Morocco and the African Battery Minerals Value Chain: Who Captures the Premium?
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Morocco’s battery manufacturing ambitions sit at the intersection of African mineral wealth and Chinese manufacturing capital. Who captures the value?
Month: March 2026
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Persistent’s $52M Africa Climate Fund Is Backing the Founders Nobody Else Will
Persistent Energy’s Africa Climate Ventures has closed its first tranche at $52M. The fund thesis and portfolio strategy examined.
Kenya’s AI Bill Would Require Pre-Deployment Approval. Here’s What That Means for 600+ Tech Companies.
Kenya’s AI Bill 2026 creates pre-deployment approval requirements, criminal liability, and a three-body governance structure. Compliance guide for tech companies.
MTN’s 30 Million Homes Bet: The Economics Behind Africa’s Biggest Fixed Broadband Push
MTN Group is targeting 20–30 million connected homes via fixed wireless access. The unit economics behind the ambition.
Kenya AI Bill 2026: Silicon Savanna Gets Rules — How It Compares to Nigeria’s Framework
Kenya requires prior government approval for high-risk AI. Nigeria enforces after deployment. The architectural difference will define startup compliance across East and West Africa.
Ghana’s 5G Gamble Resets: NCA Strips NGIC Exclusivity, Opens Spectrum Auction
Ghana’s NCA has stripped NGIC of 5G spectrum exclusivity and opened a competitive auction. The market reset and its winners.
Nigeria AI Bill vs. INEC: Electoral AI Readiness Before the 2027 Vote
Nigeria’s new AI risk-tier framework creates compliance obligations for electoral AI systems — and INEC may not be ready.
East Africa’s New Data Landlords: Gulf Capital, Digital Sovereignty, and Who Controls the Backbone
Gulf-state capital is building East Africa’s cables, data centres, and backbone infrastructure. The sovereignty implications are significant.
Agricultural AI for Africa Won’t Work If It Isn’t Localised for Smallholder Farms
Agtech AI products built for industrial farming are failing Africa’s smallholders. Localisation — of language, crop variety, and land size — is non-negotiable.
AU and Google Sign AI MOU. Sovereign AI for Africa — or a Dependency Deal?
The African Union and Google have signed an AI cooperation MOU. Whether it advances or undermines African AI sovereignty depends on the fine print.
