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    Baobab Network Expands Its Portfolio with New Investments Across Africa

    Baobab Network, a prominent venture capital firm dedicated to supporting innovative startups across Africa,...

    Fintech Startup Rubyx Secures $1.6M to Help African Businesses Offer Automated Lending

    The Senegal-based fintech platform uses advanced algorithms to assess loan applications and automate the lending process.

    Ride-Hailing Company Bolt Caught in the Middle of a Fierce Nigeria-South Africa Digital Crossfire

    The online battle quickly descended into a “Bolt for Bolt” exchange, with users on both sides vowing to outdo the other.

    Remittance Fintechs Rake in Revenue as Nigerians Abroad Send Record $553M Home in July 

    In June, the bank issued a directive requiring banks and IMTOs to pay all diaspora remittances in Naira and match them with corresponding foreign currency inflows.
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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.

    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

    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.

    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.

    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

    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.

    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.