March 2026 - Page 12 of 50

Girls STEM Africa gender gap education 2026

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Girls in STEM: Why a Decade of African Targets Failed — and What Three Countries Are Doing Differently

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March 29, 2026

A decade of African targets on girls in STEM produced minimal change. BETAR examines why the interventions failed and what Rwanda, Ethiopia, and Côte d’Ivoire are doing that is actually working.

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Africa COP30 NDC financing gap — five markets rated on climate pledge credibility

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Africa’s COP30 Countdown: Which Countries Have the Finance to Back Their Climate Pledges?

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March 29, 2026

Eight months to Belem. Updated NDCs are due before June. BETAR rates five African markets on whether their climate commitments have credible funding behind them.

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Lyra Energy Thakadu 255MW solar Standard Bank South Africa 2026

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Lyra Energy Closes 255MW Thakadu Solar Project with Standard Bank — South Africa Commercial Bank Solo

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March 29, 2026

Lyra Energy closed a 255MW solar project in South Africa financed solely by Standard Bank — no DFI required. BETAR analyses what the transaction signals for commercial bank appetite for African renewable energy.

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CESA 2016-2025 audit Africa education targets 75 million children 2026

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The CESA 2016-2025 Audit: 75 Million More Children in School, 100 Million Still Left Out

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March 29, 2026

Africa’s Continental Education Strategy ran from 2016 to 2025. BETAR audits what was achieved — 75M more children enrolled — and what was not: 100M children still outside school.

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AfDB carbon finance clean cooking Africa charcoal replacement 2026

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Africa’s First Carbon-Financed Clean Cooking Programme: How AfDB Is Using Carbon Credits to Replace Charcoal

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March 29, 2026

AfDB’s BEEP programme is using carbon credit revenue to subsidise clean cooking adoption across Sub-Saharan Africa. BETAR examines the mechanics and whether the carbon finance model is scalable.

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COMESA Meta WhatsApp AI lockout probe 21 African markets 2026

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COMESA Probes Meta over WhatsApp AI Lockout Across 21 African Markets

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March 29, 2026

COMESA has opened a formal investigation into Meta’s WhatsApp AI restrictions in 21 African markets, alleging anti-competitive use of API lockouts to foreclose third-party AI competitors.

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Nigeria DARES 750M solar mini-grid World Bank deployment 2026

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Nigeria DARES: The $750M World Bank Programme Targeting 750,000 Solar Connections in 18 Months

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March 29, 2026

Nigeria’s DARES programme is the world’s largest single solar mini-grid deployment — 750,000 connections in 18 months, funded by a $750M World Bank commitment. BETAR maps the economics and the execution risk.

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Microsoft Elevate Africa AI training 3 million DeepSeek 2026

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Microsoft Elevate Africa: Training 3 Million Africans in AI — With DeepSeek Clearly in the Backdrop

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March 29, 2026

Microsoft announced it will train 3 million Africans in AI this year. Bloomberg called it a direct challenge to DeepSeek. BETAR analyses what the initiative actually delivers and who it is really aimed at.

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Africa agricultural AI localisation smallholder farms 2026

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Why Africa’s Smallholder Farmers Are AI’s Hardest Localisation Problem

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March 29, 2026

AI agricultural tools built for large-scale farming fail at Africa’s smallholder scale. BETAR examines why localisation is harder here than anywhere else, and who is getting it right.

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Zimbabwe 15 percent digital services tax DST 2026

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Zimbabwe’s 15% Digital Services Tax Is Africa’s Steepest — Here’s What It Actually Covers

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March 29, 2026

Zimbabwe’s 15% withholding tax on foreign digital services is the steepest DST in Africa. BETAR explains the mechanics, compliance exposure, and why the rate matters for any business with Zimbabwe operations.

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Month: March 2026

Girls in STEM: Why a Decade of African Targets Failed — and What Three Countries Are Doing Differently

Africa’s COP30 Countdown: Which Countries Have the Finance to Back Their Climate Pledges?

Lyra Energy Closes 255MW Thakadu Solar Project with Standard Bank — South Africa Commercial Bank Solo

The CESA 2016-2025 Audit: 75 Million More Children in School, 100 Million Still Left Out

Africa’s First Carbon-Financed Clean Cooking Programme: How AfDB Is Using Carbon Credits to Replace Charcoal

COMESA Probes Meta over WhatsApp AI Lockout Across 21 African Markets

Nigeria DARES: The $750M World Bank Programme Targeting 750,000 Solar Connections in 18 Months

Microsoft Elevate Africa: Training 3 Million Africans in AI — With DeepSeek Clearly in the Backdrop

Why Africa’s Smallholder Farmers Are AI’s Hardest Localisation Problem

Nigeria Bank M&A Wave 2026: Who Acquires the Recapitalisation Failures and at What Price?

Nigeria Bank M&A Wave: Who Acquires the Recapitalisation Failures — and at What Price?

COMESA Clears Vodacom’s Safaricom Stake: What 55% Ownership Means for East Africa’s Telecoms Map

Airtel-Starlink Direct-to-Cell in Kenya: The End of the Coverage Excuse

Nigeria BRIDGE Fibre Rollout: How the World Bank’s Pay-for-Results Architecture Is Funding Africa’s Biggest Broadband Project

Nigeria BRIDGE Fibre Rollout: How the World Bank’s Pay-for-Results Architecture Is Funding Africa’s Biggest Broadband Project

GITEX Africa 2026 Day 2: STAR Summit — AI, Cybersecurity and Fintech Take Centre Stage

GITEX Africa 2026 Day 1: Africa’s AI Governance Moment Lands in Marrakech

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Nigeria Bank M&A Wave 2026: Who Acquires the Recapitalisation Failures and at What Price?

Nigeria Bank M&A Wave: Who Acquires the Recapitalisation Failures — and at What Price?

COMESA Clears Vodacom’s Safaricom Stake: What 55% Ownership Means for East Africa’s Telecoms Map

Airtel-Starlink Direct-to-Cell in Kenya: The End of the Coverage Excuse