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Enterprise software has become Africa new investment darling. With 238 million dollars in 2025 VC funding, up 55 percent, B2B SaaS is displacing consumer fintech as the continent dominant tech investment thesis.

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Africa’s social commerce market is growing at 26.7% annually, yet TikTok excludes most African creators from direct monetisation while WhatsApp quietly dominates the continent’s commerce infrastructure.

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BETAR.africa’s Africa Digital Infrastructure Index (ADII) scores ten economies across five pillars. South Africa leads with 88/100; Ethiopia trails at 23. The gap is structural — and wider than any comparable pair of economies on any other continent.

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South Africa has chosen a sectoral multi-regulator AI model — no single AI authority. With a 60-day consultation window opening soon, here’s what financial services, health, and enterprise tech firms need to do now.

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Africa’s 4.45 Billion Social Commerce Economy: TikTok’s Monetisation Gap and WhatsApp’s Retail Dominance

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Africa’s social commerce market hit 3.51 billion in 2024 and is growing at 26.7 percent annually. TikTok’s creator monetisation exclusion and WhatsApp’s zero-fee dominance are reshaping who captures the value.

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Africa Satellite Internet Price War: What Starlink, Amazon LEO, and 2Africa Mean for SME Costs

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Starlink, Amazon Kuiper and Meta’s 2Africa are reshaping internet costs for African SMEs. What the 2026 price war means for businesses in Nigeria and Kenya.

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