Afridigest Week in Review: Open checkbooks for open banking

+A Sudanese Series A +USSD is a public utility +Nigeria's CBDC +Pro rata is bad +Non-monolithic markets +Videos from CEOs of Paystack, MFS Africa, & InstaDeep +Flutterwave at $3B valuation?

The Afridigest Week in Review is a must-read weekly recap for Africa-focused founders, executives, and investors, as well as interested observers.

Welcome back, friends! This week sees multiple Francophone Africa-focused deals & it’s the first time (at least in a while) with multiple deals in the region in back-to-back weeks. Ça devient intéressant… In other news, don’t hesitate to reach out if you have something to share in the new Community Corner section here & thanks to those that have done so.

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Week 41 2021