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    Tunisia’s New Labour Law Forces a €24bn IT Hiring Giant to Quit the Country After 23 Years

    The company is pulling out of Tunisia after a new law upended its business model.

    OPay and Moniepoint’s Agent Banking Empire Faces Its Biggest Threat Yet

    Nigerian fintechs can no longer just distribute terminals; they must actively manage, monitor.

    Egypt’s New Exchange Chief Has a Startup Past. Can He Kickstart an IPO Boom?

    Dr. Islam Azzam, a former managing director of a national fund targeting startups, takes the helm of the Egyptian Exchange amid a flurry of pro-tech market reforms.

    West African Fintechs Scramble for ‘Ghost’ Licenses as Regulatory Clock Ticks Down

    Fintech startups in the eight-nation WAEMU bloc are in a high-stakes race for survival.
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    Cyril Shonibare, Principal at TLCOM—one of Africa’s largest early-stage VC funds—sits down with Launch Base Africa to discuss the firm’s deployment strategy, the collapse of open banking pioneer Okra, and hard-won lessons in early-stage African venture capital.

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    Move signals fund's focus on labour migration as a pathway out of poverty.

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    Findings by Launch Base Africa found that fares on several ride-hailing platforms operating in Nigeria have risen sharply since Uber’s exit.

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    Final Liquidation Ordered for Copia Despite Creditor Fight Over IP Sale and Audit

    Court rejects creditor demands for forensic audit, appoints KPMG pair as liquidators despite objections over transparency.

    ‘Markets Dictate Success, Not Founders’: How TLcom Is Adapting to Africa’s VC Realignment

    Cyril Shonibare, Principal at TLCOM—one of Africa’s largest early-stage VC funds—sits down with Launch Base Africa to discuss the firm’s deployment strategy, the collapse of open banking pioneer Okra, and hard-won lessons in early-stage African venture capital.

    Tunisia’s Fintech Crackdown

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    Opera Quietly Liquidates Kenyan Ad Unit Ahead of OPay’s $4B US IPO

    Opera’s fintech play in Africa extends well beyond its Kenyan operating entities.