March 2026 - Page 37 of 50

Abstract illustration of Nigeria VARA crypto regulatory framework showing coordination architecture

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Nigeria’s Crypto Market Just Got Rules — Without a New Law. Here’s What VASPs Must Do Now.

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March 16, 2026

Nigeria processed $92.1 billion in cryptocurrency transactions. Its new VARA framework uses a tri-agency model instead of new legislation. Here’s what VASPs must do to comply.

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Abstract illustration of DRC National Digital Plan 2026-2030 showing towers, AI academy, and broadband infrastructure

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Congo’s €8.7B Digital Bet: 30,000 Towers, an AI Academy, and a Race Against Its Own Infrastructure Gap

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March 16, 2026

The DRC has unveiled Africa’s most ambitious National Digital Plan — €8.7B across five years targeting 30,000 telecom towers, a Congolese AI Academy with Huawei, and a National Interbank Payments Platform.

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Abstract illustration of Nigeria NCC TIRMS SIM identity database and 14-day deactivation notice system

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Nigeria’s NCC Proposes 14-Day Notice Before SIM Deactivation — and a New Database to Kill Recycled-Number Fraud

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March 16, 2026

Nigeria’s NCC is building TIRMS, a cross-sector database to track churned and recycled SIM numbers. A proposed rule requires 14-day pre-deactivation notice and gives the CBN and SEC real-time access.

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Nigeria NDPC compliance audit return deadline March 31 2026 DCPMI businesses

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Nigeria NDPC March 31 Deadline: Major Businesses Must File Data Compliance Returns or Face N10M Fine

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March 14, 2026

Every major business processing Nigerian personal data has 18 days to file its mandatory annual compliance audit return with the Nigeria Data Protection Commission. The deadline is non-negotiable. The precedent…

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CBN biometric liveness check mandate for Nigerian fintechs account opening July 2026

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CBN Biometric Mandate: Nigerian Fintechs Must Rebuild Account Opening by July 1, 2026

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March 14, 2026

On March 12, 2026, the Central Bank of Nigeria issued a circular that will force every bank, neobank, digital lender, and payment service provider in the country to rearchitect its…

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WAXAL AI sovereignty Africa dataset control — who governs Google open-source African language data

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Who Really Controls WAXAL? The AI Sovereignty Question Google’s African Dataset Doesn’t Answer

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March 14, 2026

Who Really Controls WAXAL? The AI Sovereignty Question Google’s African Dataset Doesn’t Answer Google’s 21-language African speech dataset gave partner universities ownership of their data. What it didn’t give them…

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DRC national digital plan 2026-2030 — EUR 8.7B investment in AI broadband and 30000 tower sites

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DRC National Digital Plan 2026-2030: The EUR 8.7B Bet on AI, Broadband, and 30,000 Tower Sites

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March 14, 2026

Congo’s €8.7B Digital Bet: 30,000 Towers, an AI Academy, and a Race Against Its Own Infrastructure Gap | BETAR.africa Congo’s €8.7B Digital Bet: 30,000 Towers, an AI Academy, and a…

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CBN AI AML baseline standards Nigeria fintech compliance 2026

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CBN Issues AI Baseline Standards for AML Compliance — Nigeria Fintech Has 18 Months

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March 14, 2026

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s new circular mandates six specific AI capabilities for anti-money laundering compliance, with an 18-24 month implementation window for all Nigerian banks and fintechs.

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Rwanda 1.5% digital services tax Africa DST wave 2026

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Rwanda’s 1.5% Digital Services Tax Joins a Growing Continental Wave

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March 14, 2026

Rwanda implements a 1.5% digital services tax for fiscal year 2026-27, joining a continental wave of African DST frameworks targeting foreign digital platforms.

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Nigeria NDPC CAR audit deadline March 31 2026 — data protection compliance

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Nigeria’s March 31 Data Compliance Deadline: What the NDPC CAR Audit Requires

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March 14, 2026

Nigeria’s NDPC March 31 Compliance Audit Return deadline is weeks away. What companies processing Nigerian personal data must submit and the penalties for non-compliance.

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Month: March 2026

Nigeria’s Crypto Market Just Got Rules — Without a New Law. Here’s What VASPs Must Do Now.

Congo’s €8.7B Digital Bet: 30,000 Towers, an AI Academy, and a Race Against Its Own Infrastructure Gap

Nigeria’s NCC Proposes 14-Day Notice Before SIM Deactivation — and a New Database to Kill Recycled-Number Fraud

Nigeria NDPC March 31 Deadline: Major Businesses Must File Data Compliance Returns or Face N10M Fine

CBN Biometric Mandate: Nigerian Fintechs Must Rebuild Account Opening by July 1, 2026

Who Really Controls WAXAL? The AI Sovereignty Question Google’s African Dataset Doesn’t Answer

DRC National Digital Plan 2026-2030: The EUR 8.7B Bet on AI, Broadband, and 30,000 Tower Sites

CBN Issues AI Baseline Standards for AML Compliance — Nigeria Fintech Has 18 Months

Rwanda’s 1.5% Digital Services Tax Joins a Growing Continental Wave

Nigeria’s March 31 Data Compliance Deadline: What the NDPC CAR Audit Requires

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

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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