March 2026 - Page 42 of 50

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Ghana Admits 11 Crypto Firms to Regulatory Sandbox — The VASP Act 2025 Is Now Operational

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March 12, 2026

Ghana has admitted 11 crypto firms to its regulatory sandbox under the VASP Act 2025 — making it one of the first African countries to operationalise a formal virtual asset regulatory framework.

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South Africa’s Crypto Reporting Regime Is Now Live — What CASPs Must Do

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March 12, 2026

South Africa’s crypto asset reporting framework is live. Every CASP operating in the country now has mandatory reporting obligations to SARS. Here’s what the new regime requires and who it applies to.

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Technology

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AfDB and UNDP Launch $10 Billion AI Initiative to Create 40 Million Jobs Across Africa by 2035

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March 12, 2026

The African Development Bank and UNDP have jointly launched a $10 billion AI initiative — the largest multilateral AI investment targeting Africa. The goal: 40 million new jobs by 2035 across a three-phase roadmap.

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Policy & Regulation

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Zimbabwe’s 15% Digital Services Tax Is the Steepest on the Continent

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March 12, 2026

Zimbabwe’s new 15% withholding tax on digital services is the steepest on the continent. For platform operators and digital service providers, it sets a precedent that other African governments are watching closely.

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African Data Labour Rights: Gig Workers, Military AI, and the Informed Consent Gap

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March 12, 2026

Tens of thousands of African gig workers are annotating AI training data — including military AI systems — without knowing it. The informed consent gap is Africa’s most overlooked AI governance problem.

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South Africa draft national AI policy 2026 — 60-day public consultation for business

Policy & Regulation

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South Africa’s Draft National AI Policy: What the 60-Day Consultation Means for Business

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March 12, 2026

South Africa’s draft National AI Policy is open for consultation. What’s in it, what’s missing, and what does the 60-day window mean for businesses operating in the continent’s most advanced AI market?

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

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March 12, 2026

After 66 years, the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development is exiting Nation Media Group. Tanzanian billionaire Rostam Azizi is taking control of Africa’s largest independent media house. The era of Aga Khan stewardship is ending.

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Africa book publishing economy - Selar, OkadaBooks, Cassava Republic Press digital print economics

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Africa’s Book Economy: Who Is Making Money, and How

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March 11, 2026

Africa’s book publishing industry generates $7 billion a year — yet imports nearly $600M more than it exports. A platform collapse, a 16% tax, and a commerce tool paying out billions reveal where the real economics lie.

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Breadfast Cairo quick commerce $50M Pre-Series C investor coalition

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Breadfast Raises $50M Pre-Series C: Mubadala, IFC, SBI, Olayan, and YC Back Cairo Quick Commerce on IPO Track

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March 11, 2026

Breadfast’s $50M Pre-Series C assembled an unprecedented investor coalition — Gulf sovereign wealth, multilateral DFIs, Japanese institutional capital, and YC. The cap table sends a clear signal about Egypt’s market position.

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Aga Khan exits Nation Media Group after 66 years, Rostam Azizi takes control

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Aga Khan Exits Nation Media Group After 66 Years: Rostam Azizi Takes Control in $9.5M Deal

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March 11, 2026

The Aga Khan Fund has sold its 54% controlling stake in Nation Media Group — East Africa’s largest publisher — to Tanzanian billionaire Rostam Azizi. We break down the deal terms, Azizi’s background, and what it means for African media.

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Month: March 2026

Ghana Admits 11 Crypto Firms to Regulatory Sandbox — The VASP Act 2025 Is Now Operational

South Africa’s Crypto Reporting Regime Is Now Live — What CASPs Must Do

AfDB and UNDP Launch $10 Billion AI Initiative to Create 40 Million Jobs Across Africa by 2035

Zimbabwe’s 15% Digital Services Tax Is the Steepest on the Continent

South Africa’s Draft National AI Policy: What the 60-Day Consultation Means for Business

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

Africa’s Book Economy: Who Is Making Money, and How

Breadfast Raises $50M Pre-Series C: Mubadala, IFC, SBI, Olayan, and YC Back Cairo Quick Commerce on IPO Track

Aga Khan Exits Nation Media Group After 66 Years: Rostam Azizi Takes Control in $9.5M Deal

MTN War Chest Q2 2026: 90 Days In, the Acquisition Pipeline Has Changed

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

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MTN War Chest Q2 2026: 90 Days In, the Acquisition Pipeline Has Changed

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