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    Morocco Activates $269M Liquidity Injection to Backstop Local VCs

    This marks one of North Africa’s most significant public interventions in venture capital to date.

    Egypt’s valU: 19 Bond Issuances and Counting

    Egyptian fintech valU has maintained its record of raising funds through bond issuances every quarter, despite recently going public.

    With New $23m Fund, SA SME Fund Targets South Africa’s Climate Tech Seed Crunch

    The Climate Tech Fund of Funds will pursue multiple objectives beyond financial returns.

    Cannibalise to Conquer: Why Egyptian Fintech Valu Is Killing Its Legacy Loans for a Payment Moat

    For years, Valu has been one of Egypt’s standout buy now, pay later (BNPL) players. But its latest earnings report shows something more striking.
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    The Ghostwriters of Africa’s Tech Boom

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    A New Expansion Map: African Startups Redraw Routes Through Accra

    From Nigerian defence contractors to Kenyan logistics software, a new cohort of well-capitalised tech firms is bypassing traditional hubs to set up operational bases in Accra.

    From Kitchens to Cockpits: The Egyptian Startup Turning Cooking Oil Into a 25x Investor Return

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    The Ghostwriters of Africa’s Tech Boom

    Yet beneath the noise of global audience metrics, a quieter, more revealing dataset is accumulating.

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    OPay began life inside Opera in 2018, initially as a mobile wallet and ride-hailing service before quickly pivoting to payments.

    From M-Pesa to Flutterwave: Why Africa Built the Systems the World Now Needs

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