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    Transform Health Fund Closes at $111M, Targets More Health-Tech After Kenya’s Lapaire

    By backing businesses focused on local supply chains, innovative care delivery, and digital solutions, the fund seeks to strengthen Africa’s healthcare systems while offering risk-adjusted returns to investors.

    A Turning Point for Moroccan Startups? $24M New Fund Faces Uphill Battle

    As bold as Morocco’s plans sound, they face an undeniable reality check.

    France’s Largest VC Firm, Bpifrance, Establishes New Base in Egypt

    In June this year, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the creation of the “Fonds Maghreb,” a €100 million fund aimed at North Africa.

    Equator Africa Raises $54 Million to Invest in African Startups, Backed by IFC’s First Venture into ClimateTech

    While the fund’s primary focus is on Kenya and Nigeria, it has already backed companies with operations in a diverse set of countries, including Côte D’Ivoire, Ghana, Madagascar, Senegal, South Africa, Sierra Leone, and Zambia.
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    Premium Brands Don’t Have a Quality Problem. They Have a Distinction Problem.

    Nomaswazi Phumo, Head of Strategy of Leagas Delaney South Africa, writes from Cape Town, South Africa

    Swedfund Injects $20M Into AfricaGoGreen to Plug Climate Debt Gap

    The transaction is consistent with Swedfund’s demonstrated strategic priority.

    How Moving Goalposts Are Freezing Francophone West Africa’s Fintech Scene

    For investors considering Francophone West Africa’s fintech sector, the past eighteen months have been ‘a study in uncertainty’.

    Five Countries, Half a Million Dollars: Inside Nigeria’s New Startup Funding Math

    Nigerian founders are not failing to raise capital so much as raising it through instruments that didn't used to be the plan.