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    Egypt’s MoneyFellows Secures $13m to Prove ROSCAs Can Scale Across Borders

    The new investment serves as a strategic bridge toward a larger Series C round planned for 2025.

    Why Bill Gates-Backed i3 Healthtech Accelerator Focused Solely on Pharmacy Startups for Its Smaller 2025 Cohort

    The decision reflects broader trends in African healthtech, where investors are increasingly prioritizing scalable, revenue-generating ventures over early-stage experiments.

    Can Tunisia Become Africa’s GreenTech Hub? EU and Investors Think So

    “The future will be written by those who solve real problems."

    Nigerian Regulators Pounce on Paystack With $155K Fine and Stern Warning Over Product Launch

    Adding fuel to the fire, regulators were reportedly incensed by Paystack’s public launch event, “An Evening with Paystack,” which one CBN insider described as “a slap in the face of the regulator.”
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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.