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    Stablecoin Giant Tether Deepens African Push Amid Regulatory Pressures in the US and EU

    The EU's MiCA framework has approved ten stablecoin issuers, including Circle and Crypto.com, to operate in the region. However, Tether, the largest stablecoin issuer, has been notably excluded from this EU approval.
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    Ivorian Fintech Startup Djamo Lands Funding from State-Owned Investment Fund Post-Series B

    Djamo raised $13m in Series B round from investors last year.
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    Jail and $8M Fine: Senegal’s Appeal Court Seals Wari Founder’s Fate — A Pioneer Before Fintech Unicorn Wave

    The court has upheld conviction for illegal co-founder share dilution fraud, a dramatic downfall for the innovator who laid the groundwork for fintech success stories like Wave.
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    African Startup Deal Tracker

    Our African Startup Deal Tracker keeps you informed about under-the-radar investments shaping Africa’s startup ecosystem.
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    Powering Up: Why Fintechs Are Targeting South Africa’s Prepaid Electricity Startups

    Consolidation in Southern Africa’s utility fintech sector is accelerating as established operators look beyond traditional merchant acquiring and airtime lending.
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    BII Injects $15M Into Starsight Energy to Tackle West Africa’s Diesel Reliance

    The mezzanine debt facility will primarily target Nigeria, where businesses currently depend on an estimated 40GW of expensive, self-generated fossil fuel power.

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    The Riyadh-Cairo Pipeline: Saudi’s VMS Lands in Egypt to Hunt for Seed+ Scaleups

    Founders looking to join the first cohort have a narrow window to apply.
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    A New Wave of Tech Firms Is Tapping Nigeria’s Public Debt Market

    The broader market backdrop explains why more technology companies are exploring this route.

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    Powering Up: Why Fintechs Are Targeting South Africa’s Prepaid Electricity Startups

    Consolidation in Southern Africa’s utility fintech sector is accelerating as established operators look beyond traditional merchant acquiring and airtime lending.
    Updates

    BII Injects $15M Into Starsight Energy to Tackle West Africa’s Diesel Reliance

    The mezzanine debt facility will primarily target Nigeria, where businesses currently depend on an estimated 40GW of expensive, self-generated fossil fuel power.
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    Moniepoint-Backer Lightrock Africa Secures IFC Anchor for New $200M Growth Fund

    The World Bank Group's private sector arm is anchoring the Nairobi-headquartered manager's second African growth equity vehicle, which targets eight to twelve portfolio companies across Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa.
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    Three Years, $618M Pledged: Nigeria’s iDICE Tech Fund Finally Lands With a $729K Startup Grant

    The gap between that announcement and this week’s grant disclosure illustrates how slowly large development-finance vehicles translate into founder-facing capital in Africa’s largest economy.

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