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    The South African Solar Startup Fighting Red Tape and Load-Shedding — And Winning

    In a country where bureaucratic delays and regulatory hurdles often stifle innovation, one solar startup has managed to defy the odds.

    Can Product Thinking Crack Africa’s ‘Wickedest Problems’? This Lagos Fund Thinks So

    For a continent where 60% of the population is under 25, the stakes are high.

    Swvl Reports Strong Q1 2025 Growth, Achieves Profitability Amid Strategic Expansion

    Facing existential threats, Swvl’s leadership implemented a brutal but effective survival plan.

    South Africa’s Community Wolf Lands Funding to Take Anonymous Crime Reporting Global

    South Africa’s crime rates remain among the highest globally, yet many incidents go unreported due to distrust in authorities, fear of retaliation.
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    Opera Quietly Liquidates Kenyan Ad Unit Ahead of OPay’s $4B US IPO

    Opera’s fintech play in Africa extends well beyond its Kenyan operating entities.

    “Directly Selling Insurance to Farmers Does Not Work”: Pula CEO on Avoiding Agtech’s Deadliest Trap

    From rural Kenya to the Earthshot shortlist: Pula CEO Thomas Njeru reveals to Launch Base Africa how the profitable agtech reached 24 million farmers and why impact and profitability are not mutually exclusive.

    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.

    SunCulture Closes $10m Securitisation Deal as African Climate Tech Turns to Capital Markets

    The transaction is designed to allow SunCulture to recycle capital that would otherwise be tied up in longer-dated customer receivables.