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Africa’s Startup Economy: Why Funding Alone Cannot Build Successful Companies

By ABE Magazine | October 30, 2026 Africa’s technology startup ecosystem is attracting renewed investor interest, but a growing question is emerging across the continent’s entrepreneurial landscape: can investment capital alone create businesses capable of surviving, expanding and generating sustainable profits? From financial technology companies in Lagos to clean-energy ventures in Nairobi and software businesses…

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