Africa’s EdTech B2G Pivot: When Governments Become the Customer
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After years of chasing consumers who couldn’t pay, Africa’s surviving EdTech companies are pivoting to government contracts — a harder sale with a very different unit economics.
Day: April 3, 2026
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East Africa-Gulf Data Corridor: The Backbone Reshaping Africa’s Internet
For three weeks in May 2024, internet performance across seven East African countries collapsed. The anchor-drag outage revealed who actually owns the infrastructure on which East Africa’s digital economy runs. The answer, increasingly, includes the Gulf.
Africa’s IPO Clock Is Running: Forces Converging on a 2026-2027 Listing Moment
Interest rate trajectories, FX stabilisation, and DFI appetite are aligning in a way that hasn’t existed since 2021. Africa’s IPO window may be opening.
Kenya Sets Africa’s Highest Stablecoin Bar — and 50 Crypto Firms Still Want In
Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority has set Africa’s most demanding stablecoin capital requirements. Fifty firms applied anyway — and the race to become Africa’s crypto hub is underway.
Africa $474M Q1 2026 Funding: 69% Was Debt, Not Equity
Africa’s Q1 2026 funding headline of $474.5M obscures the real story: only 31% was equity. The remaining 69% arrived as debt, project finance, or hybrid instruments.
Africa Teacher Pay and Migration Crisis: Why the Continent Is Losing Its Educators
African teachers are leaving for the UK, Gulf, and private schools at rates that threaten public education systems continent-wide. The numbers explain why.
Paystack Acquires Ladder MFB: Building for Regulation Before Being Caught By It
Paystack’s acquisition of Ladder MFB and its N250M CBN fine are the same story: Act one established the problem, Act two is the solution.
Nigeria DARES: The $750M World Bank Programme Targeting 750,000 Solar Connections in 18 Months
Nigeria DARES: The $750M World Bank Programme Targeting 750,000 Solar Connections in 18 Months | BETAR.africa 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 as the Unnamed Rival
When Microsoft announced on 12 March 2026 that it would train three million Africans in artificial intelligence skills this year, the company was careful to frame the initiative in the…
Morocco Gotion: Africa’s First Battery Gigafactory Breaks Ground in Kenitra — What It Means for the Continent
Morocco Gotion: Africa’s First Battery Gigafactory Breaks Ground in Kenitra — What It Means for the Continent | BETAR.africa Morocco Gotion: Africa’s First Battery Gigafactory Breaks Ground in Kenitra —…
