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    A $23M Pivot: dLocal Takes AZA Finance’s Cameroon Assets After Third-Party Suit Is Dropped

    The original AZA Finance acquisition was framed as a key driver for continent-wide growth, particularly as dLocal faces mixed regional performance.
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    Europe’s EIB Backs Speedinvest to Channel $230M Into African Fintech Startups

    The Vienna-based VC firm has formalised a new vehicle targeting fintech and mobile-first startups across North and Sub-Saharan Africa.
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    Dutch VC Aqua-Spark Secures $48m for African Blue Economy Fund, Backed by KfW and AgriFI

    The close marks the culmination of a fundraising process that began in 2021.
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    Algerian Super-App Yassir Buys Uno Hypermarkets to Fill the Jumia-Shaped Hole

    The rumoured unicorn is capitalising on Jumia's recent market exit by merging its digital ecosystem with a brick-and-mortar footprint.
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    Fintech Unicorn Wave Tightens Its Grip on Senegal With a Push Into Healthcare Payments

    The move places Wave — already one of the most dominant financial technology players in francophone Africa — at the centre of another critical public service.
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    From Scale-ups to ‘Foreign Agents’: Uganda’s Fintechs Face a Regulatory Death Sentence

    Ugandans living abroad have found themselves unexpectedly classified as potential threats to the state.

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    78% Below Cost: The Unforgiving Math Behind Digital Health Startup Vezeeta’s Pivot to Bricks and Mortar

    The deal is the most tangible sign yet that Egypt’s best known digital health platform is pivoting towards a hybrid model at a time when the purely online playbook is struggling
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    Profit, Pivot, and Panic: Swvl Faces Nasdaq Delisting Threat Despite $1.3m Turnaround

    Mobility technology company reports first annual profit since going public, but auditors raise going concern doubt and Nasdaq listing remains under threat

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    Fintech Unicorn Wave Tightens Its Grip on Senegal With a Push Into Healthcare Payments

    The move places Wave — already one of the most dominant financial technology players in francophone Africa — at the centre of another critical public service.
    Policy & Regulations Forum

    From Scale-ups to ‘Foreign Agents’: Uganda’s Fintechs Face a Regulatory Death Sentence

    Ugandans living abroad have found themselves unexpectedly classified as potential threats to the state.
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    From Mini-Grids to Solar Homes: FEI Expands Its Mandate With $750m Target

    Currently operating with roughly $361m in assets under management (AUM), the fund has already deployed $482m across 25 African countries.
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    Ghana-Founded Insurtech Pioneer Bima to be Acquired in $119m Digital Health Roll-Up

    Bima, the insurtech startup that began as a micro-insurance pilot in Ghana and scaled to reach millions across emerging markets.

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