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    Out of Style: Why North Africa’s Venture-Backed Fashion Startups Are Disappearing

    After a multimillion-dollar funding boom, North Africa’s once-hyped fashion startups are quietly going bust. What went wrong?

    South Africa’s Paymenow Secures $22.4M to Expand Earned Wage Access Across Africa

    With this deal, a wave of South African banks continue their backing for African fintech firms.

    E3 Capital, Norfund Dominate Investor Activity as African Startups Raise Over $800M in Q2

    But beyond the funding volume, a deeper pattern is emerging.

    A Farewell to Okra, Nigeria’s Once Bright API Startup

    At the time we reported on Nigerian cloud startups rallying behind some proposed data rules to escape the claws of foreign hyperscalers, something about the mood felt slightly off.
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    Egyptian Fintech Bokra Secures VC Licence to Take on Banks and VCs

    For Bokra, founded in 2023, the regulatory green light clears the path for a highly active 2026.

    Why Your 25% Growth Spike Might Be the Worst Thing for Your Operations

    Your business is always talking to you. Are you listening? By Thuto Motsie CA(SA), CEO of Thamani

    From Kitchens to Cockpits: The Egyptian Startup Turning Cooking Oil Into a 25x Investor Return

    Delta Oil operates at the intersection of waste management and energy production.

    “No Shortcuts Through the Data”: How Intron is Building African Voice Infrastructure from Scratch

    "The assumption we had to kill earliest was that the technical problem was the hardest one. It is not."

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    Egyptian Fintech Bokra Secures VC Licence to Take on Banks and VCs

    For Bokra, founded in 2023, the regulatory green light clears the path for a highly active 2026.

    Why Your 25% Growth Spike Might Be the Worst Thing for Your Operations

    Your business is always talking to you. Are you listening? By Thuto Motsie CA(SA), CEO of Thamani

    Nigerian Fintech Bfree Secures New Funding to Buy Up Africa’s Bad Loans

    The latest capital injection adds to a steady string of financing for the startup.

    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