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Connecting markets, capital, courage.

The briefing for investors, operators and policymakers building across the continent — the deals, the capital flows and the people willing to bet on Africa first.

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Three forces shaping Africa's economic story — and the only three that matter.

Markets

Currencies, exchanges and trade corridors from Lagos to Nairobi to Johannesburg — read the flows before they reach the headlines.

Capital

Where private equity, venture capital, sovereign funds and development finance are actually placing bets — and why.

Courage

The founders, regulators and dealmakers making the calls nobody else will. We report the risk, not just the result.

East Africa's private credit funds are quietly outpacing venture capital for the first time in a decade.

Capital desk — 6 min read — updated Tuesday

A shift in where growth-stage companies are sourcing capital, and what it signals about investor appetite for risk across the region.

Plus: a first look at the term sheets driving the change, and the three funds setting the pace.

Coverage built by beat, not by press release.
Fintech & payments Mobile money, cross-border rails, digital banks
Energy & infrastructure Power, ports, roads and the capital behind them
Trade & logistics AfCFTA, shipping, customs and supply chains
Private equity & venture capital Deals, exits and the funds behind them
Policy & regulation Central banks, tax reform, cross-border rules
Banking & markets Exchanges, rates and the institutions that move them

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