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    Revolut vs. The Office des Changes: Will Moroccans Get the Full Version?

    "We have a monopoly in the banking system. Send money from your phone free of charge? No way."

    Hewatele Raises $10.5M to Tackle East Africa’s Deadly Oxygen Shortage

    The funding will bankroll a new liquid oxygen plant to address chronic shortages and poor-quality supply across East Africa.

    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.

    Egypt’s Delayed Digital Bank Taps Ex-Minister to Finally Get It Off the Ground

    Backed by state-owned Banque Misr, One Bank has a new name and a heavyweight board, but its go-live date has slipped by two years.
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    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

    Here's a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we're tracking this month.

    Over $500M Lost in Two Years: Eight Graphs That Map the Blind Spots Behind Recent African Startup Collapses

    The period between early 2024 and mid-2026 has been the most unforgiving in the short history of African venture-backed entrepreneurship.

    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.

    Donor-Backed AI Health Tools Proliferate Across Africa, but Sustainability Remains Elusive

    Gates-funded report finds 20 deployed solutions delivering tangible results, yet most rely on short-term grants and lack independently verified cost savings

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    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

    Here's a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we're tracking this month.

    Over $500M Lost in Two Years: Eight Graphs That Map the Blind Spots Behind Recent African Startup Collapses

    The period between early 2024 and mid-2026 has been the most unforgiving in the short history of African venture-backed entrepreneurship.

    From an Angry Post to a $50m Ribbon-Cutting: The Land Battle Behind an Egyptian Deeptech Scaleup’s $50m Factory

    Sixteen months later, on a hot July day in 2026, Egypt's finance minister, Ahmed Kouchouk, returned to a company whose public frustration had once laid bare the country's industrial bureaucracy.

    Why Kenya’s Crypto Clampdown Is a Fortress for Banks

    The new virtual asset rules demand high capital, local custody, and bank-held reserves - creating a moat that traditional lenders are perfectly positioned to fill.