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    Can EVs Survive Blackouts? South Africa’s State Bank Puts $5.6M Behind One Startup’s Answer

    “This show of faith by the DBSA is not just financial — it is symbolic.”
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    South African Fintech Startup Stitch Raises $55M in New Funding Round

    The funding follows Stitch’s recent expansion efforts, including the acquisition of payment provider Exipay earlier this year.
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    TymeBank Deposits Surge to $385m as Digital Lender Builds on Unicorn Status

    The increase in deposits from R6.3bn ($347.11m) in June 2024 reflects the continued growth of the digital lender, which reached a milestone of 10.7m customers by the end of December.
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    Tech Giant Microsoft Pours $298m into South Africa’s AI Infrastructure

    The announcement arrives at a complex juncture for South Africa, which has recently faced strained relations with the United States.
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    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.
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    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.

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    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.
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    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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    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.
    Policy & Regulations Forum

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

    The country’s largest private bank commits EGP 2bn to the upcoming Cairo stock market listing.
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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.

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