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Opera Quietly Liquidates Kenyan Ad Unit Ahead of OPay’s $4B US IPO
Opera’s fintech play in Africa extends well beyond its Kenyan operating entities.
September 25, 2026
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Tunisia’s State Startup Fund Looks Beyond Capital City Tech Elites
The $60m ANAVA initiative is taking venture capital on the road to hunt for deal-flow in forgotten interior provinces.
September 24, 2026
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Opera Quietly Liquidates Kenyan Ad Unit Ahead of OPay’s $4B US IPO
Opera’s fintech play in Africa extends well beyond its Kenyan operating entities.
September 25, 2026
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Tunisia’s State Startup Fund Looks Beyond Capital City Tech Elites
The $60m ANAVA initiative is taking venture capital on the road to hunt for deal-flow in forgotten interior provinces.
September 24, 2026
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SunCulture Closes $10m Securitisation Deal as African Climate Tech Turns to Capital Markets
The transaction is designed to allow SunCulture to recycle capital that would otherwise be tied up in longer-dated customer receivables.
September 24, 2026
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CFO Churn Casts Shadow Over Flutterwave’s Long-Delayed IPO Ambitions
Africa's $3bn payments champion trades Wall Street polish for regional banking steel as executive turnover points to deferred listing plans and domestic regulatory friction.
September 23, 2026
