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    AfDB Seeks to Back Africa-Focused VCs Through New $420M Funding Deal

    AfDB is the largest fund-of-funds investor in Africa, with $1.36 billion committed to 74 private equity and venture capital funds.
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    Prolific African Investor BCV Winds Down Activity from Current Fund

    BCV II was one of the few venture capital funds primarily focused on East Africa.
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    Morocco’s z.systems Raises $1M to Empower Traditional Retailers

    z.systems is a rapidly scaling startup dedicated to enhancing the competitiveness of Morocco’s small, independent retailers — locally known as “hanouts.”
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    Will Ghana’s New Leader Deliver on $50M Fintech Fund Promise?

    “We did it for the pharmaceutical industry, and we can do it for fintech.”
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    Mauritius Tightens Its Grip on Africa’s Startup Cap Tables

    Funds domiciled on the island have made a string of investments this year. The money is rarely Mauritian - and that is the point.
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    Why Your Cheapest Hire Can Be the Most Costly

    Thuto Motsie CEO of Thamani, writes from Gauteng, South Africa

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    Nine Years After Its Founding, OPay’s IPO Filing Leaves Questions Over Employee Stock Options

    A court judgment proves OPay granted share options in 2020. Its US filing never mentions them, and investors are left to guess whether that’s a gap or a non-issue.
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    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.

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    Mauritius Tightens Its Grip on Africa’s Startup Cap Tables

    Funds domiciled on the island have made a string of investments this year. The money is rarely Mauritian - and that is the point.
    Updates

    Why Your Cheapest Hire Can Be the Most Costly

    Thuto Motsie CEO of Thamani, writes from Gauteng, South Africa
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    Kenafric Tests the Corporate VC Playbook for African Consumer Startups with $10M Fund

    Kenafric Group, the Kenyan consumer goods manufacturer whose brands range from chewing gum to...
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    BII Backs Okra Solar with $7m Debt Facility to Scale Mesh-Grids in Nigeria

    British development finance institution bets that a lighter, decentralised alternative to mini-grids can help close one of the world's largest electricity access gaps - but the model's commercial viability still hinges on procurement and policy execution.

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