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    A Busy Month for US Investors in African Startups

    American capital was spread across fintech, e-commerce, AI, and climate infrastructure.

    Is Wave’s Golden Era Over? Regulators and Telcos Close In on Payments Unicorn

    Francophone Africa's fintech unicorn is facing its greatest tests yet.

    Degas’s $100m Deal: The Japanese Plan to Wire Africa’s Farms with AI and Satellites

    From Zipline to others, Africa’s breakthrough deeptechs almost always carry a touch of Japanese influence.

    Nigeria’s Startup Scene in Freefall, Despite a Tech Insider in Charge

    Two years after the celebrated appointment of a “tech bro” minister, funding has collapsed, high-profile startups are dying, and a brutal economic crisis is testing the ecosystem's famed resilience to its limit.
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    The VC Waiting Game: Why a 7% Distribution Is a Major Win for Early-Stage African Funds

    The pan-African seed fund returns $2.5m to LPs - a rare liquidity signal in a market still waiting for its post-boom reckoning.

    Nigeria’s Startup Graveyard Has Become a Bargain Bin for Buyers

    With fewer, larger funds calling the shots, patience for fragmented markets has evaporated.

    Africa’s Electric Mobility Pioneers Turn to Operators in Race for Profitability

    The sector has attracted unprecedented capital.

    Fintech Margins Under Pressure as Pan-African Payments Race Reaches Ghana

    Ghana's fintech sector has attracted intensifying interest from both regional and international players.

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    The VC Waiting Game: Why a 7% Distribution Is a Major Win for Early-Stage African Funds

    The pan-African seed fund returns $2.5m to LPs - a rare liquidity signal in a market still waiting for its post-boom reckoning.

    Nigeria’s Startup Graveyard Has Become a Bargain Bin for Buyers

    With fewer, larger funds calling the shots, patience for fragmented markets has evaporated.

    Consortium of DFIs and Philanthropies Backs $176M Africa Clean Energy Platform

    Capital will flow into distributed renewable energy companies.