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    From Remittances to Deposits: Mukuru Launches Banking Operations in Zimbabwe

    Remittances from the Zimbabwean diaspora reached $1.9 billion between January and September 2024, a 16.5% increase compared to the same period in 2023.

    Top African Infrastructure Investor Taps Chinese Markets for Funding

    “The AAA rating allows us to forge stronger ties with Asian markets, enabling investments that drive economic development, job creation, and prosperity in Africa.”

    Marseille: A New Entrepôt for Startups in Tunisia

    L’Accélérateur M, a Marseille-based accelerator programme, has seen Tunisian startups comprise approximately 90 per cent of its international cohorts.

    Over 35% of MultiChoice’s Revenue Now Flows Through Fintech Firm Moment

    Launching with Showmax and DStv as initial clients, Moment started processing payments for parts of the Multichoice group in January 2024.
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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.

    “Directly Selling Insurance to Farmers Does Not Work”: Pula CEO on Avoiding Agtech’s Deadliest Trap

    From rural Kenya to the Earthshot shortlist: Pula CEO Thomas Njeru reveals to Launch Base Africa how the profitable agtech reached 24 million farmers and why impact and profitability are not mutually exclusive.

    Is Talent Export the New Impact Thesis? Daniel Yu’s $100M Fund Makes Its First Bet

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

    Shuttlers Launches Carpooling Service as Rivals Race for Uber’s Market Share in Nigeria

    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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    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.

    “Directly Selling Insurance to Farmers Does Not Work”: Pula CEO on Avoiding Agtech’s Deadliest Trap

    From rural Kenya to the Earthshot shortlist: Pula CEO Thomas Njeru reveals to Launch Base Africa how the profitable agtech reached 24 million farmers and why impact and profitability are not mutually exclusive.

    Tunisia’s State Startup Fund Looks Beyond Capital City Tech Elites

    The $60m ANAVA initiative is taking venture capital on the road to hunt for deal-flow in forgotten interior provinces.

    SunCulture Closes $10m Securitisation Deal as African Climate Tech Turns to Capital Markets

    The transaction is designed to allow SunCulture to recycle capital that would otherwise be tied up in longer-dated customer receivables.