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    SA’s NjiaPay Poaches Stitch’s $55M Deal Lawyer as It Bids to Tame Africa’s Chaotic Payments Scene

    Mike McLaren joins the payments orchestration startup as COO, as it targets mid-market businesses struggling with the continent's fragmented landscape.

    Ghana’s HuruPay Moves Beyond Payments with Crypto-Powered US Stock Trading for Africa

    The move into wealth-building services is rooted in the personal experience of co-founder and CEO, Philip Mburu.

    Lisk Launches $15M Web3 Fund Targeting Africa and LATAM, Inks First Deals in South Africa, Rwanda

    Lisk argues that founders in these regions, often forced to bootstrap their way to significant traction, are more resilient.

    With Guards Outnumbering Police 15-to-1, Nextorch Bets Millions on South Africa’s Security Boom

    South Africa has the largest private security industry in the world.
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    Dodai Raises $13m Series A to Scale EV Battery-Swapping in Ethiopia

    Three years ago, when electric mobility was still an experimental idea in much of Africa, Japanese entrepreneur Yuma Sasaki made an unconventional choice.

    The Battle for Driver Financing: Gozem’s $24.5M Debt Raise Raises the Stakes for Regional Rivals

    The new facility comes on the heels of a transformative 12 months for the Lomé-based company.

    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

    Delta Oil operates at the intersection of waste management and energy production.

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    Dodai Raises $13m Series A to Scale EV Battery-Swapping in Ethiopia

    Three years ago, when electric mobility was still an experimental idea in much of Africa, Japanese entrepreneur Yuma Sasaki made an unconventional choice.

    The Battle for Driver Financing: Gozem’s $24.5M Debt Raise Raises the Stakes for Regional Rivals

    The new facility comes on the heels of a transformative 12 months for the Lomé-based company.

    Egypt’s Central Bank Removes Ownership Cap on Fintechs, Clearing the Way for Bank Acquisitions

    A circular issued recently by the CBE expands the legal definition of "financial companies" to include fintech startups, money transfer operators, and SME lenders.

    The Franchise Ceiling Nobody Talks About

    "Growth is outpacing the structures built to hold it. The answer is not more stores, it is a better middle layer." - Larry Hodes, CEO Grow Franchising & FASA Board Member, writes from Johannesburg.