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    Egypt’s New Labor Law Ushers in Job Security — Just Not for Startup Founders

    Employees will now enjoy increased leave allowances, capped work hours (eight per day, 48 per week), and mandated overtime pay ranging from 35% to 100% depending on timing.

    Flat6Labs Expands to Morocco: What Can Startups Expect From Its New Accelerator?

    Flat6Labs is not the only player betting on Moroccan startups.

    UGFS-VC’s $17M Series A Tech Fund Reaches First Close with Backing from ANAVA

    With over 15 years of experience and 20 funds structured, UGFS-VC manages assets totaling 240 million Tunisian dinars ($80 million).

    “No Evidence of Corruption”: Twiga Foods CEO Denies Allegations of Misconduct, But Key Questions Remain

    "The current leadership and Board have not seen any evidence of corruption or personal benefit linked to this lease."
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    Ghost Workers, a BMW X5, and $700K Missing: The Insider Fraud Rocking Francophone Africa’s HR Darling

    Socium, founded in 2021 by Samba Lo and Serigne Seye, provides payroll, recruitment and workforce management software to businesses across 21 Francophone African countries.

    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.

    Ghost Workers, a BMW X5, and $700K Missing: The Insider Fraud Rocking Francophone Africa’s HR Darling

    Socium, founded in 2021 by Samba Lo and Serigne Seye, provides payroll, recruitment and workforce management software to businesses across 21 Francophone African countries.

    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.