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    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.

    West Africa’s New Payment ‘Superhighway’ Opens — but a Fintech Unicorn Is Building Its Own Road

    The BCEAO's ambitious interoperability platform goes live, but the absence of market leader Wave raises questions about who really controls the region's digital money flows.

    AfricInvest Europe Secures $58.5M to Bridge French Startups and African Markets

     AfricInvest Europe, the Paris-based arm of the pan-African private equity firm AfricInvest Group, has...
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