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    Plans to Leave Nigeria? Netflix Faces Pressure to Rethink Amid Film Investment Surge

    The African film and media industry is experiencing a surge in investment
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    Cauris Finance Lands $40M to Fund Africa’s Fintech Ecosystem

    In 2023, the firm participated in a $13 million pre-Series A funding round for Ghanaian e-logistics startup Jetstream Africa, blending equity and debt to drive growth.
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    WESTERN AFRICA

    France’s Largest VC Firm Backs Senegalese AI Startup LAfricaMobile in $7M Series A

    The company raised €500,000 in seed funding in 2020 and secured €4.3 million ($4.6 million) in the first tranche of its Series A in April 2024.
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    EASTERN AFRICA

    Acumen Invests $5M in d.light to Expand Clean Energy Access Across East Africa

    d.light allows customers to pay for solar products in installments, making them more affordable.
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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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