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    One Scandal a Year: Paystack CTO Suspension Spotlights Nigerian Tech’s Leadership Crisis

    The suspension of Ezra Olubi at Stripe-owned Paystack is the latest in a troubling series of founder-related crises, raising urgent questions about governance and trust in Africa's most-funded ecosystem.

    M-KOPA: From $160M Funding Round to Courtroom Battle

    The African fintech, fresh from a major banking partnership, faces a formal complaint from a co-founder alleging a "grossly unfair" employee share buyback plan.

    HyperionDev’s $31M War Chest and the Curious Case of the ‘Pro Bono’ Co-Founder

    The South African edtech startup recently won a restraint of trade case against a senior exec who claimed his new 'Co-Founder' title at a competitor was just an 'honorarium'.

    How a Paper Fortune of $2.68m Vanished for a South African VC-Backed Fintech Founder

    Last year, TLcom Capital, together with Flourish Ventures, backed South African fintech LittleFish. However, that investment ended up in court, with one of LittleFish's founders fighting for his 'life' in the company post-deal.
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    Four Years, Three Launches: Senegal Reboots Its Struggling Startup Act — Again

    After five years of legislative limbo and bureaucratic delays, Dakar has launched the digital tools necessary to make its 2020 Startup Act operational. But with regional rivals racing ahead, is it too little, too late?

    Morocco Activates $269M Liquidity Injection to Backstop Local VCs

    This marks one of North Africa’s most significant public interventions in venture capital to date.

    Rethinking Urban Work: Why the 15-Minute City Matters

    As CEO of Workshop17, Paul Keursten has observed how the geography of work affects business performance and quality of life. Here, he shares his lessons.

    Cannibalise to Conquer: Why Egyptian Fintech Valu Is Killing Its Legacy Loans for a Payment Moat

    For years, Valu has been one of Egypt’s standout buy now, pay later (BNPL) players. But its latest earnings report shows something more striking.

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    After five years of legislative limbo and bureaucratic delays, Dakar has launched the digital tools necessary to make its 2020 Startup Act operational. But with regional rivals racing ahead, is it too little, too late?

    Morocco Activates $269M Liquidity Injection to Backstop Local VCs

    This marks one of North Africa’s most significant public interventions in venture capital to date.

    Hard Hardware: Why African EV Startups Are Struggling to Fit the VC Power Law

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    The HEC Paris Experiment: Can Policy + Capital Move Côte d’Ivoire From the Margins of African Tech?

    Can Côte d’Ivoire become a rare example of a working Startup Act in sub-Saharan Africa?