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    Fintech Unicorn Wave Caves to Regulators as BCEAO Holds Firm on West Africa’s Payment Deadline

    The $1.7bn mobile money operator joined the PI-SPI system on deadline day alongside 175 institutions—ending closed-loop dominance across the $267bn WAEMU market.

    The Commoditisation of LLMs Is Driving a Spree of Micro-AI Acquisitions

    Large language models can scrape the web, but they can't replicate deep domain expertise. From Cairo cold-emails to Cape Town acqui-hires, tech giants are paying up to buy niche capabilities.

    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

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

    The Field Is Not Level

    Ray Langa, Group CEO, Leagas Delaney, writes from South Africa
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    Three-year track record drives extended investment cycle targeting 25–30 additional African startups

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    Two Exits in Six Years: Dan Kleinbaum’s GTXN Acquired by Luno

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    Madica Secures $6M from Flourish Ventures to Extend African Pre-Seed Investment Pilot

    Three-year track record drives extended investment cycle targeting 25–30 additional African startups

    WhatsApp Brokers and 12-Month Liquidations: Meet the Startup Trying to Fix Egypt’s Small-Business Exit Crisis

    CompanyExit and AppExit launch anonymous, self-serve marketplaces for small companies and digital assets, testing...

    Ghanaian Agritech Vitara Bags $2M From EU-Backed AgriFI and Acumen to Digitise Shea Supply Chain

    European Union-backed AgriFI and Acumen back Accra-based B-Corp aiming to reach one million farmers by 2030, betting that traceability can lift incomes for women producers in the north.

    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

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