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                         mPharma, a pan-African healthcare technology company, has acquired the majority
 
    
                        
            
                         Turaco, the Kenyan insurtech startup, has announced the close of
 
    
                        
            
                         Flutterwave, the African payments technology company, has announced that merchants can
 
    
                        
            
                         African agritech innovators from all four corners of the continent
 
    
                        
            
                         Kippa, the financial management and payments platform for Nigerian small businesses,
 
    
                        
            
                         Janngo Capital Startup Fund (JCSF) has announced its first close
 
    
                        
            
                         Sanari Capital has announced a $28 million first close on its
 
    
                        
            
                         HelpMum, Nigeria’s maternal and infant mortality social health-tech startup, has
 
    
                        
            
                         NowNow Digital Systems, a Nigerian fintech startup, has raised a