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South Africa MDPMI ruling - Google pays R688M to SA media publishers

Policy & Regulation

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Google Pays R688 Million to South African Media. What the MDPMI Ruling Means for Africa.

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March 22, 2026

South Africa’s Competition Commission secured R688M from Google for local publishers and enforceable AI content rights. What the MDPMI ruling means for African media and platform regulation.

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Powering Africa Summit 2026 US energy geopolitics EXIM Bank

Technology

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Powering Africa Summit 2026: America Is Still Coming to Power Africa — Just on Different Terms

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March 22, 2026

The 11th Powering Africa Summit in Washington D.C. marked a pivot: USAID Power Africa is out, EXIM Bank export credit is in. America is still backing Africa’s energy transition — just through commercial infrastructure, not aid.

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MTN Group FY2025 Nigeria overtakes South Africa EBITDA earnings 2026

Business

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MTN Group FY2025: Nigeria Is Now the Engine

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March 22, 2026

MTN Nigeria generated EBITDA of $1.926B in FY2025 — 84% above South Africa’s $1.048B. Nigeria has overtaken South Africa as MTN Group’s top profit contributor for the first time in the group’s 30-year history.

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Africa tech brain drain diaspora return programmes 2026

Education

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Africa Tech Brain Drain: Are Diaspora Return Programmes Actually Working?

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March 22, 2026

Africa loses thousands of engineers, doctors, and researchers to emigration each year. A review of diaspora return programmes — what they offer, who returns, and whether the economics of return have improved.

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Africa coding bootcamp economy ALX Moringa Decagon unit economics 2026

Education

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Africa Coding Bootcamp Economy: ALX, Moringa, Decagon — The Unit Economics of Training Africa’s Tech Workforce

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March 22, 2026

Africa’s coding bootcamp sector has produced thousands of software developers. The business model analysis: who funds it, what students pay, completion rates, and whether the economics actually work.

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CESA 2016-2025 Africa education strategy audit results

Education

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The CESA 2016-2025 Audit: How Africa’s Education Targets Performed Over a Decade

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March 22, 2026

The Continental Education Strategy for Africa ends its 10-year cycle. A data audit of what the continent achieved, what it missed, and what comes next.

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Kenya clean grid expensive electricity paradox 2026 - renewable energy high tariffs

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Kenya Has One of Africa’s Cleanest Grids — and One of Its Most Expensive Electricity Bills

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March 22, 2026

Kenya generates 92% of its electricity from renewables — and charges businesses more per kWh than most European countries. How clean became expensive.

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MTN 30 million connected homes fixed wireless broadband Africa strategy 2026

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MTN’s 30 Million Connected Homes Play: The Fixed Wireless Bet That Could Reshape African Broadband

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March 22, 2026

MTN is targeting 30 million connected homes across Africa through fixed wireless access — a bet that could redefine who controls African home broadband.

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CESA 2026-2035 Africa continental education strategy AU blueprint

Education

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CESA 2026–2035: Africa’s New Education Blueprint — Bolder Targets, Same Funding Gap

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March 22, 2026

The African Union’s new continental education strategy sets ambitious targets for 2035 — but the financing gap that derailed CESA 2016-2025 remains unsolved.

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Wise Nigeria IMTO licence UK-Nigeria remittance corridor 2026

Business

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Wise Is Now in Nigeria. Here Is What That Actually Means for the $24 Billion Corridor

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March 22, 2026

Wise has received its IMTO licence from the CBN. What it means for pricing on the UK-Nigeria corridor, who it threatens, and what it cannot do.

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Google Pays R688 Million to South African Media. What the MDPMI Ruling Means for Africa.

Powering Africa Summit 2026: America Is Still Coming to Power Africa — Just on Different Terms

MTN Group FY2025: Nigeria Is Now the Engine

Africa Tech Brain Drain: Are Diaspora Return Programmes Actually Working?

Africa Coding Bootcamp Economy: ALX, Moringa, Decagon — The Unit Economics of Training Africa’s Tech Workforce

The CESA 2016-2025 Audit: How Africa’s Education Targets Performed Over a Decade

Kenya Has One of Africa’s Cleanest Grids — and One of Its Most Expensive Electricity Bills

MTN’s 30 Million Connected Homes Play: The Fixed Wireless Bet That Could Reshape African Broadband

CESA 2026–2035: Africa’s New Education Blueprint — Bolder Targets, Same Funding Gap

Wise Is Now in Nigeria. Here Is What That Actually Means for the $24 Billion Corridor

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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