<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9" xmlns:news="http://www.google.com/schemas/sitemap-news/0.9"><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/algeria-in-talks-on-start-up-investment-fund/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T20:20:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Algeria Says Talks on a Start-up Investment Fund Are Advanced; No Size or Timetable Set</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/lbh-ghana-drk-investment/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T20:17:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Ghana&apos;s LbH Takes Undisclosed Draper Richards Kaplan Investment to Build Farmer Credit Data</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/tlg-capital-ghana-cedi-private-credit-fund/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T20:15:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>TLG Capital Launches Cedi Private Credit Fund for Ghanaian SMEs, Size Undisclosed</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/crop-cura-rwanda-launch/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T19:15:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Agritech Crop Cura Starts Rwanda Operations, Plans Farm Data for Lenders and Insurers</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/wayawaya-partners-with-choice-bank/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T19:11:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>WayaWaya partners with Choice Bank on banking services in Kenya</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/simbisa-takes-full-ownership-of-kutuma/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T18:16:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Simbisa Brands Takes Full Ownership of Kenyan Delivery Arm Kutuma</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/wami-agro-sahara-impact-ventures-acumen-investment/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T18:16:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Sahara Impact Ventures and Acumen Back Ghana&apos;s Wami Agro Without Disclosing Terms</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/ifc-partners-with-tolbi-smallholder-farmers/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T18:14:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>IFC Partners With Senegal&apos;s Tolbi to Expand Farmer Access to Finance and Markets</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/egypt-fra-grants-welend-initial-approval-ai-credit-scoring-sandbox/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T17:22:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Egypt&apos;s FRA Grants WeLend Initial Approval for AI Credit-Scoring Project in Regulatory Sandbox</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/grey-secures-cbn-imto-approval-nigeria/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T17:21:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Grey Says the CBN Has Approved It to Operate as an IMTO for Inbound Transfers</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/payaza-central-bank-of-kenya-payments-licence/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T17:19:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Nigerian-Founded Payaza Says It Has Full Central Bank of Kenya Approval to Operate as a Payments Business</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/nigeria-plans-six-startup-funds-nsia-jica/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T17:05:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Nigeria Plans Six Startup Funds, but Only One Has a Size, and It Dates to February</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/opay-nyse-ipo-withdrawal-standard-bank-placement/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T17:04:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>OPay&apos;s halted New York listing leaves Standard Bank&apos;s conditional investment in limbo</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/nifc-plans-500-million-startup-fund-for-kenya/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T15:16:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>NIFC Proposes US$500 Million Fund for Kenyan Startups, Still at Proposal Stage</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/journify-secures-12m-series-a-led-by-al-mada-ventures/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T15:15:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Journify Secures US$12 Million Series A Led by Al Mada Ventures</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/ease-raises-9-5-million-equity-from-aafc-group/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T14:18:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>EASE Raises US$9.5 Million in Equity From AAFC Group to Expand Medical Equipment Rental in South Africa and Ghana</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/koolboks-secures-tlg-capital-credit-facility/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T14:18:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Koolboks Secures Undisclosed TLG Capital Credit Facility, With Cascador Guarantee</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/helium-health-google-org-maternal-ai-rollout/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T14:17:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Helium Health&apos;s Google.org-backed AI maternal health rollout starts in Lagos</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/damen-acquires-wakty-egypt/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T14:15:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Damen Acquires Egyptian Payments Company Wakty, Adding 15,000 Outlets to Its Network</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/knife-capital-backs-alignd-value-based-care/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T13:29:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Knife Capital Backs Alignd as Its Outcome-Based Care Model Moves Beyond Palliative Care</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/wema-hackaholics-7-0-300-million-awards/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T13:20:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Wema Bank Awards ₦300 Million to 11 Nigerian Teams at Hackaholics 7.0</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/google-picks-10-african-startups-for-first-applied-ai-lab-cohort/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T13:16:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Google Picks 10 African Startups for Its First Applied AI Lab Cohort</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/ifc-kifiya-investment-agreement-agricultural-lending/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T13:13:21Z</news:publication_date><news:title>IFC Signs Investment Agreement With Ethiopia&apos;s Kifiya to Scale Agricultural Lending</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/proparco-invests-600000-euros-in-cashi-sudan/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T13:12:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Proparco Invests €600,000 in Sudanese Payments Firm Cashi, Its First Deal in Sudan</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/yellow-card-acquires-gomoney-brazil/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T12:40:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Yellow Card Acquires Brazilian Virtual Asset Firm GoMoney to Set Up Direct Operations in Brazil</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/afreximbank-commits-75-million-sme-finance-facility-to-development-bank-of-nigeria/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T12:00:04Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Afreximbank Commits $75 Million to Development Bank of Nigeria for SME Lending, Including Creative Businesses</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/canex-creations-signs-equity-deal-with-cream/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T11:58:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Afreximbank&apos;s CANEX Creations signs equity deal with D&apos;banj&apos;s CREAM, stake undisclosed</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/enza-closes-6-million-seed-plus-round/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T11:53:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>enza Raises US$6 Million Seed+ Round Led by 4DX Ventures, With BII Joining</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/enza-capital-reaches-21-million-first-close-ai-africa-fund/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T11:52:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Enza Capital reaches $21 million first close for AI Africa Fund</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/lumepay-discloses-6-million-pre-seed/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T10:37:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Lumepay Discloses $6 Million Pre-Seed Round to Scale Cross-Border Payments Across Africa</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/nigerian-fintech-raenest-buys-uk-payments-firm-remitise/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T06:03:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Nigerian fintech Raenest buys UK payments firm Remitise to deepen its British footprint</news:title></news:news></url><url><loc>https://startupnews.africa/2026/11/14/yoco-secures-100-million-from-victory-park-capital-to-scale-merchant-cash-advances/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>StartupNews Africa</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-11-14T02:38:00Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Yoco secures $100 million from Victory Park Capital to scale merchant cash advances</news:title></news:news></url></urlset>