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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl review: A fierce, acerbic Zambian comedy-drama about community

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The second feature by Zambian-Welsh director Rungano Nyoni, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl is a brilliantly wry film of funeral traditions and familial idiosyncrasies. From there on out, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl sweeps through its mere 99 minutes with clamorous force. What is On Becoming a Guinea Fowl about?

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Nigerian fintech Appzone raises $10M for expansion and proprietary technology

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Other countries with a presence include the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Tanzania and Senegal. Four years later, it raised $2.5 But overall , the company says it has raised $15 million in equity funding. African payments company Flutterwave raises $170M, now valued at over $1B.

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Cameroon’s Ejara raises $2M to offer crypto and investment services in Francophone Africa

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To that end, Ejara , a one-year-old company founded by Nelly Chatue-Diop, has raised $2 million to pioneer the usage of crypto and investment services in the region. But only a few players are taking advantage of the market, which can make a case as the next frontier for mobile money and investment apps in Africa.

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Senegal’s logistics tech startup Chargel raises $2.5M seed funding

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Image Credits: Chargel Chargel transporters, operating out of Senegal, make deliveries to neighboring countries Mali, Guinea and Mauritania. Chargel plans to expand to an additional country within Francophone Africa. seed funding by Annie Njanja originally published on TechCrunch

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Zeraki, a Kenyan edtech providing digital solutions for school admin, raises $1.8M

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Zeraki , a Kenyan edtech that has built digital learning and school data analytics platforms, has raised $1.8 Zeraki is also looking to enter 10 new markets over the next three years, after scaling in Kenya, Uganda and Guinea, where it currently operates. “We’re Image Credits: Zeraki.

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Jambo raises $7.5M from Coinbase, Alameda Research to build “web3 super app” of Africa

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Jambo , a Congo-based startup building Africa’s web3 user acquisition portal through “learn, play, earn” and democratizing access to crypto-based income-generation opportunities, has raised $7.5 Nestcoin raises $6.45M pre-seed to accelerate crypto and web3 adoption in Africa and frontier markets. million in seed funding.

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Cameroonian crypto and savings platform Ejara raises $8M, led by Anthemis and Dragonfly

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Ejara , a Cameroonian fintech offering an investment app that allows users to buy crypto and save through decentralized wallets, has raised $8 million in Series A investment. . Last October, it had 8,000 users from Cameroon, its first market and others including Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Mali, Guinea, and Senegal.