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    Cameroon’s Kiro’o Games Makes History: First Black African Game on Xbox

    “It’s the first time a game made in sub-Saharan Africa and by Africans will be present on a gaming console.”

    Flutterwave Expands in Ghana with Enhanced PSP License

    Statista projects the Ghanaian digital payments market to reach $7.46 billion in 2024, with a projected CAGR (compound annual growth rate) of 14.81% leading to a market size of $12.96 billion by 2028.

    Meet the 10 African AI Startups Selected for Google Accelerator

    The program, which has been instrumental in supporting African startups since 2018, has become a cornerstone of the region’s tech ecosystem.

    LemFi Expands to Latin America, Offering Fast and Fee-Free Money Transfers

    Previously focused on the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, LemFi now allows users to send money to family and friends in Brazil and Mexico, with plans to expand to additional countries soon.
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    Seventy-Two Hours: OPay CTO Held Zero Shares on Eve of Aborted $4bn US Listing

    Power of attorney filings and blank Form 3s trace the high-stakes final days before payment giant pulled its IPO.

    ‘The Future Isn’t Just Grants’: How Salient’s i3 Network Brokered $19M in Deals for African Healthtech Startups

    Backed by the Gates Foundation and run by Salient Advisory, i3 is helping African healthtech startups move beyond donor-funded pilots towards commercial partnerships and sustainable scale. Senior Consultant Somto Chloe Keluo-Udeke discusses the initiative with Launch Base Africa.

    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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    Seventy-Two Hours: OPay CTO Held Zero Shares on Eve of Aborted $4bn US Listing

    Power of attorney filings and blank Form 3s trace the high-stakes final days before payment giant pulled its IPO.

    ‘The Future Isn’t Just Grants’: How Salient’s i3 Network Brokered $19M in Deals for African Healthtech Startups

    Backed by the Gates Foundation and run by Salient Advisory, i3 is helping African healthtech startups move beyond donor-funded pilots towards commercial partnerships and sustainable scale. Senior Consultant Somto Chloe Keluo-Udeke discusses the initiative with Launch Base Africa.

    ABA Life Secures $40Mn from Admaius to Test Morocco’s Unicorn Ambitions in Sovereign Health AI

    Growth-equity deal values Casablanca-based HealthTech platform at a fraction of the billion-dollar threshold, as African healthtech funding remains subdued.

    Mauritius Tightens Its Grip on Africa’s Startup Cap Tables

    Funds domiciled on the island have made a string of investments this year. The money is rarely Mauritian - and that is the point.