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  "title": "Capital is available, access is not as African startups face higher funding bar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/capital-is-available-access-is-not-as-african-startups-face-higher",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-03T08:51:19.000Z",
  "source": {
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