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    Orange Egypt Targets African Startups with $52M Fund

    Orange Egypt’s new initiative builds on the foundations of Orange Ventures, the €350 million corporate venture fund launched in 2021.

    dLocal Sees 80% Revenue Loss in Nigeria – Egypt’s Boom Keeps Africa Profitable

    Nigeria, hitherto Africa’s largest economy, painted a grim picture for dLocal. Revenues fell to $2.1 million in Q3 2024, a mere 1% of total company revenues, down from $55 million during the first nine months of 2023.

    Al Mada Ventures Takes Control of Moroccan Agritech Startup Yola Fresh

    Although YoLa Fresh is registered as a U.S.-based entity, its operations and market are primarily localized in Morocco, granting the Moroccan Competition Council oversight in assessing its market impact.

    Ghana’s $2bn Remittance Market Shaken by License Suspensions, Over 10 Fintechs Down

    In 2023, Ghana received US\$2.4 billion in personal remittances, which is estimated to account for about 6% of the country’s GDP. This makes Ghana the second largest recipient of remittances in sub-Saharan Africa, after Nigeria.
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    Graham Mitchell (Business Coach, Author and Founder of Grow), writes from Sandton, South Africa

    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.

    Shuttlers Launches Carpooling Service as Rivals Race for Uber’s Market Share in Nigeria

    Findings by Launch Base Africa found that fares on several ride-hailing platforms operating in Nigeria have risen sharply since Uber’s exit.

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    FINCA Ventures Backs Six African Resilience Tech Startups with Catalytic Capital

    Washington-based impact investor deploys non-dilutive funding to early-stage fintech and agtech ventures facing persistent early-stage funding gaps.

    Why Business Owners Get Trapped in Firefighter Mode and How to Get Out

    Graham Mitchell (Business Coach, Author and Founder of Grow), writes from Sandton, South Africa

    Township Fibre, Mortgage Tech, and $168M in Domestic Dry Powder

    Four years after spinning out of Ethos PE, the Johannesburg-based firm signals a rare vote of confidence from local pension funds.

    The Secret Antitrust Battle That Helped Sink Koko Networks

    The collapse of Kenya's largest clean-cooking company is blamed on a government refusal to authorise carbon credit sales. A court ruling in Nairobi shows that a competition inquiry into its main supply contract was running alongside that dispute.