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    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...

    Y Combinator-backed Nigerian Cleantech Startup Oolu Acquired in Landmark Deal

    In a strategic move aimed at bolstering renewable energy access across West Africa, Ignite...

    TLG Capital Pours $3 Million into Nigeria’s BFREE to Reshape Ethical Debt Collection Practices in Africa

    TLG Capital, a leader in alternative asset management, and BFREE, specializing in ethical credit...

    Orange, the EU, and GIZ Launch $8M Funding Initiative to Back Agritech Startups in Côte d’Ivoire

    In Côte d’Ivoire, a newly launched fund of €7.6 million (USD$8 million) is set...
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    Ethiopian Founder Sells AI Authentication Startup to Vercel a Year After $5m Round

    Bereket Engida's Better Auth, an open-source tool popular with AI developers, has been acquired by the US software group.

    Meet the 15 Startups Renew Capital Is Backing to Build Africa’s Next Lenders

    The 15 companies, which hail from 10 countries including Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Morocco and Senegal.

    LemFi Acquires UK Wealth Platform Wealth8 in Push to Build Migrant Financial Hub

    London-based fintech adds investment services to remittance and credit offering after securing regulatory approval

    From Tax Bots to Farm Finance, Hyper-Local AI Is South Africa’s New Battleground

    In an ecosystem often criticised for importing foreign business models, this wave of localised AI, built on proprietary, hard-to-replicate datasets, represents a native competitive advantage.

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    Ethiopian Founder Sells AI Authentication Startup to Vercel a Year After $5m Round

    Bereket Engida's Better Auth, an open-source tool popular with AI developers, has been acquired by the US software group.

    Meet the 15 Startups Renew Capital Is Backing to Build Africa’s Next Lenders

    The 15 companies, which hail from 10 countries including Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Morocco and Senegal.

    Nigeria Launches Hunt for VC Manager to Run $50m Japan-Backed Startup Fund

    The fund will target pre-seed to pre-Series A startups operating across agriculture, healthcare, education, energy, and waste and water management.

    Britain’s Founder Visa Alternative Brings South African Fintech Float to the UK

    Card-linked instalment platform aims to unlock £250bn in unused credit card limits with backing from government programme