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How African startups raised investments in 2020

TechCrunch

To understand how much growth has occurred, African startups raised a meagre $400 million in 2015 compared to the $2 billion that came into the continent in 2019, according to Africa-focused fund Partech Africa. Did African startups raise $496M, $1B or $2B in 2019? Fintech startups raised 24.9%

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Flutterwave and PayPal collaborate to allow African merchants to accept and make payments

TechCrunch

They include Algeria, Botswana, Egypt, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal, Seychelles and South Africa. Like when its partnership with Worldpay FIS coincided with its Series B funding, this announcement is also coming on the back of a raise.

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This is what your life will be like when the world hits a dangerous climate tipping point

Fast Company Tech

projects that the Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Netherlands, Saint Martin, Seychelles, Turks and Caicos, and Tuvalu will see at least 5% of their territories permanently inundated by the end of the century. degrees Fahrenheit.

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