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Morocco’s decade-long experiment in public startup financing has entered a new phase, as the country shifts from direct grants and loans toward a leveraged fund-of-funds model designed to attract private venture capital at scale.​

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AfriWallStreet is calling on international companies seeking to enter, expand or strengthen their presence in African markets to connect with its growing community of professionals, entrepreneurs and businesses across Africa.

Egyptian e-commerce platform Breadfast has further expanded its everyday convenience platform with the launch of Breadfast Food, allowing users to order meals from restaurants and have them delivered to their door.

The Global Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) Fund has opened its 8th Call for Proposals, offering 10 small grants of up to US$250,000 for innovative climate adaptation projects in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs).

Built for frontline primary care in emerging economies, Aira is the first AI-powered clinical decision support system (CDSS) to combine documentation, workflow automation and analysis of patient EHR data with clinical decision-making under a single CE mark.

Nigerian startup Drive45 Mobility has secured a US$3 million debt facility from TLG capital to support the company’s next phase of growth. Founded in 2021, Drive45 Mobility is transforming access to vehicle ownership

Egyptian fintech startup Zeal has raised US$10 million in funding to help it expand globally. Founded in 2019 by Omar Ebeid and Belal Mohamed, Zeal develops software that integrates with existing payment terminals

Kenya-based Spiro, a leader in two-wheel transportation and battery-swapping, has signed a partnership with Chinese company Yadea, the world’s leading manufacturer of electric two-wheelers, to scale accessible and sustainable electric transport across Africa.

Geothermal startup Mazama Energy raised $135 million in an oversubscribed Series B, the startup said Thursday. The fresh funding will help the company develop horizontal wells

In a twist that captures the strange new state of AI security, independent security researchers have used Anthropic’s Claude to break into OpenAI, exposing cracks in the ChatGPT-maker’s defenses