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    Strait of Hormuz Shock: How Regional Turmoil Accelerated Egypt’s High-Voltage Ambitions

    Disruptions to tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz — which typically handles 20% of global oil flows — have slashed exports through the corridor from 20 million barrels per day to 3.8 million during peak disruptions.

    Former Molten Ventures CEO Moves Into Southern African Secondaries With New £50m Fund

    The pan-African VC firm takes on an investment advisory role for the Botswana Tech Fund, which is targeting Southern Africa's undercapitalised digital economy

    South African Medtech AI Diagnostics Lands $5m to Tackle the TB Epidemic With AI Stethoscopes

    The Cape Town-based startup will use the pre-Series A funding to scale its digital stethoscope

    Standard Bank Leads $330m Refinancing for JSE-Listed AI Fintech Optasia

    Optasia, which made history in November 2025 as the largest fintech IPO on the JSE, uses proprietary AI to provide credit scoring and micro-lending to unbanked populations.
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    Two Shutdowns in Two Years Raise Questions Over Canada-Africa Fintech Economics

    Two Canadian fintechs built to move money between Canada and Africa have now failed within the space of two years. The pattern is unlikely to be coincidental.

    Nigerian EV Startup MAX Secures $8m Debt to Power Pan-African Expansion

    Metro Africa Xpress (MAX), the Nigerian-born electric mobility and fintech platform, has secured $8m in debt financing from Dutch impact investor Triple Jump. The capital injection marks a significant step in the company’s transition toward an asset-backed lending model designed to scale its green...

    78% Below Cost: The Unforgiving Math Behind Digital Health Startup Vezeeta’s Pivot to Bricks and Mortar

    The deal is the most tangible sign yet that Egypt’s best known digital health platform is pivoting towards a hybrid model at a time when the purely online playbook is struggling

    Profit, Pivot, and Panic: Swvl Faces Nasdaq Delisting Threat Despite $1.3m Turnaround

    Mobility technology company reports first annual profit since going public, but auditors raise going concern doubt and Nasdaq listing remains under threat

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    Two Shutdowns in Two Years Raise Questions Over Canada-Africa Fintech Economics

    Two Canadian fintechs built to move money between Canada and Africa have now failed within the space of two years. The pattern is unlikely to be coincidental.

    Nigerian EV Startup MAX Secures $8m Debt to Power Pan-African Expansion

    Metro Africa Xpress (MAX), the Nigerian-born electric mobility and fintech platform, has secured $8m...

    France’s Digital Africa Launches $58M Seed Fund to Back Overlooked African Tech Markets

    The pan-African initiative backed by the French development finance system is launching its first dedicated seed vehicle, targeting 30 startups across 20 countries.

    Namibia’s Bellatrix Launches $10M Fund to Tackle Southern Africa’s ‘Capital Desert’

    The fund represents a rare equity-focused play from Namibia, a country better known for its commodities and institutional pension funds than its tech exports.