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    From Tax Bots to Farm Finance, Hyper-Local AI Is South Africa’s New Battleground

    In an ecosystem often criticised for importing foreign business models, this wave of localised AI, built on proprietary, hard-to-replicate datasets, represents a native competitive advantage.

    Proparco Anchors Rare Moroccan LP Position in EmTech’s New $60M Early-Stage Fund

    The fund plans to invest in around 20 startups, writing cheques of between $500,000 and $3m in pre-Series A and Series A rounds.
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    Botswana Tech Fund Seals First Close With £5M From Lansdown Family Office

    The Botswana Tech Fund (BTF), domiciled in Guernsey and targeting a total size of £50m.

    Pepkor Creates $1.2bn Fintech Unicorn Ahead of Planned IPO

    South African retailer creates merchant commerce platform with eye on future listing as competition intensifies for cash-based market.

    Rooibos Becomes South Africa’s Latest Export — to Space

    Rooibos seeds bound for the International Space Station in initiative linking space plant science with skills development.

    Why Europe’s Development Bank Is Writing Multi-Million Euro Checks for Egyptian Fintechs

    “This isn’t just about capital; it’s a powerful validation.''

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    Botswana Tech Fund Seals First Close With £5M From Lansdown Family Office

    The Botswana Tech Fund (BTF), domiciled in Guernsey and targeting a total size of £50m.

    Pepkor Creates $1.2bn Fintech Unicorn Ahead of Planned IPO

    South African retailer creates merchant commerce platform with eye on future listing as competition intensifies for cash-based market.

    1M Users in 8 Years, 9M in 6: The Smartphone Pivot Driving M-KOPA’s Hypergrowth

    The group now signs up about 10,000 new customers daily.

    Context Is the New IP: Inside the New Wave of Africa’s Early-Stage AI Micro-M&A

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