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    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.

    ‘Team Japan’ Goes Big on African Tech as Megabank Sumitomo Backs Novastar

    Japan's second-largest bank is swooping in on African tech and funds in a never-before-seen way.
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    The fund operates a two-track model, offering everything from prototype vouchers and monthly allowances for idea-stage founders to more substantial seed funding.

    Ghana’s Digital Lenders Face a Costly Upgrade: $162K License Fees and No More Public Shaming

    Lenders are explicitly forbidden from compounding interest on short-term loans.

    Fintech Unicorn Wave’s African Playbook Has Been Copied. What’s Its Next Move?

    This week, Orange Cameroon, a subsidiary of the French telecoms giant, announced it was slashing all peer-to-peer transfer fees to zero.

    The Flywheel Effect: How M-KOPA’s 35,000 Agents Are Powering Its Push to 10M Users

    According to its newly released 2025 Impact Report, M-KOPA is on track to reach 10 million customers.

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    Orange Corners Deepens North African Push with New Startup Fund in Tunisia

    The fund operates a two-track model, offering everything from prototype vouchers and monthly allowances for idea-stage founders to more substantial seed funding.

    Ghana’s Digital Lenders Face a Costly Upgrade: $162K License Fees and No More Public Shaming

    Lenders are explicitly forbidden from compounding interest on short-term loans.

    Months After Raising $4.2M, Kenyan Healthtech Ilara Health Announces Major Cuts

    “This is a difficult moment for our team, especially in light of recent strides we have made in the business."

    TLcom’s Partner Ido Sum Is Out After Closing $150M Africa Fund

    Ido Sum’s departure comes after he played a crucial role in raising the firm’s $150m TIDE Africa Fund II, one of the largest early-stage funds for the continent.