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    The Bottleneck at the Top: Get out of the Way for Business Growth

    Why business leaders are often the biggest obstacle to scaling, and what to do about it --By Sarah Rice, Executive Coach, Grow Business Coaching

    Two Shutdowns in Two Years Raise Questions Over Canada-Africa Fintech Economics

    Two Canadian fintechs built to move money between Canada and Africa have now failed within the space of two years. The pattern is unlikely to be coincidental.

    Nigerian EV Startup MAX Secures $8m Debt to Power Pan-African Expansion

    Metro Africa Xpress (MAX), the Nigerian-born electric mobility and fintech platform, has secured $8m...

    Namibia’s Bellatrix Launches $10M Fund to Tackle Southern Africa’s ‘Capital Desert’

    The fund represents a rare equity-focused play from Namibia, a country better known for its commodities and institutional pension funds than its tech exports.
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    BCEAO’s annual report reveals why getting 100m people to ditch paper is a multi-year slog.

    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

    Here's a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we're tracking this month.

    Africa’s First EV Battery Gigafactory Secures $114M in AfDB Funding

    The 10GWh Rabat facility—led by Chinese giant Gotion High-Tech—marks the first integrated LFP battery site in Africa and the Middle East.

    The Promise and Peril of Lending to Egypt’s Unbanked: Inside Valu’s Growth Dilemma

    Egypt's largest consumer finance platform has built a business on financial inclusion, but a mysterious data discrepancy in its annual report raises questions about the true cost of that mission.