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    Northern Light: As US Priorities Evolve, Europe’s North Stakes Big on African Renewables

    The recent flurry of financial activity highlights this trend.

    From Loans to Light: Nigeria’s Payhippo Reinvents Itself as Rivy, Securing $4 Million to Fuel Clean Energy Ambitions

    Instead of directly supplying clean energy solutions, Rivy operates a marketplace model.

    South Africa’s Top Active Startup Investors of 2025 So Far

    Despite global economic headwinds, South Africa's venture capital scene is showing robust signs of life in the early months of 2025.

    French Investors See Bright Spark in Zimbabwe’s Energy Startup Scene

    The investment arrives at a time when Zimbabwe’s tech ecosystem is showing nascent signs of growth.
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    Satellites, Biotech, and HR: Stocks & Strauss Locks in $24m to Take Campus Tech Global

    Its mandate is to back start-ups and spin-outs built around technologies, patents and talent emerging from South African tertiary institutions and their alumni networks.

    Beyond the Remittance Hype: The 3 Business Models Winning VC Cash in Africa’s Stablecoin Boom

    A wave of offshore venture and private credit capital is flooding into African stablecoins—but a close look at recent deals reveals a split market.

    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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    Satellites, Biotech, and HR: Stocks & Strauss Locks in $24m to Take Campus Tech Global

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    Beyond the Remittance Hype: The 3 Business Models Winning VC Cash in Africa’s Stablecoin Boom

    A wave of offshore venture and private credit capital is flooding into African stablecoins—but a close look at recent deals reveals a split market.

    Free Licences, Open Batteries and a 6-Month Time Bomb — Rwanda Plays Chicken With EV Founders

    Kigali's ambitious regulation offers zero-cost market entry but demands near-perfect operational performance - and a promise to tear down proprietary battery walls.

    No Bank Account Needed: Inside Budge AI’s Plan to Fix Personal Finance in Markets Open Banking Left Behind

    As open banking APIs remain patchy across much of Africa, two software engineers are betting that the key to mass-market expense tracking is already buzzing in users' pockets.