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Africa NewsDecember 5, 2025 Senegal’s Teranga Capital Secures €1.5M Proparco Guarantee to Target Africa’s “Missing Middle” SMEs Senegalese private equity firm Teranga Capital has closed a strategic €1 byBetty Wangari
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