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    More Ways to Launch a SPAC in Egypt, Not Just Through Mergers: FRA Softens Rules

    For investors, the message is clear: SPACs in Egypt are no longer just about mergers. There are now other options.

    Five Months After Release, Binance Exec Reignites War with Nigeria

    “They all knew that the naira’s devaluation was a direct result of Tinubu’s monetary policy, which depegged the naira from the dollar. Instead of acknowledging this, they used Binance as a convenient villain.”

    Keeping Deals Secret in South Africa Just Got Harder—Competition Commission Rolls Out New Rules

    One might wonder why the Commission feels the need to spell out confidentiality rules in such detail.

    Egypt’s First Remittance Aggregator Goes Live — Fintech Startup Balad Gets a Rare Seat at the Table

    In a move that signals both progress and familiar power dynamics in Egypt’s remittance...
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    Zipline Doubles Down on US Expansion With $1.5bn Raise Ring-Fenced for American Network

    Drone delivery group's valuation nearly triples to $21.5bn as Walmart commits to 300 new sites, but capital is explicitly earmarked for US build-out while African operations rely on separate government-backed financing.

    Why This Ex-Lantmäteriet Developer Is Building a SaaS Layer for African Property

    James Muricho says he began building a land information system in 2004 and has funded it alone since. Twenty-two years later, the Kenyan entrepreneur, who lives in Gävle in Sweden, is turning it into a service for people who buy land in Kenya, where...

    Nine Years After Its Founding, OPay’s IPO Filing Leaves Questions Over Employee Stock Options

    A court judgment proves OPay granted share options in 2020. Its US filing never mentions them, and investors are left to guess whether that’s a gap or a non-issue.

    M-KOPA’s Product Margins Halve as Lending Becomes the Main Event

    The African fintech’s gross profit from device sales fell to $57.9m even as revenue rose 45%, exposing a structural shift in the economics of financing smartphones and e-bikes for the continent’s informal earners.

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    Zipline Doubles Down on US Expansion With $1.5bn Raise Ring-Fenced for American Network

    Drone delivery group's valuation nearly triples to $21.5bn as Walmart commits to 300 new sites, but capital is explicitly earmarked for US build-out while African operations rely on separate government-backed financing.

    Why This Ex-Lantmäteriet Developer Is Building a SaaS Layer for African Property

    James Muricho says he began building a land information system in 2004 and has...

    Nigeria’s New Stablecoin Rules: $11M, a Local Office, and a Prayer for Startups Without Bank Balance Sheets

    Central bank’s 200-page rulebook trades prohibition for licensing — and sets the bar high enough to make bankers of crypto founders.

    Yellow Card Acquires Brazil’s GoMoney to Secure Direct LatAm Foothold

    The acquisition of GoMoney Sociedade Prestadora de Serviços de Ativos Virtuais Ltda. converts Yellow Card’s Brazilian presence from a purely cross-border proposition into a locally regulated operation.