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AfDB BEEP carbon finance clean cooking Africa 2026

Energy & Climate

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Africa’s First Carbon-Financed Clean Cooking Programme: How AfDB Is Using Carbon Credits to Replace Charcoal

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April 4, 2026

The AfDB’s SEFA has backed a $10M blended vehicle to deploy 115,000 electric induction cookers in Kenya, Uganda and Zambia — the AfDB’s first-ever carbon finance transaction for electric cooking.

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COMESA Meta WhatsApp AI lockout antitrust probe 2026

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COMESA Probes Meta Over WhatsApp AI Lockout Across 21 African Markets

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April 4, 2026

Africa’s largest trade bloc has launched a formal antitrust investigation into Meta after October 2025 WhatsApp Business API changes barred third-party AI providers while preserving Meta AI’s privileged access.

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Nigeria DARES solar mini-grid World Bank 750 million 2026

Energy & Climate

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Nigeria DARES: The $750M World Bank Programme Targeting 750,000 Solar Connections in 18 Months

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April 4, 2026

The Nigeria Distributed Access through Renewable Energy Scale-up programme is the largest single solar mini-grid deployment commitment in Africa’s history. Here is what it is trying to do and the operational risks that will determine if it delivers.

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Microsoft Elevate Africa AI training DeepSeek 2026

Technology

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Microsoft Elevate Africa: Three Million AI Training Certificates and a Challenge to DeepSeek

UphivaBETAR
April 4, 2026

When Microsoft announced it would train three million Africans in AI this year, it was careful to frame the initiative in social impact language. What received less attention was the name sitting in the backdrop: DeepSeek.

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Morocco Gotion battery gigafactory Kenitra Africa first 2026

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Morocco Gotion: Africa’s First Battery Gigafactory Breaks Ground in Kenitra

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April 4, 2026

The Gotion High-Tech gigafactory in Kenitra, Morocco broke ground as Africa’s first utility-scale battery manufacturing plant. Beyond the milestone, the questions are about supply chain control, EU trade advantage, and mineral-rich nation lessons.

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TVET Africa digital economy workforce demand skills gap 2026

Education

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TVET in Africa: Can Technical Training Scale to Meet the Digital Economy Demand?

UphivaBETAR
April 4, 2026

Africa adds 18 million young workers annually but TVET enrolment covers barely 1.8% of secondary students. An investigation into whether reform is moving fast enough.

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Africa agricultural AI localisation smallholder farms 2026

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Why Africa’s Smallholder Farmers Are AI’s Hardest Localisation Problem

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April 4, 2026

Africa’s 33 million smallholder farmers represent the most demanding AI localisation challenge on the continent — fragmented land, 2,000+ languages, low literacy, and market access gaps that no generic model can bridge.

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South Africa ICASA spectrum auction 6GHz 5G 2026

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South Africa’s Spectrum Auction Returns: The 6GHz Battleground That Will Define 5G

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April 4, 2026

ICASA is preparing its second major spectrum auction in five years, targeting six frequency bands. The contested 6GHz band has turned a routine licensing process into a regulatory fight.

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Kenya Rwanda EAC PSP passporting MOU 2026

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One Licence, Two Markets: Kenya and Rwanda Just Redrew East Africa’s Fintech Map

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April 4, 2026

The Central Bank of Kenya and National Bank of Rwanda signed a landmark agreement to build a mutual recognition framework for payment service providers — the first binding PSP passporting MOU in East Africa.

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AfDB UNDP 10 billion AI initiative Africa compute gap 2026

Technology

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AfDB and UNDP Launch $10 Billion AI Push — And Africa’s Compute Gap Is the Hardest Part

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April 4, 2026

The AfDB and UNDP have committed $10 billion to AI infrastructure and capacity across Africa. The financing is real. The compute gap it needs to fill is larger.

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Africa’s First Carbon-Financed Clean Cooking Programme: How AfDB Is Using Carbon Credits to Replace Charcoal

COMESA Probes Meta Over WhatsApp AI Lockout Across 21 African Markets

Nigeria DARES: The $750M World Bank Programme Targeting 750,000 Solar Connections in 18 Months

Microsoft Elevate Africa: Three Million AI Training Certificates and a Challenge to DeepSeek

Morocco Gotion: Africa’s First Battery Gigafactory Breaks Ground in Kenitra

TVET in Africa: Can Technical Training Scale to Meet the Digital Economy Demand?

Why Africa’s Smallholder Farmers Are AI’s Hardest Localisation Problem

South Africa’s Spectrum Auction Returns: The 6GHz Battleground That Will Define 5G

One Licence, Two Markets: Kenya and Rwanda Just Redrew East Africa’s Fintech Map

AfDB and UNDP Launch $10 Billion AI Push — And Africa’s Compute Gap Is the Hardest Part

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