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Ripple Buys Into Flutterwave to Open New Front in African Stablecoin Wars
CENTRAL AFRICA
Remittance Fintechs Brace for Longer Delays and Higher Fees Across Central Africa
Ecosystem News
DBSA Doubles Down on EV Charging With Backing for Zimi
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From African Mines to AI Data Labs: Soros-Backed Fund Targets Supply Chain Blind Spots
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Spiro Lands $215M to Expand Its Battery-Swapping Network for Africa’s Motorcycle Taxis
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Agri-Fintech Startup Livestock Wealth Placed Under Liquidation After Failed Rescue Bid
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Egypt’s Beltone Reaps 271% Venture Capital Revenue Jump as Bosta Exit Validates Strategy
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Nigeria’s Startup Graveyard Has Become a Bargain Bin for Buyers
Analysis & Opinions
The 90% Collapse: How US Tech and Infrastructure Debt Turned African AI Into a Rounding Error
Analysis & Opinions
Charging Depots, Battery Swaps and Fleet Finance: The 5 Models Winning African EV Capital
Analysis & Opinions
Local VCs Are Quietly Retreating From African Startup Cap Tables
Analysis & Opinions
The Elite Funnel: Why African Tech’s New Financing Mix Signals a Hollowing of the Core
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Geographic Borders Blur as Africa-Focused Funds Chase Global Infrastructure
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Africa’s New VC Funds Missing from Early 2026 Dealmaking
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The Quiet Extinction of the African Seed Round: Ten Hard Truths From April’s Funding Data
Hard Talks
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‘Timing Is Critical’: How a Pandemic Almost Killed Weego and Accidentally Built Its B2B Engine
Hard Talks
From Profitability to $10M ARR: How Prembly Cracked Africa’s Identity Infrastructure
Hard Talks
‘Stay in It’: How Over 200 Interviews and a LinkedIn Post Led to a $2.35M Seed Round for Orca
Ecosystem News
‘Don’t Wait for a Cash Crunch’: The $70M Debt Playbook from Lula’s Trevor Gosling
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“Harder to Build, but More Defensible”: Enakl Co-Founder on Tackling Morocco’s Commuter Chaos
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‘Valuations Still Far Too High’: Lexi Novitske on Investing a $205m Africa Tech Fund Amid Market Turbulence
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“Don’t Build for Hypothetical Problems”: What Immobazyme’s Founders Learned While Dragging University IP Into the Marketplace
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‘Don’t Wait to Be Perfect’: How Selling Imperfect Produce Helped Farm to Feed Land a $1.5M Seed Round
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Nigeria’s Central Bank Orders Fintechs to Split Their Payments Empires — or Divest
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Ghana Bans Local Financial Institutions From Backing Crypto-Linked Dollar Accounts
Policy & Regulations Forum
The Tennis Court Rule: Nigeria’s Fintechs Learn to Live on a 70-Metre Leash
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Egypt Launches Startup Authority as Battle for Founders Intensifies
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The Kwik Shuffle: How a French Share Issue Put an African Tech Asset Beyond a European Court’s Reach
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The Airtime Credit War: Nigeria Tangles with an Elusive FinTech Giant
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Ghana’s Draft ICT Law Could Make Foreign-Backed Startups Illegal
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Proparco Anchors Rare Moroccan LP Position in EmTech’s New $60M Early-Stage Fund
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‘Timing Is Critical’: How a Pandemic Almost Killed Weego and Accidentally Built Its B2B Engine
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Africa’s Electric Mobility Pioneers Turn to Operators in Race for Profitability
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Fintech Margins Under Pressure as Pan-African Payments Race Reaches Ghana
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Morocco’s Done.ma Raised $2M to Challenge Glovo. Now It Faces Bankruptcy Speculation
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AI-First Telcos Will Lead the Race in Africa
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3IF Ventures Hits $12m First Close for Africa’s First Dedicated Insurtech Fund
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The VC Waiting Game: Why a 7% Distribution Is a Major Win for Early-Stage African Funds
The pan-African seed fund returns $2.5m to LPs - a rare liquidity signal in a market still waiting for its post-boom reckoning.
June 19, 2026
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Nigeria’s Startup Graveyard Has Become a Bargain Bin for Buyers
With fewer, larger funds calling the shots, patience for fragmented markets has evaporated.
June 19, 2026
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The VC Waiting Game: Why a 7% Distribution Is a Major Win for Early-Stage African Funds
The pan-African seed fund returns $2.5m to LPs - a rare liquidity signal in a market still waiting for its post-boom reckoning.
June 19, 2026
Analysis & Opinions
Nigeria’s Startup Graveyard Has Become a Bargain Bin for Buyers
With fewer, larger funds calling the shots, patience for fragmented markets has evaporated.
June 19, 2026
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Consortium of DFIs and Philanthropies Backs $176M Africa Clean Energy Platform
Capital will flow into distributed renewable energy companies.
June 18, 2026
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63% of South Africa’s Franchise Brands Are Stuck Under 30 Stores. Here’s Why Opening More Isn’t the Fix
By Larry Hodes, CEO Grow Franchising & FASA Board Member
June 18, 2026
