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    Egypt’s Fintech Firms Given 12 Months to Get Licensed or Shut Down

    Importantly, the new rules also apply to foreign firms offering payment services to customers inside Egypt.

    French Court Orders Compulsory Liquidation of Ivorian-Founded Fintech Bizao

    Paris ruling casts doubt over future of one of Francophone Africa's most prominent B2B fintechs.

    Egypt’s DisrupTech Ventures Backs Nigeria’s Winich Farms in Rare Investment Move

    Winich Farms was founded in 2020 by brothers Riches and Winner Attai, alongside Chichebem Jibunoh.

    Tesla Opens Casablanca Office With Plans to Sell Cars, Solar — and Electricity

    Tesla’s Moroccan debut comes amid a shifting landscape.
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    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

    Here's a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we're tracking this month.

    Over $500M Lost in Two Years: Eight Graphs That Map the Blind Spots Behind Recent African Startup Collapses

    The period between early 2024 and mid-2026 has been the most unforgiving in the short history of African venture-backed entrepreneurship.

    1M Users in 8 Years, 9M in 6: The Smartphone Pivot Driving M-KOPA’s Hypergrowth

    The group now signs up about 10,000 new customers daily.

    Donor-Backed AI Health Tools Proliferate Across Africa, but Sustainability Remains Elusive

    Gates-funded report finds 20 deployed solutions delivering tangible results, yet most rely on short-term grants and lack independently verified cost savings

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    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

    Here's a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we're tracking this month.

    Over $500M Lost in Two Years: Eight Graphs That Map the Blind Spots Behind Recent African Startup Collapses

    The period between early 2024 and mid-2026 has been the most unforgiving in the short history of African venture-backed entrepreneurship.

    From an Angry Post to a $50m Ribbon-Cutting: The Land Battle Behind an Egyptian Deeptech Scaleup’s $50m Factory

    Sixteen months later, on a hot July day in 2026, Egypt's finance minister, Ahmed Kouchouk, returned to a company whose public frustration had once laid bare the country's industrial bureaucracy.

    Why Kenya’s Crypto Clampdown Is a Fortress for Banks

    The new virtual asset rules demand high capital, local custody, and bank-held reserves - creating a moat that traditional lenders are perfectly positioned to fill.