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    Zambia’s Premier Ride-hailing Startup, Ulendo, Enters Liquidation

    In a major development impacting Zambia’s ride-hailing landscape, Ulendo Taxi Limited, the pioneering ride-hailing...

    Alleged Involvement in Scam: Banxso Draws Regulatory Scrutiny in South Africa

    Cape Town-based online trading platform Banxso finds itself under the regulatory microscope following allegations...

    South Africa’s Spatialedge Secures $3.1M Investment to Accelerate Retail Technology Innovation

    Spatialedge, an AI-driven software company based in Stellenbosch, South Africa, has recently secured R60...

    Transaction Capital Steers South Africa’s WeBuyCars to Landmark IPO Three Years After

    In a significant milestone for the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), WeBuyCars, the used-car business...
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    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.

    Egypt’s CIB Backs MNT-Halan With $37M Anchor Investment Ahead of IPO

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    Free Transfers, Capped Fees: Inside the Pricing Shock Facing West Africa’s $267B Mobile Money Market

    From 2 November, all electronic-money transfers in the eight-nation WAEMU bloc must run through a single central bank platform. Transfers up to 8,000 FCFA a day are free. Above that, fees are capped at 0.8 per cent.