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    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.

    Algeria Opens for Fintech: New PSP Rules Create a Playbook for Payments Startups

    For international investors, it offers a degree of regulatory certainty that has been lacking.

    Nigeria Just Made It ‘Nearly Impossible’ to Launch an Insurtech

    If building a full-stack insurtech in Nigeria was once a dream, it’s now a fantasy.
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    Nairobi-based insurtech reaches 24 million farmers with parametric cover as it targets 100 million by 2030

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