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    Bonds to Builders: Ci Gaba Hits $35m First Close to Turn Ghana’s Pensions into Venture LPs

    A policy push in Accra is reshaping who finances growth companies in West Africa.
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    FirstRand Doubles Down on AI Lender Optasia as SA Banks Hunt for Fintech Exits

    This acquisition builds upon FirstRand’s initial strategic investment in October 2025, when the bank took a 20.1% stake in the fintech.
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    The $267bn Crown: Wave Edges Closer to Dethroning Orange in West Africa

    The BCEAO’s instant payments platform launched in late 2025 to link banks and mobile wallets across eight countries. Months later, top players Wave and Orange Money have yet to fully join — latest data suggests they have little urgency.
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    A $23M Pivot: dLocal Takes AZA Finance’s Cameroon Assets After Third-Party Suit Is Dropped

    The original AZA Finance acquisition was framed as a key driver for continent-wide growth, particularly as dLocal faces mixed regional performance.
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    Meet the 9 VCs Tasked With Deploying Morocco’s New $270m Startup War Chest

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    GIP Secures $20m as Ghanaian Pension Funds Ditch Government Debt for Private Equity

    A decisive policy shift in Accra is forcing domestic pension schemes to look past government securities, creating a sudden liquidity pool for private market intermediaries.

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    Optasia’s Growth Is Coming From Where Few Investors Are Looking

    The Dubai-headquartered lending platform's most revealing growth story is not in Africa's largest markets.
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    South Africa’s OneBio Secures Funding to Build Africa’s ‘Biotech Factory’ Amid a Deep Tech Reality Check

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    The shortlist, culled from 47 applications, relies heavily on international operational experience.
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    A decisive policy shift in Accra is forcing domestic pension schemes to look past government securities, creating a sudden liquidity pool for private market intermediaries.
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    "The most important lesson we’ve taken from this journey is how much your team determines everything else."
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    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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