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Africa Green Bond Premium — BETAR.africa

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Africa’s Green Bond Premium: Why Borrowing to Go Green Costs Five Times More in Lagos Than London

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March 22, 2026

African governments pay a premium to issue green bonds that European counterparts do not — not because their climate projects are riskier, but because global capital markets treat African sovereign debt as inherently more expensive to service.

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

UphivaBETAR
March 22, 2026

Africa has 349 million gamers and the fastest-growing gaming market by user count in the world. African game developers earn less than 1% of the revenue generated on the continent. The gap is structural — and closing it requires more than better games.

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Southern Africa Hydropower Crisis — BETAR.africa

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Southern Africa Hydropower Crisis: When Climate Change Kills the Continent’s Baseload

UphivaBETAR
March 22, 2026

Southern Africa’s hydropower system — built over decades to be the continent’s most reliable clean energy source — is failing. Kariba and Cahora Bassa, which together supply power to five countries, are operating at a fraction of capacity after four consecutive drought years.

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America's Africa Energy Pivot — BETAR.africa

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America’s Africa Energy Pivot: Clean Cooking and Critical Minerals Instead of Climate Finance

UphivaBETAR
March 22, 2026

The Trump administration has not abandoned Africa’s energy sector — it has rebranded it. USAID grants are out. EXIM Bank commercial credit is in. What this means for governments that built energy plans around US concessional finance.

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Africa Banking FY2025 Earnings roundup — BETAR.africa

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Africa Banking Sector FY2025 Earnings Round-Up: Who Won, Who Struggled, and What the Numbers Reveal

UphivaBETAR
March 22, 2026

Africa 2025 full-year bank results reveal a continental divide: record profits in East and Southern Africa, profit compression in Nigeria.

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Africa's Series A Drought Is Real. Local VCs Are Filling the Gap. — BETAR.africa

Business

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Africa’s Series A Drought Is Real. Local VCs Are Filling the Gap.

UphivaBETAR
March 22, 2026

Foreign VC retreat from African Series A rounds has created a funding gap — and local capital managers are moving to fill it.

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Kenya Has Africa's Greenest Grid. Why Is Electricity Still Unaffordable? — BETAR.africa

Energy & Climate

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Kenya Has Africa’s Greenest Grid. Why Is Electricity Still Unaffordable?

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March 22, 2026

93% renewable generation, but industrial tariffs among the highest in sub-Saharan Africa. The paradox of Kenya’s clean, expensive power.

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Morocco and the African Battery Minerals Value Chain: Who Captures the Premium? — BETAR.africa

Energy & Climate

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Morocco and the African Battery Minerals Value Chain: Who Captures the Premium?

UphivaBETAR
March 22, 2026

Morocco’s battery manufacturing ambitions sit at the intersection of African mineral wealth and Chinese manufacturing capital. Who captures the value?

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Persistent's $52M Africa Climate Fund Is Backing the Founders Nobody Else Will — BETAR.africa

Energy & Climate

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Persistent’s $52M Africa Climate Fund Is Backing the Founders Nobody Else Will

UphivaBETAR
March 22, 2026

Persistent Energy’s Africa Climate Ventures has closed its first tranche at $52M. The fund thesis and portfolio strategy examined.

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Kenya's AI Bill Would Require Pre-Deployment Approval. Here's What That Means for 600+ Tech Companies. — BETAR.africa

Technology

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Kenya’s AI Bill Would Require Pre-Deployment Approval. Here’s What That Means for 600+ Tech Companies.

UphivaBETAR
March 22, 2026

Kenya’s AI Bill 2026 creates pre-deployment approval requirements, criminal liability, and a three-body governance structure. Compliance guide for tech companies.

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Africa’s Green Bond Premium: Why Borrowing to Go Green Costs Five Times More in Lagos Than London

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

Southern Africa Hydropower Crisis: When Climate Change Kills the Continent’s Baseload

America’s Africa Energy Pivot: Clean Cooking and Critical Minerals Instead of Climate Finance

Africa Banking Sector FY2025 Earnings Round-Up: Who Won, Who Struggled, and What the Numbers Reveal

Africa’s Series A Drought Is Real. Local VCs Are Filling the Gap.

Kenya Has Africa’s Greenest Grid. Why Is Electricity Still Unaffordable?

Morocco and the African Battery Minerals Value Chain: Who Captures the Premium?

Persistent’s $52M Africa Climate Fund Is Backing the Founders Nobody Else Will

Kenya’s AI Bill Would Require Pre-Deployment Approval. Here’s What That Means for 600+ Tech Companies.

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