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    Binance Exec Denied Bail in Nigeria, Again After Nearly a Year

    Gambaryan’s lawyer argued that his client’s health was in a “perilous” state, requiring urgent surgery for a herniated disc as well as psychiatric care due to severe anxiety and depression.
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    Ivorian Fintech Waribei Secures Pre-Seed Funding to Expand its Digital Platform

    Waribei was founded by Ladislas Pham and Frédéric Fameni. The startup’s platform addresses a long-standing issue in West Africa’s retail sector: the limited availability of credit to SMEs.
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    Winich Farms Raises $3 Million to Scale Operations and Technology Amid Nigeria’s Agritech Boom

    This marks the second major funding round for Winich Farms, founded in 2020 by brothers Riches and Winner Attai and co-founder Chichebem Jibunoh
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    US SEC Files Heavy Fraud Charges Against Nigerian Accountants Linked to Tingo Fintech

    The charges against Oyebola follow a recent final judgment against Dozy Mmobuosi, the Nigerian entrepreneur who once led Tingo, a fintech company that claimed to revolutionize the agritech sector in Africa.
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    Priced Out of London: Why Nigeria’s Fintechs Are Abandoning UK Remittances

    A little over a year ago, Moniepoint pushed back publicly against a Launch Base Africa report detailing heavy losses at its newly launched UK operation, calling the figures overstated.
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    Ventures Platform Secures $84M for Second African Tech Fund in Test of Institutional Appetite

    Oversubscribed final close above $75m target highlights early-stage resilience as international investors weigh macroeconomic volatility against long-term demographic bets.

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    Five35 Widens Female-Focused Bets as African Funding for Female Founders Dries Up

    Five35's portfolio sits largely outside fintech, the sector with the weakest gender balance among Africa's largest technology verticals.
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    From Matchmaker to Fund Manager: Why Exits MENA Is Buying Its Way Into Direct Investment

    The Cairo-based advisory platform is taking control of a bank-backed private equity vehicle, a move that blurs the line between deal broker and principal investor.

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    Priced Out of London: Why Nigeria’s Fintechs Are Abandoning UK Remittances

    A little over a year ago, Moniepoint pushed back publicly against a Launch Base Africa report detailing heavy losses at its newly launched UK operation, calling the figures overstated.
    Ecosystem News

    Ventures Platform Secures $84M for Second African Tech Fund in Test of Institutional Appetite

    Oversubscribed final close above $75m target highlights early-stage resilience as international investors weigh macroeconomic volatility against long-term demographic bets.
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    38% on Boards, 8% in the C-Suite: South Africa’s Illusion of Executive Gender Equality

    Dr Shahiem Patel, Dean at Regent Business School, writes from Durban, South Africa
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    South Africa’s Edge Growth Hits $22M First Close for Scaleup Debt Fund

    The rise of private credit across the continent has been impossible to ignore.

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