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Sistema Bio FarmCarbon 53M biogas carbon credits smallholder farmers Africa 2026

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Sistema Bio and FarmCarbon’s M Raise: Biogas, Carbon Credits, and Smallholder Economics in Africa

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March 29, 2026

Sistema Bio and FarmCarbon’s million combined raise represents the largest single investment in African biogas and carbon credit origination to date. BETAR analyses the deal structure, the smallholder economics, and whether the carbon credit waterfall is durable.

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SOLA NAOS1 South Africa solar BESS wheeling Sasol Air Liquide 2026

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SOLA NAOS1: South Africa’s First Commercial Solar-Plus-BESS Wheeling Project

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March 29, 2026

SOLA’s NAOS1 project — a solar-plus-BESS wheeling deal with Sasol and Air Liquide — marks a milestone for South Africa’s private energy market. A breakdown of the deal structure, the wheeling economics, and what it signals for the C&I energy sector.

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Powering Africa Summit 2026 US strategy energy pivot geopolitics

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Powering Africa Summit 2026: US Strategy, Aid Cuts, and the Commerce-Driven Energy Pivot

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March 29, 2026

The 2026 Powering Africa Summit takes place against a backdrop of USAID cuts and a US foreign policy pivot from aid to commercial engagement. A briefing on what the summit revealed about Washington’s Africa energy strategy.

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MTN Spent Its War Chest on Towers. Now What? — Capital Allocation 2026 Analysis

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March 29, 2026

MTN spent $2.2B acquiring IHS Towers shares — 60% of its fintech war chest. The balance sheet impact, dividend risk, and what it means for MoMo in 2026-2027.

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Q1 2026 Africa Tech Funding Review — M, 38 Deals

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Q1 2026 Africa Tech Funding: $535M, 38 Deals, and the Signals Under the Headline

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March 29, 2026

BETAR’s Q1 2026 Africa Tech Funding Tracker closes at 38 confirmed Tier A deals, approximately $535M. The February concentration anomaly, Partech’s South Africa sprint, and the first appearance of African security tech as a funded category.

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US Africa energy pivot clean cooking critical minerals geopolitics 2026

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US–Africa Energy Pivot: Clean Cooking, Critical Minerals, and the Post-USAID Geopolitical Shift

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March 29, 2026

The United States has reshaped its Africa energy engagement: USAID is out, DFC is in, and the focus has shifted from aid to strategic investment in clean cooking, critical minerals, and supply chain security.

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Egypt 1GW solar race AMEA Scatec DFI finance Africa 2026

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Egypt’s 1GW Solar Race: AMEA, Scatec, DFI Finance, and the Competition for Africa’s Biggest Renewable Project

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March 29, 2026

Egypt is racing to close its 1GW solar tender — the largest single renewable project in Africa. BETAR analyses the competing bidders, the DFI financing stack, and the economics of utility-scale solar at this size.

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Africa AI compute gap 3x premium hyperscaler dependency 2026

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Africa’s AI Compute Gap: The 3x Cost Premium That’s Slowing the Continent’s AI Economy

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March 29, 2026

African AI developers pay 2-4x more for compute than their counterparts in the US or Europe — and that premium is compressing margins, limiting experimentation, and tilting the competitive landscape toward hyperscaler dependency.

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DRC 8 billion digital plan financing gap tower economics 2026

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DRC’s Billion Digital Plan: The Financing Gap, Tower Economics, and What UIL’s Analysis Shows

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March 29, 2026

The DRC has unveiled an billion national digital infrastructure plan — but the financing gap and tower economics make delivery uncertain. An independent analysis of what the plan requires and where the gaps are.

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Africa EV manufacturing gap who builds electric cars 2026

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Africa’s EV Manufacturing Gap: Who Builds the Cars for the World’s Fastest-Growing Car Market?

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March 29, 2026

Africa is becoming a major automotive market — but almost no EVs are built on the continent. An analysis of the manufacturing gap, the Morocco-South Africa production axis, and the policy levers that could change the equation.

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Sistema Bio and FarmCarbon’s M Raise: Biogas, Carbon Credits, and Smallholder Economics in Africa

SOLA NAOS1: South Africa’s First Commercial Solar-Plus-BESS Wheeling Project

Powering Africa Summit 2026: US Strategy, Aid Cuts, and the Commerce-Driven Energy Pivot

MTN Spent Its War Chest on Towers. Now What? — Capital Allocation 2026 Analysis

Q1 2026 Africa Tech Funding: $535M, 38 Deals, and the Signals Under the Headline

US–Africa Energy Pivot: Clean Cooking, Critical Minerals, and the Post-USAID Geopolitical Shift

Egypt’s 1GW Solar Race: AMEA, Scatec, DFI Finance, and the Competition for Africa’s Biggest Renewable Project

DRC’s Billion Digital Plan: The Financing Gap, Tower Economics, and What UIL’s Analysis Shows

Africa’s EV Manufacturing Gap: Who Builds the Cars for the World’s Fastest-Growing Car Market?

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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