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    Jumia’s Toughest Test Yet: Surviving Without Its Most Patient Investor, Baillie Gifford

    One thing seems clear: with its most patient backer now gone, Jumia’s margin for error has never been thinner.

    Shell- and USAID-Backed SolarNow Forced Into Liquidation After $20M+ Funding

    The company’s shareholders have resolved to wind up the firm via a creditors’ voluntary liquidation.

    The Eerie Reality of Twiga Foods’ ‘Project Easter’: Denials Fade as Layoffs and ‘NewCo’ Now Expose Hidden Plan

    Publicly, Twiga describes the move as a routine corporate alignment. Internally, however, the restructuring appears more complex.
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    Cape Town’s Havaíc Hits $30m Milestone for Third Fund as Institutional Interest Hardens

    The latest capital injection comes from E Squared Investments

    One Month, Two Rounds: Nigeria’s Terra Industries Hits $34m as Investors Eye ‘Faster-Than-Expected’ Traction

    “Before Terra, governments and operators across Africa were often forced to rely on foreign defense systems from China, Europe, and elsewhere.”

    Riding Morocco’s Fintech Wave, AfricInvest Moves to Acquire Vantage Payment Systems

    A new heavy hitter is entering the Moroccan fintech landscape, in what feels like the next chapter after local fintech Cash Plus went on a highly successful IPO last year.

    Jumia Hits Positive Working Capital: The Most Important Chart in African Tech

    The real story lies in what Jumia has chosen to destroy.

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    Cape Town’s Havaíc Hits $30m Milestone for Third Fund as Institutional Interest Hardens

    The latest capital injection comes from E Squared Investments

    One Month, Two Rounds: Nigeria’s Terra Industries Hits $34m as Investors Eye ‘Faster-Than-Expected’ Traction

    “Before Terra, governments and operators across Africa were often forced to rely on foreign defense systems from China, Europe, and elsewhere.”

    Mogo Kenya Raises $6.2m in Syndicated Deal With I&M Bank and Ecobank

    The deal marks a strategic pivot for the asset financier as it swaps foreign exchange volatility for local currency stability.

    DPI Targets $1bn for Fourth Africa Fund as Proparco Chips in $42m

    Rather than spreading bets thin, the fund plans to build a concentrated portfolio of roughly one dozen companies across North and Sub-Saharan Africa.