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    PayPal Launches $100M Hunt for Acquisitions and Minority Stakes in African Fintech

    The move signals a deeper strategic push into the region for PayPal, building on its existing portfolio.

    Acumen’s $246M ‘De-Risking’ Fund Targets Africa’s Energy Frontier

    The Hardest-to-Reach (H2R) Initiative, launched at COP28, is now backed by a powerful coalition.

    Circle Backs $20m African Blockchain Fund as Stablecoin ‘Utility Wave’ Grows

    Capital is flowing to African blockchain companies solving long-standing problems of currency volatility, cross-border payment friction, and financial exclusion.

    The Deal Maker: How Plug and Play Became North Africa’s Startup Kingmaker

    Who are North Africa's most influential startup dealmakers? Flat6Labs and the US's Plug & Play occupy front-row seats. A recent funding move has reinforced this assertion.
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    Anka’s New Owner Global Shop Faces Critical Data Leak Days After Acquisition

    The embattled pan-African e-commerce platform Anka is grappling with a severe data breach affecting over half a million users.

    BII Backs mPharma for Francophone Push Following Founder’s Exit

    The Ghanaian healthtech, now under new leadership, has secured a strategic investment from BII-backed GIP Ghana to expand its pharmacy network into Togo and Benin.

    From Media Giant to Family Business: Meet the First Firms Tapping Nigeria’s Landmark $200M Cleantech Fund — Updated

    A mix of established mini-grid operators, a family-run business, and a media giant's new energy venture are among the first to receive funding to build hundreds of solar mini-grids across Nigeria.

    ‘Don’t Wait to Be Perfect’: How Selling Imperfect Produce Helped Farm to Feed Land a $1.5M Seed Round

    Pushing a problem that you think is important onto a customer doesn’t work.

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    Anka’s New Owner Global Shop Faces Critical Data Leak Days After Acquisition

    The embattled pan-African e-commerce platform Anka is grappling with a severe data breach affecting over half a million users.

    BII Backs mPharma for Francophone Push Following Founder’s Exit

    The Ghanaian healthtech, now under new leadership, has secured a strategic investment from BII-backed GIP Ghana to expand its pharmacy network into Togo and Benin.

    Jumia’s Fintech Ambitions Remapped as JumiaPay App Transactions Collapse

    The pan-African e-commerce player's Q3 2025 results show a strategic retreat from its standalone payment app, as it doubles down on core e-commerce and its path to profitability.

    Afreximbank Doubles Down on Gagan Gupta: Spiro Founder Bags New $300M for Minerals Platform A2MP

    The investment from Afreximbank's equity arm, FEDA, aims to move the continent beyond raw ore exports and capture the lucrative processing and manufacturing value chain.