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    Egypt’s Sawari Ventures Targets West and East African Startups in New $200M Fund

    Approximately 70% of the total fund, or about $140 million, is earmarked for investments within Egypt over the next four to five years.
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    Quick Commerce Disruptor Breadfast Races Past $150M ARR as Egypt’s Economy Falters

    VNV Global notes that if Breadfast continues on its current path, the company’s growth could become a significant driver for the investor’s entire portfolio.
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    Russian Ride-hailing App Yango Faces Mounting Resistance in Africa — Togo Now Joins the List

    As international scrutiny of Russian firms intensifies, Yango has sought to distance itself from its origins by shifting its global operational headquarters to Dubai.
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    Health Issues Stall Continued Trial of Binance Exec Tigran Gambaryan in Nigeria

    A representative from the correctional facility admitted Gambaryan was 'very' sick and would not be produced in court.
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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.
    Industry

    LemFi Turns Pillar Acquisition into £100m Capital Markets Bet

    Sixteen months after acquiring credit fintech Pillar, the FT-backed startup is swapping equity for debt markets to fund its £100m lending ambitious.

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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.
    Industry

    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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    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.
    Industry

    LemFi Turns Pillar Acquisition into £100m Capital Markets Bet

    Sixteen months after acquiring credit fintech Pillar, the FT-backed startup is swapping equity for debt markets to fund its £100m lending ambitious.
    Ecosystem News

    African Frontier Capital’s $125M Platform Tests a Faster Route to Debt for African E-Mobility

    Multi-originator warehouse facility backed by IFC, Norfund, AfDB and SEDF aims to extend asset-backed finance beyond pay-as-you-go solar into electric vehicles and productive equipment.
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    Arson and License Revocations: UK-Backed Climate Startup nextProtein Faces Total Ruin in Tunisia

    A fatal road accident, local outcry over odours, and a burnt-out facility: Inside the regulatory and social crisis tearing apart one of North Africa’s premier green tech darlings, just months after it secured €18m with backing from British International Investment.

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