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    Morocco Selects Global GPs Including Westmont and AfricInvest to Manage $1.9bn in Thematic Funds

    The funds will be domiciled in Morocco and will invest through a mix of equity and quasi-equity instruments.

    Nigeria’s Ventures Platform Taps Zipline and TapTap Send Exec to Scout Francophone Africa Deals

    The announcement is part of a broader strategy by Ventures Platform to bridge Africa’s intra-continental funding disparities.

    French Investor Club Super Capital Eyes Africa and Middle East Expansion with New €250k Tickets

    The new initiative, called the MEA Club, will deploy between €100k and €250k per startup, with a target of investing in ten companies per year.

    European DFIs Back $80 Million Pan-African Private Credit Fund 

    Africa’s mid-market businesses — often too large for microfinance but too small or risky for traditional bank lending — face an estimated $330 billion annual financing shortfall, according to the African Development Bank.
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