UphivaBETAR, Author at BETAR

MTN Nigeria capital markets Africa equities 2026

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MTN Nigeria’s N1.1 Trillion Profit and What It Signals for Africa’s Capital Markets

UphivaBETAR
March 9, 2026

In the same fortnight of February 2026, two of Nigeria’s most powerful listed companies crossed a threshold that would have seemed unimaginable two years ago: MTN Nigeria Communications and Dangote…

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Africa startup funding fintech investment 2026

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Africa Startup Funding Hits $575M in Jan-Feb 2026 as Debt Replaces Equity

UphivaBETAR
March 9, 2026

African tech startups raised $575 million in January and February 2026 — the fastest start to any year on record — but the headline figure obscures a more consequential shift:…

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Ghana cryptocurrency regulation West Africa crypto market 2026

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Ghana Crypto Move Reshapes West Africa Digital Finance Map

UphivaBETAR
March 9, 2026

How Ghana’s VASP Act 2025 reshapes the West Africa digital finance landscape — and what it means for investors, fintechs, and Nigeria’s regulatory positioning.

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Ghana Legalises Crypto Trading: What the VASP Act Means for Businesses and Traders

UphivaBETAR
March 9, 2026

Ghana has formally legalised cryptocurrency trading, ending years of regulatory ambiguity. BETAR analysis: what the VASP Act means for traders, businesses, and institutional investors.

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WAEC computer-based testing digital exam rollout West Africa

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West Africa’s Digital Exam Bet: Can WAEC’s CBT Rollout Deliver at Scale?

UphivaBETAR
March 9, 2026

WAEC’s 2026 computer-based testing pilot is ambitious — but with 1,080 centres serving 7.2 million candidates across five countries, the gap between policy intent and ground reality is wide. A BETAR.africa investigation.

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Music streaming and headphones — African music revenue

Creative Economy

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Boomplay vs Audiomack — Who Owns African Music Revenue in 2026?

UphivaBETAR
March 8, 2026

A data-driven breakdown of streaming market share, per-stream payouts, and label deal structures across Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, and Tanzania — and which platform actually puts money in African artists pockets.

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Cinema screen and streaming concept — Nollywood film industry

Creative Economy

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Box Office is Dead, But Is the Money Better? Inside Nollywood’s Direct-to-Stream Shift

UphivaBETAR
March 8, 2026

Is the direct-to-stream model actually more financially beneficial for Nollywood producers?

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Nigerian tech professional career culture Africa 2026

Business

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When the Hustle Becomes a Heist: Sapphire Egemasi and the Unmasking of a Fake Tech Culture

UphivaBETAR
March 8, 2026

Chinemezu Sapphire Egemasi wasn’t arrested for building a startup. She was arrested for building a lie — one dressed in tech jargon, wrapped in social media optics, and backed by…

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Business

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Leveraging Debt Financing for Small Businesses in Nigeria: Opportunities and Pitfalls to Avoid

UphivaBETAR
May 29, 2025

As Nigeria’s startup ecosystem evolves, debt financing has emerged as a critical tool for small businesses seeking growth capital without diluting ownership. With venture capital funding in Africa declining by…

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MCP is changing API Interaction for Devs

Artificial Intelligence

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Model Context Protocol (MCP) Is Transforming API Interactions

UphivaBETAR
April 7, 2025

IntroductionPicture this: an engineer builds a Stripe integration just by chatting with their dev environment. No code. Just conversation. This is possible with Model Context Protocol (MCP)—a new open-source protocol…

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MTN Nigeria’s N1.1 Trillion Profit and What It Signals for Africa’s Capital Markets

Africa Startup Funding Hits $575M in Jan-Feb 2026 as Debt Replaces Equity

Ghana Crypto Move Reshapes West Africa Digital Finance Map

Ghana Legalises Crypto Trading: What the VASP Act Means for Businesses and Traders

West Africa’s Digital Exam Bet: Can WAEC’s CBT Rollout Deliver at Scale?

Boomplay vs Audiomack — Who Owns African Music Revenue in 2026?

Box Office is Dead, But Is the Money Better? Inside Nollywood’s Direct-to-Stream Shift

When the Hustle Becomes a Heist: Sapphire Egemasi and the Unmasking of a Fake Tech Culture

Leveraging Debt Financing for Small Businesses in Nigeria: Opportunities and Pitfalls to Avoid

Model Context Protocol (MCP) Is Transforming API Interactions

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