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    A Fractured Leg, a Pregnancy, and an Empty Promise: The Human Cost of a Nigerian Fintech’s Collapse

    A Nigerian fintech raised $2.6m from marquee investors, promised its employees fair treatment, and then shut down. A Nigerian court has spent two years untangling what it left behind.

    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'.
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    Khazna Joins Egypt’s Consumer Finance M&A Rush With Pharos Acquisition

    A regulatory clampdown has turned existing consumer finance licences into scarce commodities, sparking a rush of high-stakes deals across Cairo.

    Aries Media Ventures Launches Fund I to Back Underfunded Mediatech Startups in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Former NBCUniversal exec is ditching Hollywood to back African mediatech

    Two Exits in Six Years: Dan Kleinbaum’s GTXN Acquired by Luno

    Deal gives the crypto exchange an owned settlement layer across developed–emerging market corridors - but proposed South African rules may restrict the very activity it enables.

    Cairo’s BPO Ecosystem Opens a New Front for Transatlantic Dealmaking

    While greenfield setups remain the main vehicle for corporate expansion in Egypt's tech export sector, cross-border M&A is emerging as an alternative for North American buyers seeking rapid scale.

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    Khazna Joins Egypt’s Consumer Finance M&A Rush With Pharos Acquisition

    A regulatory clampdown has turned existing consumer finance licences into scarce commodities, sparking a rush of high-stakes deals across Cairo.

    Aries Media Ventures Launches Fund I to Back Underfunded Mediatech Startups in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Former NBCUniversal exec is ditching Hollywood to back African mediatech

    9,228 Daily Swaps: Egyptian Billionaire-Backed Blu EV Tests the Limits of Battery-as-a-Service in MENA

    Naguib Sawiris's battery-swapping group has built the largest network of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa. Whether each cabinet earns back the batteries it cycles is a question it has not answered.

    South African IoT Scaleup Karooooo Takes on Debt to Hoard AI Memory Chips

    The central question is whether the chip stockpile proves to be prudent insurance or an expensive bet.