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Morocco Gotion Africa battery minerals value chain gigafactory 2026
  • Africa
  • Business
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  • 7 minute read

Africa Has the Battery Minerals. Morocco Has the Gigafactory. Here Is the Gap.

  • UphivaBETARUphivaBETAR
  • March 29, 2026
Africa holds the majority of the world’s battery-critical minerals but does almost no battery manufacturing. Morocco’s Gotion gigafactory is the first serious attempt to close that gap — but the value chain challenge is more complex than it appears.
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South Africa MDPMI Google R688M platform regulation Africa 2026
  • Business
  • Technology
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  • 5 minute read

South Africa’s R688M Google Settlement: Africa’s First Enforceable Big Tech Payment to Media Publishers

  • UphivaBETARUphivaBETAR
  • March 29, 2026
South Africa’s MDPMI negotiated a R688M Google payment to local media publishers — the first legally enforceable Big Tech media compensation deal in Africa. BETAR examines the precedent it sets.
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Persistent 52M Africa climate venture fund first close 2026
  • Africa
  • Business
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  • 6 minute read

Persistent’s $52M First Close: The Africa Climate VC Fund Backing Founders Nobody Else Will

  • UphivaBETARUphivaBETAR
  • March 29, 2026
Persistent Energy Capital closed $52M for its Africa Climate Ventures fund — backing early-stage climate founders that larger VCs won’t touch. BETAR examines the thesis and the portfolio logic.
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Africa architecture built environment design economy fees urbanisation 2026
  • Africa
  • Business
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  • 6 minute read

The $3.4 Trillion Construction Opportunity and the Architecture Economy Nobody Is Measuring

  • UphivaBETARUphivaBETAR
  • March 29, 2026
AfDB estimates a $3.4 trillion construction opportunity in Africa by 2050. Behind every square metre is a professional design economy — architectural fees, urban planning contracts — that is world-class in talent but underpriced in fees.
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Girls STEM Africa gender gap education 2026
  • Education
  • Research
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  • 6 minute read

Girls in STEM: Why a Decade of African Targets Failed — and What Three Countries Are Doing Differently

  • UphivaBETARUphivaBETAR
  • March 29, 2026
A decade of African targets on girls in STEM produced minimal change. BETAR examines why the interventions failed and what Rwanda, Ethiopia, and Côte d’Ivoire are doing that is actually working.
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Africa COP30 NDC financing gap — five markets rated on climate pledge credibility
  • Energy & Climate Tech
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  • 8 minute read

Africa’s COP30 Countdown: Which Countries Have the Finance to Back Their Climate Pledges?

  • UphivaBETARUphivaBETAR
  • March 29, 2026
Eight months to Belem. Updated NDCs are due before June. BETAR rates five African markets on whether their climate commitments have credible funding behind them.
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Lyra Energy Thakadu 255MW solar Standard Bank South Africa 2026
  • Africa
  • Technology
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  • 7 minute read

Lyra Energy Closes 255MW Thakadu Solar Project with Standard Bank — South Africa Commercial Bank Solo

  • UphivaBETARUphivaBETAR
  • March 29, 2026
Lyra Energy closed a 255MW solar project in South Africa financed solely by Standard Bank — no DFI required. BETAR analyses what the transaction signals for commercial bank appetite for African renewable energy.
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CESA 2016-2025 audit Africa education targets 75 million children 2026
  • Education
  • Research
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  • 6 minute read

The CESA 2016-2025 Audit: 75 Million More Children in School, 100 Million Still Left Out

  • UphivaBETARUphivaBETAR
  • March 29, 2026
Africa’s Continental Education Strategy ran from 2016 to 2025. BETAR audits what was achieved — 75M more children enrolled — and what was not: 100M children still outside school.
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AfDB carbon finance clean cooking Africa charcoal replacement 2026
  • Africa
  • Technology
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  • 6 minute read

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

  • UphivaBETARUphivaBETAR
  • March 29, 2026
AfDB’s BEEP programme is using carbon credit revenue to subsidise clean cooking adoption across Sub-Saharan Africa. BETAR examines the mechanics and whether the carbon finance model is scalable.
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COMESA Meta WhatsApp AI lockout probe 21 African markets 2026
  • Africa
  • Technology
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  • 6 minute read

COMESA Probes Meta over WhatsApp AI Lockout Across 21 African Markets

  • UphivaBETARUphivaBETAR
  • March 29, 2026
COMESA has opened a formal investigation into Meta’s WhatsApp AI restrictions in 21 African markets, alleging anti-competitive use of API lockouts to foreclose third-party AI competitors.
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MTN War Chest Q2 2026: Acquisition Pipeline Update
  • Business
  • 6 minute read

MTN War Chest Q2 2026: 90 Days In, the Acquisition Pipeline Has Changed

  • April 21, 2026
Nigeria banking sector M&A wave 2026 — recapitalisation acquirers and consolidation map
  • Business
  • Finances
  • Nigeria
  • Policy & Regulation
  • 6 minute read

Nigeria Bank M&A Wave 2026: Who Acquires the Recapitalisation Failures and at What Price?

  • April 14, 2026
Nigeria bank M&A wave 2026 — who acquires Polaris Keystone Union Bank after CBN recapitalisation deadline
  • Africa
  • Banking
  • Business
  • Corporate Strategy
  • 7 minute read

Nigeria Bank M&A Wave: Who Acquires the Recapitalisation Failures — and at What Price?

  • April 14, 2026
COMESA clears Vodacom Safaricom 55% stake East Africa telecoms 2026
  • Africa
  • Business
  • Technology
  • Telecoms
  • 4 minute read

COMESA Clears Vodacom’s Safaricom Stake: What 55% Ownership Means for East Africa’s Telecoms Map

  • April 12, 2026
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