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    Nigeria’s CAC Makes a Bold Bet on AI-Powered Instant Company Registration — and It Misfires

    As Nigeria aims to climb the ranks of global ease-of-doing-business indices, its latest experiment with automation highlights a timeless truth.

    Dollar Access Returns. So Does Foreign Competition for Nigerian Wallets

    In the coming months, Nigerian companies — from fintechs to fashion brands — will face a tough question.

    Moroccan Startups Are Quietly Dismantling Monopolies

    It’s not every day a startup drags a public institution into the 21st century — and walks away with the keys to a fairer market.

    US Senate Waters Down 5% Remittance Tax in Big Win for African Fintechs

    For these companies — names like Chipper Cash, LemFi, Flutterwave, and TapTap Send — a 5% tax on remittances out of the U.S. would have fundamentally altered their business models.
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