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    Egypt’s Female Investor Network Makes Maiden Investment in Medical Device Startup, InCurA

    Tiye Angels, the pioneering network of female angel investors in Egypt, has announced its...

    South African Banks Are Massively Backing Local Startups, But There’s More to It

    South African banks are significantly backing local startups, marking a trend unparalleled elsewhere in...

    Catalyst Fund Invests in Earthbond to Empower Nigerian Small Businesses with Clean Energy

    Small and medium businesses (SMBs) in Nigeria, already grappling with unreliable electricity infrastructure, are...

    Tunisia-born AI Startup ClusterLab Raises $600,000 in Pre-Seed Funding

    Tunisia-born artificial intelligence (AI) startup ClusterLab, headquartered in the UAE, has announced a significant...
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    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.

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    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.