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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.

    The Battle for Driver Financing: Gozem’s $24.5M Debt Raise Raises the Stakes for Regional Rivals

    The new facility comes on the heels of a transformative 12 months for the Lomé-based company.

    Strait of Hormuz Shock: How Regional Turmoil Accelerated Egypt’s High-Voltage Ambitions

    Disruptions to tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz — which typically handles 20% of global oil flows — have slashed exports through the corridor from 20 million barrels per day to 3.8 million during peak disruptions.

    Former Molten Ventures CEO Moves Into Southern African Secondaries With New £50m Fund

    The pan-African VC firm takes on an investment advisory role for the Botswana Tech Fund, which is targeting Southern Africa's undercapitalised digital economy
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    Over $500M Lost in Two Years: Eight Graphs That Map the Blind Spots Behind Recent African Startup Collapses

    The period between early 2024 and mid-2026 has been the most unforgiving in the short history of African venture-backed entrepreneurship.

    From an Angry Post to a $50m Ribbon-Cutting: The Land Battle Behind an Egyptian Deeptech Scaleup’s $50m Factory

    Sixteen months later, on a hot July day in 2026, Egypt's finance minister, Ahmed Kouchouk, returned to a company whose public frustration had once laid bare the country's industrial bureaucracy.

    1M Users in 8 Years, 9M in 6: The Smartphone Pivot Driving M-KOPA’s Hypergrowth

    The group now signs up about 10,000 new customers daily.

    Donor-Backed AI Health Tools Proliferate Across Africa, but Sustainability Remains Elusive

    Gates-funded report finds 20 deployed solutions delivering tangible results, yet most rely on short-term grants and lack independently verified cost savings

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    Over $500M Lost in Two Years: Eight Graphs That Map the Blind Spots Behind Recent African Startup Collapses

    The period between early 2024 and mid-2026 has been the most unforgiving in the short history of African venture-backed entrepreneurship.

    From an Angry Post to a $50m Ribbon-Cutting: The Land Battle Behind an Egyptian Deeptech Scaleup’s $50m Factory

    Sixteen months later, on a hot July day in 2026, Egypt's finance minister, Ahmed Kouchouk, returned to a company whose public frustration had once laid bare the country's industrial bureaucracy.

    Why Kenya’s Crypto Clampdown Is a Fortress for Banks

    The new virtual asset rules demand high capital, local custody, and bank-held reserves - creating a moat that traditional lenders are perfectly positioned to fill.

    Near Zero Equity Deals in H1: What Happened to Tunisia’s Startup Ecosystem?

    Data compiled by Launch Base Africa tells the story starkly.