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Market Report

African Cold Chain and Food Logistics 2026: The 30 Percent Post-Harvest Loss Problem and the Operators Addressing It

African post-harvest losses for perishable produce have been reported above 30 percent in multiple markets, one of the...

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State of African AgriTech 2026: USD 50 Billion Food Import Bill, 30 Million Smallholders, and a Funding Environment in Flux

African agrifoodtech funding peaked at USD 776 million in 2022 and has contracted to USD 192 million in 2024, a retreat...

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Mini-Grids in Africa 2026: The Electrification Middle Ground Caught Between Ambition and Tariffs

Mini-grids occupy the middle space between grid extension and standalone solar: community-scale generation systems that...

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Off-Grid Solar and Solar Home Systems in Africa 2026: The PAYG Sector at Maturity

Seven operators (Sun King, Zola Electric, M-KOPA, Bboxx, d.light, Engie Energy Access, and Lumos) account for...

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African Renewable Energy Capacity 2026: 4.5 GW of New Solar in One Year, and the Developers Building It

Africa deployed approximately 4.5 gigawatts of new solar capacity in 2025, representing 54 percent growth over the...

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State of African Energy 2026: Mission 300, the 600 Million Gap, and the Financing That Has to Close It

Approximately 600 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa lacked access to electricity as Mission 300 entered its second...

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African Pension Tech and the Long-Term Savings Gap

Only a small fraction of African workers participate in any formal retirement savings system. Nigeria's Contributory...

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CBDCs in Africa: The eNaira, the eCedi, and the Adoption Problem Nobody Wants to Talk About

Nigeria launched the eNaira in October 2021, becoming the first African country and only the second globally to roll...

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Mobile Money Agent Networks: The Cash-In Cash-Out Economy Underpinning African Fintech

Safaricom M-Pesa operates approximately 298,890 agents serving 35.82 million customers and KSh 38.29 trillion in FY25...

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African Bank-Fintech Partnerships in 2026: The End of the Disruption Story

Equity Bank operates across six African countries with over 19 million customers. Ecobank Group spans 33 African...

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African Regtech in 2026: Smile ID, Youverify, and the KYC-AML Infrastructure Layer

Smile ID has raised USD 31.1 million across 5 rounds and supports KYC and AML compliance across all 54 African...

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BNPL in Africa: How Lipa Later, Payflex, valU, and CredPal Anchor a USD 16.8 Billion Market

The African BNPL market is projected to grow from USD 5.2 billion in 2025 to USD 16.8 billion by 2031 at a 20.7 percent...