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    A Decade in the Making: How a 10-Year Partnership Turned into a $150M African Tech Acquisition

    AZA was once nearly acquired by the now-defunct FTX for $220M.

    UNDP’s timbuktoo Platform Is Hunting for Africa’s Next Creative-Tech Founders

    Despite incredible talent and innovation, African creatives contribute just 2.9% of global creative exports.

    Ex-Expensya Staff Back Thunder Code in $9m Seed Round to Bring AI Agents to Software Testing

    The idea behind Thunder Code emerged while Jouini was serving as CTO at Medius, overseeing integration across six acquired software companies.

    Bad Reporting Is Killing African Startups’ Funding Chances. Egypt’s VCs Have a Fix

    Under the new system, startups will now report a uniform set of metrics.
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    LoftyInc Backs Morocco’s WafR in $4M Push to Digitalise the Corner Shop

    Founded in 2021 by Ismail Bargach and Reda Sellak, WafR has transitioned from a loyalty-app pilot to a critical piece of financial infrastructure.

    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

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

    Zero Fees vs. High Inflation: Why Cisco Is Doubling Down on Affinity Africa’s ‘Freemium’ Math

    When Affinity received its Savings and Loans license in 2022, it was the first such permit granted in over a decade.

    Africa’s Growth Problem Isn’t Capital. It’s Leadership Without Collaboration

    Africa’s future won’t be determined by how much money arrives. Ray Langa, Group CEO of Leagas Delaney, writes from Cape Town

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    LoftyInc Backs Morocco’s WafR in $4M Push to Digitalise the Corner Shop

    Founded in 2021 by Ismail Bargach and Reda Sellak, WafR has transitioned from a loyalty-app pilot to a critical piece of financial infrastructure.

    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

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

    A Fractured Leg, a Pregnancy, and an Empty Promise: The Human Cost of a Nigerian Fintech’s Collapse

    A Nigerian fintech raised $2.6m from marquee investors, promised its employees fair treatment, and then shut down. A Nigerian court has spent two years untangling what it left behind.

    Malagasy Infrastructure Firm Axian Targets Nigeria’s Clean Energy Market with DFI-Backed Expansion

    AXIAN’s entry is timed with the World Bank-supported DARES (Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-up) program.