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In 2016 alone, startups across Africa raised $129 million in funding, a 16.8% increase in the number of of successfully funded startups in 2015. South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya account for 80.3% of the total funds raised and Egypt saw a 100% increase in startup funding, making it the fourth ranked startup destination. It’s not just in these countries; startup success has been developing across Africa. Although the pandemic has shifted the landscape, we thought we’d share 5 of what we think are the most dynamic and exciting startups emerging from Africa.  Instabug : Egypt’s Instabug allows users to offer feedback from within apps to report bugs found when using the apps, using in-app conversations, crash reporting and advanced analytics. By June 2016, the startup had closed a $1.7 million seed round led by Accel Partners. To date, Instabug has been used to report over 20 million bugs already. RoamSmart : Created in Tunisia, this tech startup’s aim is to assist mobile operators to ma...