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    The $267bn Crown: Wave Edges Closer to Dethroning Orange in West Africa

    The BCEAO’s instant payments platform launched in late 2025 to link banks and mobile wallets across eight countries. Months later, top players Wave and Orange Money have yet to fully join — latest data suggests they have little urgency.
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    Ivory Coast’s Anka Acquired for Undisclosed Sum Following French Parent’s Swift Liquidation

    The platform facilitated more than $60 million in transactions across 47 African countries, reaching customers in over 170 markets.
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    Moniepoint Faces Heavy Losses After Acquiring Bancom Europe to Secure UK Licence

    Filings from the Nigerian fintech unicorn disclose heavy spending on salaries and fees to pave the way for its acquisition of a regulated British payments firm.
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    Odyssey Secures $7.5M from BII to Scale Its Fintech Solution for Nigeria’s Off-Grid Energy Gap

    Nigeria faces a significant energy access challenge.
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    London’s Lightrock Closes $500M Fund to Back Energy Access Firms Across Africa and Asia

    The fund targets a critical bottleneck in emerging market climate tech: the lack of growth-stage capital for established operators.
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    Fintech Unicorn dLocal Bets on the Middle East as Africa’s Turbulence Refuses to Settle

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    The Hidden Machinery Behind Egypt’s Quiet Adtech Exit Boom

    Global buyers are snapping up Cairo-based marketing startups, capitalising on years of rigorous local consolidation.
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    78% Below Cost: The Unforgiving Math Behind Digital Health Startup Vezeeta’s Pivot to Bricks and Mortar

    The deal is the most tangible sign yet that Egypt’s best known digital health platform is pivoting towards a hybrid model at a time when the purely online playbook is struggling

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    London’s Lightrock Closes $500M Fund to Back Energy Access Firms Across Africa and Asia

    The fund targets a critical bottleneck in emerging market climate tech: the lack of growth-stage capital for established operators.
    Partner Content

    Fintech Unicorn dLocal Bets on the Middle East as Africa’s Turbulence Refuses to Settle

    This reversal of fortune is stark.
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    Appeal Dismissed, Liquidation Confirmed: Court Delivers Final Blow to Mastercard-Backed $106m African Startup Fund

    A South African high court has rejected a final attempt by Africa Founders Ventures and its business rescue practitioner to overturn a winding-up order.
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