventures into Ghana with Investment in Digital Banking Startup Affinity Africa

    In a significant move towards fostering financial inclusion in Africa, Renew Capital, an Africa-focused...

    Japan’s MOL Group Backs Novastar Ventures’ US$200M Fund III

    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL), a prominent Japanese shipping company with a legacy spanning...
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    71% of WAEMU Transaction Value Still Flows Through Cheques — Despite BCEAO’s New Instant Payment Rail

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    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

    Here's a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we're tracking this month.

    Donor-Backed AI Health Tools Proliferate Across Africa, but Sustainability Remains Elusive

    Gates-funded report finds 20 deployed solutions delivering tangible results, yet most rely on short-term grants and lack independently verified cost savings

    Rooibos Becomes South Africa’s Latest Export — to Space

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

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    71% of WAEMU Transaction Value Still Flows Through Cheques — Despite BCEAO’s New Instant Payment Rail

    BCEAO’s annual report reveals why getting 100m people to ditch paper is a multi-year slog.

    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

    Here's a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we're tracking this month.

    Africa’s First EV Battery Gigafactory Secures $114M in AfDB Funding

    The 10GWh Rabat facility—led by Chinese giant Gotion High-Tech—marks the first integrated LFP battery site in Africa and the Middle East.

    The Promise and Peril of Lending to Egypt’s Unbanked: Inside Valu’s Growth Dilemma

    Egypt's largest consumer finance platform has built a business on financial inclusion, but a mysterious data discrepancy in its annual report raises questions about the true cost of that mission.