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Egypt’s Government Hands Over Its National Startup Map to the Private Sector
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Egypt’s Beltone Buys Baobab Group in $235M Deal to Expand Into Nigeria and Francophone Africa
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South Africa’s Lula Bags $21M to Double Down on SME Lending
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Death by Paperwork: How African Governments Quietly Became Their Startups’ Biggest Risk
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Africa’s 100 Most Active Tech Startup Investors — Ranked by Deal Activity (2025)
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From 5x Returns to 70% Losses: What VNV’s African Bets Say About Egypt’s Tech Reset
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Checkbooks and Caution: The Tentative Reset of African Tech Startups’ Missing Investors
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Fragile but Forming: The Reality of Francophone Africa’s Angel Investing Landscape in 2025
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The $2bn Power Play: Why Egypt Is Suddenly Africa’s Hottest Battery Market
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‘Don’t Wait for a Cash Crunch’: The $70M Debt Playbook from Lula’s Trevor Gosling
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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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How an Inside Job Gutted South Africa’s Leading Adtech Firm in 72 Hours
On the morning of November 25, 2025, executives at Media Host (Pty) Ltd opened an email that would unravel 14 years of business in a matter of days.
February 12, 2026
Policy & Regulations Forum
Nigerian Tech Is Missing the $1bn Local Debt Party
While 'Old Economy' giants raised a record ₦1.6tn ($1.12bn) in short-term debt in 2025, Nigeria's tech ecosystem was noticeably absent.
February 12, 2026
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How an Inside Job Gutted South Africa’s Leading Adtech Firm in 72 Hours
On the morning of November 25, 2025, executives at Media Host (Pty) Ltd opened an email that would unravel 14 years of business in a matter of days.
February 12, 2026
Policy & Regulations Forum
Nigerian Tech Is Missing the $1bn Local Debt Party
While 'Old Economy' giants raised a record ₦1.6tn ($1.12bn) in short-term debt in 2025, Nigeria's tech ecosystem was noticeably absent.
February 12, 2026
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Egypt’s Government Hands Over Its National Startup Map to the Private Sector
Data transparency has long been a sticking point in MENA tech. Valuation numbers are often hushed, and funding rounds can be opaque.
February 12, 2026
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IFC Backs Aruwa Capital’s $50M Second Fund as It Eyes Ghana Expansion
Ticket sizes for ACF II are expected to range between $1m and $3m, focusing on businesses that have moved beyond the seed stage but remain too small for global PE players.
February 11, 2026
