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    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

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    Here’s a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we’re tracking this month
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    Cannibalise to Conquer: Why Egyptian Fintech Valu Is Killing Its Legacy Loans for a Payment Moat

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    For years, Valu has been one of Egypt’s standout buy now, pay later (BNPL) players. But its latest earnings report shows something more striking.

    Meet the Local Heavyweights Leading Revolut’s Africa Charge

    Egypt Wipes Out a Quarter of Its Microfinance Sector

    Inside Egypt’s 80-Point Plan to Win Back Its Startups

    Germany’s develoPPP Ventures Steps Up Its Hunt for Africa’s Next Breakout Startups

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    Afreximbank Doubles Down on Gagan Gupta: Spiro Founder Bags New $300M for Minerals Platform A2MP

    The investment from Afreximbank's equity arm, FEDA, aims to move the continent beyond raw ore exports and capture the lucrative processing and manufacturing value chain.
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    Fintech CashPlus Jolts Morocco’s Quiet IPO Market with Rare $82M Listing

    The listing is the first for Morocco's non-banking financial sector and will fund a digital and physical expansion as the country aims to boost its public markets.
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    How Failed Tech Expansions Are Creating Africa’s Next Generation of Founders

    Safeboda’s Kenya story offers perhaps the clearest example of how corporate retreats birth entrepreneurial advances.
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    Egypt’s Finance License Ban Creates a Buyers’ Market

    The developing acquisition frenzy is targeting one of the region’s most promising markets.
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    Egypt’s Swvl Extends Profit Streak to Three Quarters on GCC Expansion

    Swvl’s journey has been marked by significant challenges since its $1.5bn SPAC merger in early 2022.
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    Fawry’s 20% AI-Written Code Shows African Tech’s Most Important Shift Yet

    As 2025 draws to an end, earnings reports from Jumia, Fawry, and Swvl reveal a new playbook. We analyzed the common themes and what they mean for the continent's tech future.
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    Seed Swarms vs. Mega-Checks: Inside the Two-Speed Strategy of French VCs in Africa In 2025

    Is France’s ‘Francophone-First’ strategy a moat or a blindspot in African Tech?
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    From Shell’s Hedges to Standard Bank’s Defence: The Hotbed of Corporate Venture Capital in Africa in 2025

    Kenya emerges as a major destination for corporate venture capital, attracting significant investment including multiple Japanese-backed deals.
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    Cannibalise to Conquer: Why Egyptian Fintech Valu Is Killing Its Legacy Loans for a Payment Moat

    For years, Valu has been one of Egypt’s standout buy now, pay later (BNPL) players. But its latest earnings report shows something more striking.
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    How Fawry Outgrew Payments and Became Egypt’s Fintech Profit Machine

    These margins are exceptionally high for a fintech company, particularly in a market like Egypt.
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    Jumia’s Fintech Ambitions Remapped as JumiaPay App Transactions Collapse

    The pan-African e-commerce player's Q3 2025 results show a strategic retreat from its standalone payment app, as it doubles down on core e-commerce and its path to profitability.
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    ‘Don’t Wait to Be Perfect’: How Selling Imperfect Produce Helped Farm to Feed Land a $1.5M Seed Round

    Pushing a problem that you think is important onto a customer doesn’t work.
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    Kenya’s Crypto ‘Grey Zone’ Ends: Operators Have 12 Months to Join Annual Licensing Club

    The new law creates a dual-oversight model that pragmatically divides responsibilities between existing regulators rather than inventing yet another government agency.
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    In Francophone West Africa, Payment Cards are Run by Banks, Not Fintechs

    The COVID-19 pandemic played a catalytic role in accelerating digital payments. In 2023, digital payment transaction volumes surged by 33.78%
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    Nigeria’s New Tax Teeth Bite Into Fintech’s Public Debt Party

    This new rule targets the very instruments fintechs had come to love.
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    Fintech CashPlus Jolts Morocco’s Quiet IPO Market with Rare $82M Listing

    The listing is the first for Morocco's non-banking financial sector and will fund a digital and physical expansion as the country aims to boost its public markets.
    Read more
    Updates

    African Startup Deal Tracker — Newest Deals

    Here’s a closer look at the notable under-the-radar investment activity we’re tracking this month
    Read more
    Partner Content

    Cannibalise to Conquer: Why Egyptian Fintech Valu Is Killing Its Legacy Loans for a Payment Moat

    For years, Valu has been one of Egypt’s standout buy now, pay later (BNPL) players. But its latest earnings report shows something more striking.
    Read more
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    One Scandal a Year: Paystack CTO Suspension Spotlights Nigerian Tech’s Leadership Crisis

    The suspension of Ezra Olubi at Stripe-owned Paystack is the latest in a troubling series of founder-related crises, raising urgent questions about governance and trust in Africa's most-funded ecosystem.
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    Fawry’s 20% AI-Written Code Shows African Tech’s Most Important Shift Yet

    As 2025 draws to an end, earnings reports from Jumia, Fawry, and Swvl reveal a new playbook. We analyzed the common themes and what they mean for the continent's tech future.
    Read more

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