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    From Herding Cows to Raising $12.6M: Africa’s Pioneer University Venture Fund Shifts Focus to Major Profits

    A university once known for managing a herd of cows through its technology venture unit is now leading Africa’s tech revolution.
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    Remittance Fintechs Rake in Revenue as Nigerians Abroad Send Record $553M Home in July 

    In June, the bank issued a directive requiring banks and IMTOs to pay all diaspora remittances in Naira and match them with corresponding foreign currency inflows.
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    African Tech Ecosystem Confronts Rare Suicide Cases Within One Month

    The African tech community is grappling with the shocking suicides of prominent figures within a single month.
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    Ex-Revolut and Sendwave Veterans Land $8M to Transform African B2B Payments with Waza

    Investors were likely drawn to Waza’s rapid growth trajectory. Within five months, the company increased its monthly payment volumes from $280,000 to $70 million, translating to an annualized volume of $700 million.
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    LoftyInc Backs Morocco’s WafR in $4M Push to Digitalise the Corner Shop

    Founded in 2021 by Ismail Bargach and Reda Sellak, WafR has transitioned from a loyalty-app pilot to a critical piece of financial infrastructure.
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    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

    Here’s a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we’re tracking this month.

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    Zero Fees vs. High Inflation: Why Cisco Is Doubling Down on Affinity Africa’s ‘Freemium’ Math

    When Affinity received its Savings and Loans license in 2022, it was the first such permit granted in over a decade.
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    Africa’s Growth Problem Isn’t Capital. It’s Leadership Without Collaboration

    Africa’s future won’t be determined by how much money arrives. Ray Langa, Group CEO of Leagas Delaney, writes from Cape Town

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    LoftyInc Backs Morocco’s WafR in $4M Push to Digitalise the Corner Shop

    Founded in 2021 by Ismail Bargach and Reda Sellak, WafR has transitioned from a loyalty-app pilot to a critical piece of financial infrastructure.
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    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

    Here’s a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we’re tracking this month.
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    A Fractured Leg, a Pregnancy, and an Empty Promise: The Human Cost of a Nigerian Fintech’s Collapse

    A Nigerian fintech raised $2.6m from marquee investors, promised its employees fair treatment, and then shut down. A Nigerian court has spent two years untangling what it left behind.
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    Malagasy Infrastructure Firm Axian Targets Nigeria’s Clean Energy Market with DFI-Backed Expansion

    AXIAN’s entry is timed with the World Bank-supported DARES (Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-up) program.

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