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    With Guards Outnumbering Police 15-to-1, Nextorch Bets Millions on South Africa’s Security Boom

    South Africa has the largest private security industry in the world.

    West Africa’s New Payment ‘Superhighway’ Opens — but a Fintech Unicorn Is Building Its Own Road

    The BCEAO's ambitious interoperability platform goes live, but the absence of market leader Wave raises questions about who really controls the region's digital money flows.

    AfricInvest Europe Secures $58.5M to Bridge French Startups and African Markets

     AfricInvest Europe, the Paris-based arm of the pan-African private equity firm AfricInvest Group, has...

    Uber Exits Côte d’Ivoire as Rival Yango Doubles Down with Car Dealership

    For years, the Ivorian ride-hailing sector has been a tense battleground, pitting digital platforms against traditional taxi operators who criticise a lack of regulation.
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    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.

    CFO Churn Casts Shadow Over Flutterwave’s Long-Delayed IPO Ambitions

    Africa's $3bn payments champion trades Wall Street polish for regional banking steel as executive turnover points to deferred listing plans and domestic regulatory friction.

    Algeria’s Fintech Era Begins as Telecom Giant Djezzy Secures Country’s First PSP License

    The entity is a dedicated subsidiary of Optimum Telecom Algeria (Djezzy), the country’s second-largest mobile operator.

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    Bank Zero hits monthly break-even with just 275,000 direct retail accounts, offering a playbook for capital-efficient fintechs.