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    The Secret Antitrust Battle That Helped Sink Koko Networks

    The collapse of Kenya's largest clean-cooking company is blamed on a government refusal to authorise carbon credit sales. A court ruling in Nairobi shows that a competition inquiry into its main supply contract was running alongside that dispute.

    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.

    Fintech Unicorn Wave Caves to Regulators as BCEAO Holds Firm on West Africa’s Payment Deadline

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    The Nigerian fintech’s London subsidiary reported a £2.1m profit in 2025, but a £1.6m deferred tax credit did much of the work.

    Swvl Posts 123% Net Dollar Retention as Enterprise Bet Pays Off

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