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CENTRAL AFRICA
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Network International and Magnati Merge to Form $400bn African-Middle East Fintech Giant
CENTRAL AFRICA
A New Fintech Gold Rush in Cameroon — But Has the Market Really Changed?
Ecosystem News
Cairo Fire Exposes the Cracks Beneath Egypt’s Fintech Boom
Ecosystem News
Out of Style: Why North Africa’s Venture-Backed Fashion Startups Are Disappearing
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South Africa’s Paymenow Secures $22.4M to Expand Earned Wage Access Across Africa
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E3 Capital, Norfund Dominate Investor Activity as African Startups Raise Over $800M in Q2
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A Farewell to Okra, Nigeria’s Once Bright API Startup
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Analysis & Opinions
Analysis & Opinions
The Unwritten Rule: Why 2025’s Most Funded African Startups Are Becoming the Most Aggressive Buyers
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‘Leave Through the Front Door’: Okra’s Quiet Shutdown Exposes Nigeria’s Failure Taboo
Analysis & Opinions
Senegal and Kenya Lead Africa’s $345M Startup Funding Boom in June as Nigeria Fades
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Looking for Funding in North Africa? This VC Might Be Your Best Bet
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Why Some Partnerships Become Legacies — and Others Just Fade
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As Nigeria’s Economy Sinks, Its VCs Look Everywhere Else
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Why Education-Led Growth, Not Selling, Is the New Business Growth Hack
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Egypt’s valU IPO Is a Masterclass in How to Build Fintech From Inside a Corporation
Hard Talks
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From $100M Exit to 26 Startup Investments: Expensya Co-Founder Karim Jouini’s Strategy — “Focus Is Key”
Hard Talks
Meet the Funder: Nobesuthu Ndlovu, Director SME, Old Mutual Corporate
Hard Talks
‘We Were Targeting Markets in America and the UK, Thinking They Were Bigger’ — SWVL Founder on Failed Acquisitions
Hard Talks
Fractional Executives: Executive Search CEO Shares How Top Companies in Africa Are Accessing Top Talent for Less
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“The Right Partner, Not Paperwork, Makes the Deal” Interview with Waffle Founder, Victor Nara, on Acquisition
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Nigeria’s CAC Makes a Bold Bet on AI-Powered Instant Company Registration — and It Misfires
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Dollar Access Returns. So Does Foreign Competition for Nigerian Wallets
Policy & Regulations Forum
Moroccan Startups Are Quietly Dismantling Monopolies
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Law, Loops, and Lock-Ups: Behind the Deal That Gave Lesaka a Banking License
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US Senate Waters Down 5% Remittance Tax in Big Win for African Fintechs
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Bank of Ghana Revives Its List of Unapproved Fintechs — Eversend, HuruPay in the Crosshairs
Policy & Regulations Forum
UPDATE – Tax All the Taxable: Nigerian Tech Startups Walk Into 2025 With New Taxes — What’s at Stake?
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Inside the Fintech That’s Quietly Built Africa’s Largest Smartphone Assembly Line
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Can Temu Crack South Africa’s E-Commerce Market Where Jumia Couldn’t?
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Africa’s SWIFT Alternative PAPSS Just Hit 17 Members. Here’s Why That Matters
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Billionaire-Funded Program Offers $2m Equity-Free to African AI & Manufacturing Startups
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BII’s New Coverage Director Is the Latest Sign of a Major DFI Shift in Africa
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From P2P to Custodian: Inside Telda’s 180-Degree Pivot to Escape Egypt’s Fintech Bloodbath
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After Five Years, Morocco’s Top Investor 212Founders Is Rewriting Its Playbook — Here’s Why & How
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Meet the 9 AI Startups Google Is Backing in Its Latest Africa Accelerator Class
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Nigeria’s BFREE Raises $3M to Unlock New Frontier in Distressed Loan Portfolio Financing
BFREE is turning what has long been considered a dead-end in African finance — non-performing loans — into a viable, tech-powered asset class.
July 10, 2025
Partner Content
Inside the Fintech That’s Quietly Built Africa’s Largest Smartphone Assembly Line
It’s a playbook that echoes India’s feature phone revolution of the early 2000s — except with embedded finance at the core rather than cheap calls.
July 10, 2025
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Nigeria’s BFREE Raises $3M to Unlock New Frontier in Distressed Loan Portfolio Financing
BFREE is turning what has long been considered a dead-end in African finance — non-performing loans — into a viable, tech-powered asset class.
July 10, 2025
Partner Content
Inside the Fintech That’s Quietly Built Africa’s Largest Smartphone Assembly Line
It’s a playbook that echoes India’s feature phone revolution of the early 2000s — except with embedded finance at the core rather than cheap calls.
July 10, 2025
Ecosystem News
Network International and Magnati Merge to Form $400bn African-Middle East Fintech Giant
The new company will serve more than 250 financial institutions, 240,000 merchants, and 20 million cardholders in over 50 markets.
July 10, 2025
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Nawy Buys UAE’s SmartCrowd in Bid to Build MENA’s First Real Estate Super-App
Before the acquisition, SmartCrowd has raised over $3.6M across 3 funding rounds.
July 9, 2025