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    Millions Locked Out as West African Central Bank Blocks Unlicensed Fintechs

    With an estimated 50 million fintech-linked accounts in WAEMU, the disruption has left individuals and businesses stranded.

    Kenya’s MyDawa Scores Major Funding to Scale Its Bricks-and-Clicks Healthtech Model Across East Africa

    Can MyDawa’s hybrid model crack East Africa’s toughest healthcare challenges?

    Ghanaian Fintech Zeepay Raises $18m Debt to Power Remittance-Led Expansion

    The newest funding round - confirmed to Launch Base Africa by Verdant IMAP, the investment firm that structured and arranged the transaction - marks a significant milestone for the fintech.

    Norfund Backs Nigeria’s OmniRetail in $20M Round — Its First Direct African Startup Investment

    The funding follows significant internal achievements: OmniRetail became EBITDA positive in 2023 and net profitable in 2024, a rare milestone for African B2B commerce startups.
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    Edtech Platform Abwaab Acquires Egypt’s Eduact in Bid to Consolidate Fragmented Market

    The Jordan-based group is expanding its footprint in the Arab world's most populous education market

    What a LinkedIn Account Is Worth to South African Founders

    South Africa’s venture capital market is small, but its founders have found an unlikely way to get in front of investors.

    ANKA Splits B2B and Consumer Arms as New Owner Attempts Post-Insolvency Comeback

    Global Shop Group restores the Afrikrea consumer brand as it navigates parent company liquidation, founder exits, and a 537,000-user data leak.

    Swvl Lands Sawiris Family Backing in $13M Push for U.S. Expansion

    Cairo-born mobility group secures $13m from Sawiris family vehicle as it tries to convert a fragile turnaround into American growth.

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    Edtech Platform Abwaab Acquires Egypt’s Eduact in Bid to Consolidate Fragmented Market

    The Jordan-based group is expanding its footprint in the Arab world's most populous education market

    What a LinkedIn Account Is Worth to South African Founders

    South Africa’s venture capital market is small, but its founders have found an unlikely way to get in front of investors.

    IFC Eyes $4m Check in West Africa’s Gigmile as Asset-Financing Fintech Scales

    The proposed injection would form part of the company’s Series A round.

    The East Is Settling Into African Tech, Quietly

    A Toyota-backed fund, an Abu Dhabi sovereign investor and a Hong Kong merchant bank sat at the centre of August's largest African-linked funding round. None of them was there by accident.