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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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    Egypt’s CIB Backs MNT-Halan With $37M Anchor Investment Ahead of IPO

    The country’s largest private bank commits EGP 2bn to the upcoming Cairo stock market listing.

    Free Transfers, Capped Fees: Inside the Pricing Shock Facing West Africa’s $267B Mobile Money Market

    From 2 November, all electronic-money transfers in the eight-nation WAEMU bloc must run through a single central bank platform. Transfers up to 8,000 FCFA a day are free. Above that, fees are capped at 0.8 per cent.

    Is Talent Export the New Impact Thesis? Daniel Yu’s $100M Fund Makes Its First Bet

    Move signals fund's focus on labour migration as a pathway out of poverty.

    Shuttlers Launches Carpooling Service as Rivals Race for Uber’s Market Share in Nigeria

    Findings by Launch Base Africa found that fares on several ride-hailing platforms operating in Nigeria have risen sharply since Uber’s exit.

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    Egypt’s CIB Backs MNT-Halan With $37M Anchor Investment Ahead of IPO

    The country’s largest private bank commits EGP 2bn to the upcoming Cairo stock market listing.

    Free Transfers, Capped Fees: Inside the Pricing Shock Facing West Africa’s $267B Mobile Money Market

    From 2 November, all electronic-money transfers in the eight-nation WAEMU bloc must run through a single central bank platform. Transfers up to 8,000 FCFA a day are free. Above that, fees are capped at 0.8 per cent.

    Egyptian Unicorn MNT-Halan Closes $82M Debt Haul as Loan Book Nears $1B

    Fintech group captures nearly a quarter of Egypt's micro-lending market and expands retail credit footprint as EGP 4bn securitisation program supports growth.

    Fresh Off Its Jordan Launch, Cairo’s Valu Lands $18M in Latest Securitisation Deal

    The transaction marks the fourth tranche executed under the company’s ongoing EGP 10 billion [$190 million] eighth securitisation framework.