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Nigeria AI Bill INEC electoral blind spot 2027 elections deepfakes

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Nigeria’s AI Bill Has an Electoral Blind Spot — and the 2027 Campaign Has Already Started

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March 29, 2026

Nigeria’s AI Bill classifies risks and mandates audits — but doesn’t mention elections. BETAR analysis shows the 2027 campaign has already started and the gap between legislation and AI-enabled electoral interference is dangerously wide.

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Kenya Rwanda EAC payment service provider 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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March 29, 2026

The CBK and NBR signed a landmark mutual recognition agreement for payment service providers — the first concrete step toward integrating East Africa’s fragmented payments landscape.

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Paystack Ladder MFB acquisition CBN fine Zap banking licence 2026

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Paystack Buys Ladder MFB. The CBN Fine Made It Inevitable.

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March 29, 2026

Nine months before Paystack acquired Ladder Microfinance Bank, the CBN fined it N250M for operating Zap outside its licence. Act one established the problem. Act two is the solution.

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COMESA Meta WhatsApp antitrust probe Africa 2026

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COMESA’s WhatsApp Case Just Crossed a Threshold. What Happens to Meta Next?

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March 29, 2026

The COMESA Competition Commission’s March 16 submission deadline has passed. Africa’s most ambitious digital antitrust case enters its evidence-weighing phase — and Meta’s exposure is larger than most have priced in.

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MTN IHS Towers acquisition war chest capital allocation 2026

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MTN Spent Its War Chest on Towers. Now What?

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March 29, 2026

MTN’s $2.2B IHS Towers acquisition consumes 60% of its fintech war chest. BETAR analyses the balance sheet impact and what it means for MoMo’s product ambitions in 2026–2027.

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Africa EV charging infrastructure gap — $5B market 200 public chargers 2026

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Africa’s EV Charging Infrastructure Gap: A $5B Market, 200 Public Chargers, and the Structural Crisis No One Is Solving

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March 29, 2026

Africa has a $5B EV charging market opportunity and approximately 200 public chargers. BETAR examines why the gap persists and which players are positioning to close it.

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Egypt 1GW solar race DFI financing Africa largest renewable 2026

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Egypt’s 1GW Solar Race: How Africa’s Largest Renewable Projects Are Being Financed

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March 29, 2026

Egypt is racing to 1GW of new solar capacity. BETAR examines how the continent’s largest renewable energy projects are being structured — DFIs, blended finance, and the commercial banks entering the mix.

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WTO MC14 e-commerce moratorium outcome Africa 2026

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WTO Kicks the Digital Tax Can Again — Africa’s Moratorium Moment Delayed to MC15

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March 29, 2026

WTO members at MC14 extended the e-commerce moratorium again. For Africa — caught between digital tax revenue needs and WTO compliance obligations — the delay buys time but does not resolve the fundamental contradiction.

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After Africa EdTech crash — who trains the workforce in 2026

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After the EdTech Crash: Who Is Actually Training Africa’s Workforce in 2026?

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March 29, 2026

After the EdTech funding collapse, BETAR asks who is actually delivering workforce training at scale in Africa — governments, corporates, or a new breed of hybrid providers.

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Africa bank-fintech M&A wave 2026 — banks buying fintechs

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Africa Bank-Fintech M&A 2026: Banks Are Buying the Fintechs They Couldn’t Build

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March 29, 2026

Two deals in March 2026 — Moniepoint buying Sumac MFB and Paystack acquiring Ladder MFB — signal a structural shift: Africa’s banks and fintechs are now buying each other.

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Technology

Nigeria’s AI Bill Has an Electoral Blind Spot — and the 2027 Campaign Has Already Started

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

Paystack Buys Ladder MFB. The CBN Fine Made It Inevitable.

COMESA’s WhatsApp Case Just Crossed a Threshold. What Happens to Meta Next?

MTN Spent Its War Chest on Towers. Now What?

Africa’s EV Charging Infrastructure Gap: A $5B Market, 200 Public Chargers, and the Structural Crisis No One Is Solving

Egypt’s 1GW Solar Race: How Africa’s Largest Renewable Projects Are Being Financed

WTO Kicks the Digital Tax Can Again — Africa’s Moratorium Moment Delayed to MC15

After the EdTech Crash: Who Is Actually Training Africa’s Workforce in 2026?

Africa Bank-Fintech M&A 2026: Banks Are Buying the Fintechs They Couldn’t Build

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

GITEX Africa 2026 Day 1: Africa’s AI Governance Moment Lands in Marrakech

Africa PE Exit Crisis 2026: $10B in Private Equity, Nowhere to Go

Q1 2026 Africa Tech Funding: What the Numbers Actually Say

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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