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    US Mounts Pressure on Nigeria over Detained Binance Executive Following Founder’s Release

    Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which oversees Gambaryan’s case, has dismissed these claims as exaggerated, blocking a recent attempt to secure bail for the executive.
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    Telecom Giant Diversifies into Insurance Through Stake in Ivorian Startup WiASSUR

    WiASSUR, founded in 2019, has emerged as a dynamic player in the region by offering a fully digitized insurance platform, providing personalized and accessible solutions to individuals and businesses.
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    Ghana’s Kofa Rolls Out $8.2M EV Battery-Swapping Initiative, Backed by Shell

    The network targets the deployment of 6,000 batteries and up to 100 swap stations across Ghana, aiming to create an accessible, reliable, and scalable clean energy infrastructure.
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    New PoS Directive Opens Doors for Blockchain Startups in Nigeria

    The new directive, detailed in a circular issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria, requires that businesses using PoS terminals for electronic payments must route their transactions exclusively through either NIBSS or Unified Payment Services Limited (UPSL).
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    Khazna Joins Egypt’s Consumer Finance M&A Rush With Pharos Acquisition

    A regulatory clampdown has turned existing consumer finance licences into scarce commodities, sparking a rush of high-stakes deals across Cairo.
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    Aries Media Ventures Launches Fund I to Back Underfunded Mediatech Startups in Sub-Saharan Africa

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    Two Exits in Six Years: Dan Kleinbaum’s GTXN Acquired by Luno

    Deal gives the crypto exchange an owned settlement layer across developed–emerging market corridors - but proposed South African rules may restrict the very activity it enables.
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    Cairo’s BPO Ecosystem Opens a New Front for Transatlantic Dealmaking

    While greenfield setups remain the main vehicle for corporate expansion in Egypt's tech export sector, cross-border M&A is emerging as an alternative for North American buyers seeking rapid scale.

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    Khazna Joins Egypt’s Consumer Finance M&A Rush With Pharos Acquisition

    A regulatory clampdown has turned existing consumer finance licences into scarce commodities, sparking a rush of high-stakes deals across Cairo.
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    Aries Media Ventures Launches Fund I to Back Underfunded Mediatech Startups in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Former NBCUniversal exec is ditching Hollywood to back African mediatech
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    9,228 Daily Swaps: Egyptian Billionaire-Backed Blu EV Tests the Limits of Battery-as-a-Service in MENA

    Naguib Sawiris's battery-swapping group has built the largest network of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa. Whether each cabinet earns back the batteries it cycles is a question it has not answered.
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    South African IoT Scaleup Karooooo Takes on Debt to Hoard AI Memory Chips

    The central question is whether the chip stockpile proves to be prudent insurance or an expensive bet.

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