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    Nigeria-based Fintech Startup Thepeer Shuts Down Amid Scaling Challenges

    Nigeria-based fintech startup Thepeer has announced its closure, returning its remaining capital to investors...

    Here’s How VC Satgana Will Invest Its New $8.6M Fund In African Startups

    Climate-tech venture capital firm Satgana has successfully concluded the final close of its inaugural...

    IFC Invests $10.5 Million in 4DX Ventures Fund to Boost African Tech Startups

    The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced a significant investment of $10.5 million in...

    BasiGo Secures $3 Million Funding from CFAO Group to Expand Green Transport in Africa

    BasiGo, the pioneering electric bus company operating in Kenya and Rwanda, has reached a...
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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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    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.