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TVET in Africa — the missing middle of the digital economy skills pipeline 2026

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

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March 13, 2026

Africa adds 18 million young workers annually but TVET enrolment covers barely 1.8% of secondary students. An investigation into whether reform is finally moving fast enough to close the continent’s technical skills gap.

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South Africa’s Platform Tax Pivot: Budget 2026 Makes Digital Marketplaces the VAT Collector

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March 13, 2026

South Africa’s 2026 budget introduces platform operator VAT liability, requiring digital marketplaces to collect and remit VAT on behalf of third-party sellers — a shift that reshapes compliance obligations across the e-commerce sector.

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Nigeria's Central Bank Just Made AI Mandatory in Fintech Compliance

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Nigeria’s Central Bank Just Made AI Mandatory in Fintech Compliance

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March 13, 2026

The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued new guidance requiring financial institutions to deploy AI-powered anti-money laundering systems — a mandate that raises the compliance bar and compliance cost for Nigeria’s fintech sector.

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

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

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March 13, 2026

ICASA’s second major spectrum auction in five years targets six bands including contested 6GHz spectrum, where mobile operators and the WiFi industry are locked in a regulatory fight with real consequences for SME connectivity costs.

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Kenya ODPC Enforcement Ramp-Up: First Fines Signal East African Data Rights Era

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Kenya ODPC Enforcement Ramp-Up: First Fines Signal East African Data Rights Era

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March 13, 2026

Kenya’s Office of the Data Protection Commissioner is moving from registration to enforcement, issuing its first significant fines and signalling a new era of data rights compliance across East Africa.

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Kenya VASP Act compliance clock — 8 months remaining, no licensing regulations published

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Kenya’s Crypto Law Is Live. Its Licensing Framework Isn’t.

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March 13, 2026

Kenya’s VASP Act is in force and the compliance clock is ticking — but with no implementing regulations published, 200+ crypto firms have no path to licensing before the November 2026 deadline.

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GSMA $40 smartphone pilot Africa six nations 2026

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Africa’s $40 Smartphone Dream Has a Memory Problem

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March 12, 2026

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Kenya and Rwanda sign EAC PSP licence passporting MOU

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

March 12, 2026

Kenya and Rwanda’s central banks have signed a landmark MOU to build a mutual recognition framework for payment service providers — the first concrete step in a five-year plan to integrate East Africa’s fragmented payments landscape.

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AfDB and UNDP Launch $10 Billion AI Initiative to Create 40 Million Jobs Across Africa by 2035

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March 12, 2026

The African Development Bank and UNDP have jointly launched a $10 billion AI initiative — the largest multilateral AI investment targeting Africa. The goal: 40 million new jobs by 2035 across a three-phase roadmap.

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

South Africa’s Platform Tax Pivot: Budget 2026 Makes Digital Marketplaces the VAT Collector

Nigeria’s Central Bank Just Made AI Mandatory in Fintech Compliance

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

Kenya ODPC Enforcement Ramp-Up: First Fines Signal East African Data Rights Era

Kenya’s Crypto Law Is Live. Its Licensing Framework Isn’t.

Africa’s $40 Smartphone Dream Has a Memory Problem

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

AfDB and UNDP Launch $10 Billion AI Initiative to Create 40 Million Jobs Across Africa by 2035

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