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Kenyan EV Startup Arc Ride Bags $33.3M to Power Africa’s Battery-Swapping Race
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North African Proptech Draws Deeper Interest From World Bank’s Private-Sector Arm
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Uber to Exit Nigeria After 12 Years Despite $100M Bet on Vehicle Financier Moove
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IFC Eyes $4m Check in West Africa’s Gigmile as Asset-Financing Fintech Scales
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South Africa’s Electric Car Shift Bypasses Full Battery Models as Chinese Brands Tighten Grip
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The East Is Settling Into African Tech, Quietly
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Five Countries, Half a Million Dollars: Inside Nigeria’s New Startup Funding Math
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Priced Out of London: Why Nigeria’s Fintechs Are Abandoning UK Remittances
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From Wages to Fraud to Deliveries: The Pattern Behind South Africa’s Recent Startup Funding
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Why Africa’s Current Capital Concentration at the Top Isn’t a Temporary Lag
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Africa’s Top Equity Investors in Tech in H1 2026
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Context Is the New IP: Inside the New Wave of Africa’s Early-Stage AI Micro-M&A
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‘Timing Is Critical’: How a Pandemic Almost Killed Weego and Accidentally Built Its B2B Engine
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From Profitability to $10M ARR: How Prembly Cracked Africa’s Identity Infrastructure
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‘Stay in It’: How Over 200 Interviews and a LinkedIn Post Led to a $2.35M Seed Round for Orca
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How Moving Goalposts Are Freezing Francophone West Africa’s Fintech Scene
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Egyptian Fintech Unicorn MNT-Halan Files for Cairo Stock Market Listing
The non‑banking financial services sector has seen increasing backing from regulatory bodies as part of efforts to accelerate digital inclusion.
September 9, 2026
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September 9, 2026
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Egyptian Fintech Unicorn MNT-Halan Files for Cairo Stock Market Listing
The non‑banking financial services sector has seen increasing backing from regulatory bodies as part of efforts to accelerate digital inclusion.
September 9, 2026
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The Three Pressure Points That Can Weaken an Entire Franchise Network
Larry Hodes, CEO of Grow Franchising & FASA Board Member, writes from Johannesburg, South Africa
September 9, 2026
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Egypt’s Fintechs’ Next Growth Market
Cairo's payments and lending groups seem to be converging on a single strategy.
September 8, 2026
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Kenyan EV Startup Arc Ride Bags $33.3M to Power Africa’s Battery-Swapping Race
The South African expansion follows a pilot in Cape Town that chief executive Joseph Hurst-Cross has described as successful.
September 8, 2026
