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    Bootstrapped in Ouagadougou: How Bellunic’s Founder Is Digitising Burkina Faso’s Informal Markets

    Yacouba Traore is the first to admit that building a startup in Burkina Faso...

    African Tech Predictions for 2026: After the Rebound

    2025 ended with a notable rebound in startup financing across Africa.

    ValU Secures $63.5m Short-Term Financing from Egypt’s Biggest Bank

    The company has benefited from Egypt’s regulatory framework for consumer finance, which has brought BNPL-style products under formal oversight.
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    Côte d'Ivoire's state investment arm has distributed its largest single-event startup funding package to date, extending a deployment streak that now spans two consecutive years and multiple sectors.

    Nigeria’s Alerzo Dissolves Singapore SPVs Amid Asset Freeze and Legal Battle

    The FMCG distribution startup is battling a $2.8m debt recovery suit from Moniepoint as macroeconomic headwinds batter the country's B2B commerce sector.

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    The refresh brings the five-member supervisory board a mix of development finance heft, pan-African operational experience and capital markets discipline.

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    For the foreign founder eyeing Accra's growing tech scene, the advice is shifting.