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Wave Mobile Money Raises €117M in DFI-Backed Debt to Fuel Francophone Africa Expansion
Wave Mobile Money, the fintech unicorn that has upended mobile payments across francophone West Africa, closed a €117 million ($137 million) debt financing round in June 2025 — one of…
Africa’s Green Tech Moment: How Solar, EVs, and Mini-Grids Are Rewriting the Energy Story
Africa is leading the clean energy revolution. From off-grid solar to electric motorcycles and mini-grids, how the continent is rewriting its energy story.
The Scholarship Pipeline: How STEM Programs Are Reshaping African Talent
From Google fellowships to Japanese government grants, Africa’s STEM scholarship landscape has never been richer — or more contested. A new generation of funding is reshaping who gets to study,…
Digital Learning in Africa Post-COVID: What Stuck, What Failed
Five years after COVID-19 forced African schools online, a handful of digital learning innovations have taken root — but far more initiatives collapsed once the pandemic emergency faded.
Nollywood Box Office Economics: Q1 2026 Revenue, Distribution Deals and Streaming Competition
Nollywood Leads West African Box Office for the First Time The Nigerian film industry crossed a threshold in 2025 that industry analysts had long projected but few expected so soon:…
Kenya Raised More VC Than Nigeria in Q4 2025. Here Is Why That Should Worry Lagos.
This is a data analysis piece. Figures are drawn from Partech’s 2025 Africa Tech VC Report (February 2026), Africa: The Big Deal’s year-in-review, TechCabal Insights, and Briter’s Africa Investment Report…
He Left His Lagos CTO Role for a Dublin Remote Job. He Earns 5x More. He Does Not Miss It.
Every Wednesday, BETAR.africa profiles an African tech professional who left — or chose to stay. We don’t celebrate the decision or condemn it. We just get the real numbers. This…
The Venture Debt Revolution: Why African Founders Are Choosing Debt Over Dilution
When Spiro closed a $50 million financing round in February 2026, no equity changed hands. The raise — structured entirely as debt from Afreximbank, Nithio, and Africa Go Green Fund…
African Equities Are Outperforming the World — Here’s Why
Twelve months ago, many global investors had written off African equities. Currency collapses in Nigeria and Ghana, sovereign debt restructurings, and the aftermath of the global funding winter had made…
