Africa EV Infrastructure Gap: $5B Market, 200 Public Chargers — The Crisis No One Is Solving
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Africa’s EV market is growing at 32% annually. Its public charging infrastructure is not. The gap is a business model problem, not an adoption problem.
Moniepoint Buys 78% of Sumac Microfinance Bank — Its East Africa Credit Gamble Explained
Moniepoint’s 78% acquisition of Sumac Microfinance Bank is its first East Africa move — and the most strategically transparent play in Nigerian fintech’s cross-border history. BETAR maps the deal rationale, competitive threat, and CBK pathway.
24 Days to Go: Zimbabwe’s COBE Act Deadline Compliance Checklist for Digital Platforms and Fintechs
Zimbabwe’s COBE Act re-registration deadline is April 20, 2026. The step-by-step compliance checklist for digital platforms, fintechs, and crypto operators.
Africa’s Teacher Training Pipeline Crisis: Who Prepares the Next Educators?
Africa needs 15 million more teachers by 2030 but the colleges that train them are chronically underfunded — and technology cannot substitute for what is missing.
Africa EV Manufacturing Gap: Who Actually Builds the Cars Africans Will Drive?
Africa imports nearly all of its electric vehicles. Three competing models — local assembly, Chinese direct import, and Indian budget EVs — are fighting to answer whether Africa will build EVs or merely buy them.
Africa’s Performing Arts Economy: The Stage Can’t Pay the Bills
A 200-seat theatre, 60% occupancy, R150 ticket: R18,000 per show. A modest production costs R700,000 to mount. The arithmetic of African performing arts economics — and why the content is world-class but the commercial model is not.
South Africa’s R688M Google Settlement: Africa’s First Enforceable Big Tech Payment to Media Publishers
South Africa’s Competition Commission secured R688M from Google under the MDPMI inquiry — Africa’s first enforceable Big Tech payment to news publishers.
Powering Africa Summit 2026: America Is Still Coming — Just Not to Help
The 11th Powering Africa Summit closed with a 500MW solar MOU — but the deal tells a different story: the US has replaced grant diplomacy with commercial lending.
Breadfast Confirms IPO Track at $400 Million Valuation: Africa’s Biggest Consumer Tech Exit in the Making
Egypt’s Breadfast confirms IPO plans at a $400M valuation after a $50M Pre-Series C — what the exchange decision and Gulf capital strategy mean for Africa’s public markets.
Africa Education Budget Accountability: Are Governments Meeting the UNESCO 20% Commitment?
Only one in four African countries meets the UNESCO education spending benchmark — and the share is falling. BETAR audits Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, and Ethiopia against the 15–20% commitment they all signed.
