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    Orange Money Chooses Abidjan as Regional HQ Amid African Mobile Finance Boom

    Move underlines West Africa's growing economic clout as mobile money platform reaches 40 million users.

    Algeria Bets Big on AI Startups with New Investment Fund

    With the government hoping AI will contribute 7% of Algeria’s GDP by 2027, the urgency is clear.

    Embattled Nigerian Fintech Founder Launches New AI Project Amid US SEC Ordeal

    From Wall Street to AI: Amid legal battles and the collapse of his fintech empire, a Nigerian fintech founder has launched a substantial AI project, marking a dramatic new twist to...

    France’s Biggest Startup Backer Bpifrance Deepens Ties with African Tech

    France's public investment bank is making a big splash in African tech, forging partnerships and backing promising startups.
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    60-Second Loans, 4-Year Refunds: The Digital Illusion Inside Kenya’s $9.3bn Sacco Sector

    Savings co-ops now manage $9.3bn for nearly 8 million members, but behind the shiny USSD menus lies a system where automated debt collection masks a total breakdown in back-office accountability.

    M-KOPA’s Product Margins Halve as Lending Becomes the Main Event

    The African fintech’s gross profit from device sales fell to $57.9m even as revenue rose 45%, exposing a structural shift in the economics of financing smartphones and e-bikes for the continent’s informal earners.

    Cairo’s BPO Ecosystem Opens a New Front for Transatlantic Dealmaking

    While greenfield setups remain the main vehicle for corporate expansion in Egypt's tech export sector, cross-border M&A is emerging as an alternative for North American buyers seeking rapid scale.

    Is Talent Export the New Impact Thesis? Daniel Yu’s $100M Fund Makes Its First Bet

    Move signals fund's focus on labour migration as a pathway out of poverty.

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    60-Second Loans, 4-Year Refunds: The Digital Illusion Inside Kenya’s $9.3bn Sacco Sector

    Savings co-ops now manage $9.3bn for nearly 8 million members, but behind the shiny USSD menus lies a system where automated debt collection masks a total breakdown in back-office accountability.

    M-KOPA’s Product Margins Halve as Lending Becomes the Main Event

    The African fintech’s gross profit from device sales fell to $57.9m even as revenue rose 45%, exposing a structural shift in the economics of financing smartphones and e-bikes for the continent’s informal earners.

    The Local Airbnb Rival That Held Off the Giant: South Africa’s LekkeSlaap Bought by Banking Royalty

    17 years after starting TravelGround on a shoestring budget, UCT co-founders bow out to a high-profile investor syndicate.

    4x More Mobile Wallets Than Bank Accounts: PawaPay Wins PSP Licence in Mozambique

    PawaPay, a pan-African mobile money payments aggregator, has been granted a Payment Service Provider...