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    Launch Africa Ventures Investment Series: Ivory Coast’s Meditect Joins the List 

    Launch Africa Ventures, a leading venture capital firm focused on Africa, has announced its...

    “Margins Too Tight,” Glovo CEO Hints at Quitting Ghana

    Spanish delivery startup, Glovo, has recently announced its decision to cease operations in Ghana,...

    Chowdeck Secures $2.5 Million Seed Funding to Expand Food Delivery Operations in Nigeria

    Lagos-based food delivery startup Chowdeck has secured $2.5 million in seed funding. The round...

    Nigeria Emerges as Top Revenue Contributor for dLocal in Africa, Despite Currency Challenges

    Four years following its entry into the Nigerian market, dLocal, the Uruguayan unicorn specializing...
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    Nigeria’s BFREE Raises $3M to Unlock New Frontier in Distressed Loan Portfolio Financing

    BFREE is turning what has long been considered a dead-end in African finance — non-performing loans — into a viable, tech-powered asset class.

    Inside the Fintech That’s Quietly Built Africa’s Largest Smartphone Assembly Line

    It’s a playbook that echoes India’s feature phone revolution of the early 2000s — except with embedded finance at the core rather than cheap calls.

    Africa’s SWIFT Alternative PAPSS Just Hit 17 Members. Here’s Why That Matters

    While the expanding geographical footprint is significant, the real story lies in the “how.”

    Billionaire-Funded Program Offers $2m Equity-Free to African AI & Manufacturing Startups

    While Africa is home to nearly 18% of the world’s population, it contributes less than 2% of global manufacturing output.

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    Nigeria’s BFREE Raises $3M to Unlock New Frontier in Distressed Loan Portfolio Financing

    BFREE is turning what has long been considered a dead-end in African finance — non-performing loans — into a viable, tech-powered asset class.

    Inside the Fintech That’s Quietly Built Africa’s Largest Smartphone Assembly Line

    It’s a playbook that echoes India’s feature phone revolution of the early 2000s — except with embedded finance at the core rather than cheap calls.

    Network International and Magnati Merge to Form $400bn African-Middle East Fintech Giant

    The new company will serve more than 250 financial institutions, 240,000 merchants, and 20 million cardholders in over 50 markets.

    Nawy Buys UAE’s SmartCrowd in Bid to Build MENA’s First Real Estate Super-App

    Before the acquisition, SmartCrowd has raised over $3.6M across 3 funding rounds.