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Salad Africa partners with Glovo offering up to ₦100 million in loans to support SMEs

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HoneyCoin raises $4.9M to expand cross-border payments in Africa’s crowded fintech arena

Nigerian AgriTech founders can access ₦20m through FCMB-FMO programme 2025

Valuation dips in African startups (Part 1): Lori Systems, Kobo360’s fall from millions

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