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    After Backing Egypt’s Top Startups and VCs, EBRD Sets Sights on Nigeria

    The bank is currently establishing its first resident office in Lagos.

    Tingo’s Nigerian Auditor Hit with $200K Fine and US Ban for ‘Aiding Fraud’

    According to a final judgment entered in a New York federal court on August 11, 2025, Oyebola and his firm played a crucial role in deceiving investors.

    In Africa’s Food Delivery ‘Graveyard’, VCs See Signs of Life with Chowdeck’s $9M Round

    Investors are betting that Chowdeck’s combination of local market expertise and disciplined execution can succeed where others have struggled.

    Massive Data Fraud Scheme Exposes KYC Vulnerabilities in Nigerian Fintech

    "Information available revealed that the actors are up to 12,000 all over the country seeking account donors."
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    Four Years, Three Launches: Senegal Reboots Its Struggling Startup Act — Again

    After five years of legislative limbo and bureaucratic delays, Dakar has launched the digital tools necessary to make its 2020 Startup Act operational. But with regional rivals racing ahead, is it too little, too late?

    Morocco Activates $269M Liquidity Injection to Backstop Local VCs

    This marks one of North Africa’s most significant public interventions in venture capital to date.

    Rethinking Urban Work: Why the 15-Minute City Matters

    As CEO of Workshop17, Paul Keursten has observed how the geography of work affects business performance and quality of life. Here, he shares his lessons.

    Cannibalise to Conquer: Why Egyptian Fintech Valu Is Killing Its Legacy Loans for a Payment Moat

    For years, Valu has been one of Egypt’s standout buy now, pay later (BNPL) players. But its latest earnings report shows something more striking.

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    Four Years, Three Launches: Senegal Reboots Its Struggling Startup Act — Again

    After five years of legislative limbo and bureaucratic delays, Dakar has launched the digital tools necessary to make its 2020 Startup Act operational. But with regional rivals racing ahead, is it too little, too late?

    Morocco Activates $269M Liquidity Injection to Backstop Local VCs

    This marks one of North Africa’s most significant public interventions in venture capital to date.

    Hard Hardware: Why African EV Startups Are Struggling to Fit the VC Power Law

    For founders, the investor landscape dictates strategy.

    The HEC Paris Experiment: Can Policy + Capital Move Côte d’Ivoire From the Margins of African Tech?

    Can Côte d’Ivoire become a rare example of a working Startup Act in sub-Saharan Africa?