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    Football Stars & Expensya Founders Back Senegal’s LAfricaMobile in $4.6 Million Series A Round

    LAfricaMobile, a leading cloud communication and mobile marketing platform, announced today that it has...

    Ghanaian Healthtech Startup mPharma Raises New $13.6 Million Following Workforce Reductions

     mPharma, a pioneering healthtech company based in Accra, has successfully raised $13.6 million from...

    Egyptian VC Algebra Ventures Sets Sights on Nigeria, Kenya with $20M Investment

    Karim Hussein, managing partner of Algebra Ventures, revealed the firm’s ambitious plans in an...

    Accused Admits Beheading Gokada CEO to Impress Girlfriend

    In a chilling courtroom revelation, Tyrese Haspil, the 25-year-old former personal assistant to Fahim...
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    ‘Stay in It’: How Over 200 Interviews and a LinkedIn Post Led to a $2.35M Seed Round for Orca

    The startup’s latest raise marks a landmark achievement as one of the largest seed rounds ever secured by an all-female founding team in Africa.

    Ziidi Trader: Safaricom Captures Half of Kenya’s First Major IPO in 20 Years

    The Kenyan government’s sale of a 65% stake in KPC raised 106.3 billion Kenyan shillings ($823.1m).

    100 Faces, 160,000 Attacks: Inside the Industrialised Fraud Machines Targeting Africa

    In the weeks following Nigeria and Ghana’s festive travel season — the period known locally as Detty December — a wave of chargebacks was filed in January 2025, predominantly initiated from abroad.

    Western Union and Cassava’s Sasai Target South Africa’s $1bn Outbound Remittance Market

    While the narrative around African remittances often focuses on inflows from Europe and the US, South Africa presents a lucrative inverse opportunity.

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    ‘Stay in It’: How Over 200 Interviews and a LinkedIn Post Led to a $2.35M Seed Round for Orca

    The startup’s latest raise marks a landmark achievement as one of the largest seed rounds ever secured by an all-female founding team in Africa.

    Ziidi Trader: Safaricom Captures Half of Kenya’s First Major IPO in 20 Years

    The Kenyan government’s sale of a 65% stake in KPC raised 106.3 billion Kenyan shillings ($823.1m).

    OneBank: Egypt’s $114m State-Backed Digital Challenger Gets the Final Green Light

    Building a digital bank in a strictly regulated market requires deep pockets, and Banque Misr has heavily capitalized the venture.

    South African Anti-Fraud Startup Orca Secures $2.35M Seed Round to Protect Emerging Market Payment Rails

    The round was led by pan-African venture capital firm Norrsken22, which previously anchored the company’s $550,000 pre-seed round in early 2024.