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    Pan-African Startup AMAKA Studio Raises $2M Seed Funding to Connect Brands with Content Creators

    The round was led by Equitane (formerly known as the Africa Transformation and Industrialization Fund: ATIF), alongside contributions from Morgan Stanley Inclusive Ventures Lab, Silverbacks Holdings, and a network of angel investors.

    Tunisian Edtech Startup GoMyCode Gains University Status Amid AI Threat 

    The timing of GoMyCode’s transition into an accredited university comes as the global education sector faces increasing uncertainty due to advances in artificial intelligence (AI).

    SA’s Scale Raises $700K Pre-Seed to Enable African Fintechs Launch and Manage Card Payments

    The $700,000 in pre-seed funding will allow Scale to accelerate its market entry into three African nations, where the company aims to enable fintechs and other businesses to offer payment solutions that are otherwise challenging to deploy.

    New Visa for Digital Nomads in Kenya? Don’t Pack Your Bags Just Yet

    The Digital Nomad Work Permit promises remote workers from across the globe the opportunity to live and work in Kenya.
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    BCEAO Opens a New Playbook for West African Fintechs in Diaspora Banking

    The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) has quietly rewritten a key rule of engagement for the region’s financial system.

    A $23M Pivot: dLocal Takes AZA Finance’s Cameroon Assets After Third-Party Suit Is Dropped

    The original AZA Finance acquisition was framed as a key driver for continent-wide growth, particularly as dLocal faces mixed regional performance.

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    BCEAO Opens a New Playbook for West African Fintechs in Diaspora Banking

    The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) has quietly rewritten a key rule of engagement for the region’s financial system.

    A $23M Pivot: dLocal Takes AZA Finance’s Cameroon Assets After Third-Party Suit Is Dropped

    The original AZA Finance acquisition was framed as a key driver for continent-wide growth, particularly as dLocal faces mixed regional performance.

    From Kiosks to Cloud: The Tech Stack That Made GoTyme Bank Africa’s First Profitable Neobank

    South African digital lender GoTyme Bank — recently rebranded from TymeBank to align with its global parent company .

    Sistema.bio Raises $53M to Turn African Smallholder Farms Into Carbon Projects

    The new financing vehicle, FarmCarbon, will pre-finance biodigesters for 90,000 smallholder farmers in exchange for future carbon credits.