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    LemFi, Led by OPay Alumni, Raises $53M in Series B to Tap into Booming Remittance Market

    LemFi has achieved significant milestones, including processing over $1 billion in monthly payment volume and recording $2 billion in annual transaction volume in 2023.

    With Billion-Dollar Wind in its Sails, Nigeria’s Moniepoint Charts UK Course

    Moniepoint has engaged CLA Evelyn Partners Limited, an FCA-regulated auditing firm, to ensure compliance with the UK’s stringent financial standards.

    Senegal’s Startup Push Faces Turmoil Amid Resignation of Startup Commission Chief

    The CEAC was created as a cornerstone of Senegal’s Startup Act, which was ratified in 2021 by President Macky Sall following its 2020 adoption by the National Assembly.

    Up for Sale: Nigeria’s Self-Styled Agri-Fintech Leader, Tingo Group, Meets a Brutal End

    The recent ruling indicates the SEC’s intensified focus on holding international entrepreneurs accountable.
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    Equator Raises $55 Million to Bridge the Climate Tech Funding Gap in Africa

    Equator plans to deploy the fund across 15 to 18 startups, writing checks of $750,000 to $1 million for seed-stage companies and up to $2 million for Series A rounds.

    Morocco Presses ‘Start’ on Ambitious Video Game Hub Dream

    The North African kingdom, long reliant on agriculture, tourism, and phosphate exports, is channeling significant investment into nurturing a local gaming ecosystem.

    Global VC Antler Steps In as Startup Accelerators Struggle in Nigeria

    In just a week, over 1,000 founders have applied for Antler Nigeria's first cohort.

    Kenyan Regulator Greenlights Ignite-ENGIE Acquisition Deal, Forging Africa’s Largest DRE Provider

    The newly formed entity, to be known as Ignite Energy Access, is projected to serve over 15 million people across 14 African nations, leveraging a combined operational footprint and a shared ambition to tackle energy poverty.

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    Equator Raises $55 Million to Bridge the Climate Tech Funding Gap in Africa

    Equator plans to deploy the fund across 15 to 18 startups, writing checks of $750,000 to $1 million for seed-stage companies and up to $2 million for Series A rounds.

    Morocco Presses ‘Start’ on Ambitious Video Game Hub Dream

    The North African kingdom, long reliant on agriculture, tourism, and phosphate exports, is channeling significant investment into nurturing a local gaming ecosystem.

    The Gaping Flaws in Africa’s Biggest Crypto Startup Failures

    Booming adoption masks a harsh reality for African crypto startups as funding and trust evaporate.

    Cautious Capital Returns to African Stablecoin Startups After Crypto Market Shakeout

    This renewed investor appetite arrives after a period of significant contraction and retrenchment within the African cryptocurrency startup ecosystem.