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    Visa Revives Africa Fintech Accelerator as Investment Landscape Tightens

    Applications for the 2025 Visa Accelerator Program for fintech startups in Africa are open until March 15, 2025.

    Sanabil’s $3 Billion Annual Startup Investments Now Target North Africa with Orbit Accelerator

    Selected startups will receive an initial investment of $100,000, with potential for follow-on funding.

    One Year, Another Tax: Mobile Money Users in Cameroon Cry Foul Yet Again

    For newcomers, the market’s hostility is legendary.

    As Tourists Flock to Morocco, Tech Hubs Spring Up in Their Wake

    The country will host the Africa Cup of Nations in 2025, expected to attract around 500,000 visitors, and is part of a joint bid to host the 2030 FIFA World Cup.
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    Five35 Widens Female-Focused Bets as African Funding for Female Founders Dries Up

    Five35's portfolio sits largely outside fintech, the sector with the weakest gender balance among Africa's largest technology verticals.

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    Nomaswazi Phumo, Head of Strategy of Leagas Delaney South Africa, writes from Cape Town, South Africa

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    The transaction is consistent with Swedfund’s demonstrated strategic priority.

    How Moving Goalposts Are Freezing Francophone West Africa’s Fintech Scene

    For investors considering Francophone West Africa’s fintech sector, the past eighteen months have been ‘a study in uncertainty’.

    Five Countries, Half a Million Dollars: Inside Nigeria’s New Startup Funding Math

    Nigerian founders are not failing to raise capital so much as raising it through instruments that didn't used to be the plan.