March 2026 - Page 14 of 50

Japan Africa startup investment fastest growing 2026

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Japan’s African Bet: How Tokyo Became the Continent’s Fastest-Growing Startup Investor

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March 29, 2026

Japan has quietly become Africa’s fastest-growing startup investor. BETAR maps the JICA-to-SoftBank pipeline, the sectors Tokyo is backing, and why the Africa-Japan investment corridor is accelerating.

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Spiro 50M battery swap Africa e-mobility debt infrastructure 2026

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Spiro’s $50M Debt Round Signals Africa’s Battery-Swap Model Has Reached Infrastructure Scale

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March 29, 2026

Spiro raised $50M in debt — not equity — to expand Africa’s largest battery-swap network. The shift from equity to infrastructure debt signals the model has proven itself commercially.

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Aga Khan exits Nation Media Group Rostam Azizi Tanzania 2026

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Aga Khan Exits Nation Media Group After 66 Years — Tanzanian Billionaire Rostam Azizi Takes Control

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March 29, 2026

AKFED has sold its 54% controlling stake in Nation Media Group to Tanzanian billionaire Rostam Azizi’s Taarifa Ltd for ~$9.5M. BETAR analyses what 66 years of Aga Khan ownership built — and what changes now.

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Africa gaming economy mobile revenue 349 million gamers developer margins 2026

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Africa Has 349 Million Gamers. African Developers Capture Less Than 1% of the Revenue.

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March 29, 2026

Africa has 349 million gamers generating $1.1B in mobile gaming revenue. African developers capture less than 1% of it. BETAR maps the structural barriers and the rare studios breaking through.

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Africa sports broadcasting rights SuperSport AFCON streaming 2026

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The $193 Million Game: How Africa’s Sports Broadcasting Rights Market Is Being Remade

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March 29, 2026

Africa’s sports broadcasting rights market is worth $193M and rising fast. SuperSport’s dominance is being challenged by streaming platforms as AFCON and continental football reshape who pays, and how much.

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Morocco Digital X.0 AI governance framework 2026

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Morocco’s Digital X.0 Law: Africa’s Most Comprehensive AI and Data Governance Framework

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March 29, 2026

Morocco’s Digital X.0 Law combines AI governance, data sovereignty, and digital infrastructure rules into the most comprehensive technology governance text on the continent.

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AfDB UNDP 10 billion AI initiative Africa compute gap 2026

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AfDB and UNDP Launch $10 Billion AI Push — And Africa’s Compute Gap Is the Hardest Part

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March 29, 2026

AfDB and UNDP announced a $10B AI initiative targeting 40M jobs by 2035. The ambition is real. The compute infrastructure to execute it does not yet exist.

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Rwanda virtual assets law CBDC e-FRW dual track 2026

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Rwanda’s Dual-Track Digital Currency Strategy: Virtual Assets Law and the e-FRW CBDC Pilot

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March 29, 2026

Rwanda is running two digital currency tracks simultaneously: a comprehensive virtual assets law and an e-FRW retail CBDC pilot. BETAR explains why the dual-track approach is deliberate.

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South Africa Eskom grid stability 335 days without loadshedding 2026

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South Africa Has Gone 335 Days Without Loadshedding. Here Is What Actually Changed at Eskom — and What Hasn’t

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March 29, 2026

South Africa recorded more than 335 consecutive days without loadshedding in early 2026. The structural drivers behind the turnaround — and the structural risks that remain — matter for every investor pricing South Africa’s energy future.

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Nigeria CBN liveness checks biometric account opening fintech 2026

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Every Nigerian Fintech Now Has 110 Days to Add Liveness Checks. Here’s What the CBN Is Actually Requiring.

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March 29, 2026

The CBN’s March 12 directive mandates biometric liveness verification for all new account openings by July 1, 2026. The real target: synthetic identity fraud industrialising across Nigerian digital banking.

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Month: March 2026

Japan’s African Bet: How Tokyo Became the Continent’s Fastest-Growing Startup Investor

Spiro’s $50M Debt Round Signals Africa’s Battery-Swap Model Has Reached Infrastructure Scale

Aga Khan Exits Nation Media Group After 66 Years — Tanzanian Billionaire Rostam Azizi Takes Control

Africa Has 349 Million Gamers. African Developers Capture Less Than 1% of the Revenue.

The $193 Million Game: How Africa’s Sports Broadcasting Rights Market Is Being Remade

Morocco’s Digital X.0 Law: Africa’s Most Comprehensive AI and Data Governance Framework

AfDB and UNDP Launch $10 Billion AI Push — And Africa’s Compute Gap Is the Hardest Part

Rwanda’s Dual-Track Digital Currency Strategy: Virtual Assets Law and the e-FRW CBDC Pilot

South Africa Has Gone 335 Days Without Loadshedding. Here Is What Actually Changed at Eskom — and What Hasn’t

Every Nigerian Fintech Now Has 110 Days to Add Liveness Checks. Here’s What the CBN Is Actually Requiring.

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

Africa PE Exit Crisis 2026: $10B in Private Equity, Nowhere to Go

Q1 2026 Africa Tech Funding: What the Numbers Actually Say

Q1 2026 Africa Tech Funding: What $537 Million Actually Means

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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