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    Germany’s KfW Backs New $25M Funding for African Cleantech Firms

    “CEI Africa’s work to promote energy access in Sub-Saharan Africa is needed now more than ever.”

    Fresh Unicorn MNT-Halan Taps UAE Expat Workers in $2.7B Monthly Market Opportunity

    MNT-Halan’s entry into the UAE comes on the heels of a $157.5 million funding round in July, led by a $40 million investment from the International Finance Corporation (IFC).

    Nigeria’s Billboxx Raises $1.6M to Resolve SMEs Cash Flow Problems at the Root

    Before co-founding Billboxx, Obaoye and Ogunjobi were instrumental in launching Fixit45, a Nigerian auto-tech startup that raised $1.9 million in pre-seed funding in 2023.

    South African AgriTech Startup Pumpkn Secures New Funding to Expand SME Financing Solutions

    This funding comes on the heels of significant backing earlier this year.
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    The back-to-back tech listings mark an acceleration for a bourse that until 2025 had not seen a major technology IPO in years.

    Nigerian Fintech Founder Turns to Fish Farm Drones After Central Bank Blacklist

    The final blow came last month, when the Central Bank of Nigeria published a list of 46 microfinance banks whose licences had been revoked with immediate effect.

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    Gates-funded report finds 20 deployed solutions delivering tangible results, yet most rely on short-term grants and lack independently verified cost savings

    Rooibos Becomes South Africa’s Latest Export — to Space

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    From Fintech to Medtech, Casablanca Delivers Back-to-Back Tech IPOs

    The back-to-back tech listings mark an acceleration for a bourse that until 2025 had not seen a major technology IPO in years.

    Nigerian Fintech Founder Turns to Fish Farm Drones After Central Bank Blacklist

    The final blow came last month, when the Central Bank of Nigeria published a list of 46 microfinance banks whose licences had been revoked with immediate effect.

    ‘It’s Not a Pipeline Problem’: Why African VCs Are Ghosting Female Founders

    “It was pretty heartbreaking to be technically competent and have a team composed of a second-time founder and still have to deal with this type of sexism.”

    Delivery Hero and Careem Alumni Raise $2.8M to Fix North Africa’s E-Commerce Logistics Headache

    “Everything we build starts with sitting down with merchants and understanding where they are losing time, money or customers,”