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    Egyptian Fintech Firm MSS Holding Raises $21 Million from European Development Bank

    The EBRD has categorized the investment as a low-risk.

    Africa’s Ride-Hailing Revolt: Taxi Unions Clash with Tech Giants in Senegal Showdown

    The scene in a Dakar courtroom this week was emblematic of a continent grappling with the disruptive force of technology colliding with established interests.

    Visa Targets North Africa’s Digital Payments Market with New Investments

    Visa’s Africa strategy is ambitious. Its $1 billion commitment — announced in 2022 — targets infrastructure development, digital inclusion, and financial literacy.

    Digital Lender MyCredit Secures $10.7m to Expand Private School Finance in Kenya

    Beyond the general financing, MyCredit’s new facility incorporates a notable green financing component.
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    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.

    Is Talent Export the New Impact Thesis? Daniel Yu’s $100M Fund Makes Its First Bet

    Move signals fund's focus on labour migration as a pathway out of poverty.

    Shuttlers Launches Carpooling Service as Rivals Race for Uber’s Market Share in Nigeria

    Findings by Launch Base Africa found that fares on several ride-hailing platforms operating in Nigeria have risen sharply since Uber’s exit.

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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.