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Rwanda’s Dual-Track Digital Currency Strategy: Virtual Assets Law and the e-FRW CBDC Pilot

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March 11, 2026

Rwanda has simultaneously approved a Virtual Assets Law and launched a real-user CBDC pilot — the only African country pursuing both strategies at once. Here is what it means for crypto businesses and financial institutions in East Africa.

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African enterprise software startups B2B SaaS landscape 2026

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Africa B2B SaaS Landscape: Enterprise Software Startups to Watch in 2026

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March 11, 2026

Africa’s venture capital conversation has long revolved around consumer fintech: mobile money, remittances, lending apps built for the unbanked millions. But a structural shift is underway. Enterprise software — the…

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Illustration: Music royalties in Africa — SAMRO, COSON, and MCSK revenue flow visualisation

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Music Royalties in Africa: What Artists Collect from SAMRO, COSON, MCSK

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March 11, 2026

Africa’s performing rights organisations distributed record royalties in 2024 — but the gap between SAMRO’s $23 million and COSON’s $291,000 reveals a continent where music publishing infrastructure is still catching up to its creative output.

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Illustration: Africa social commerce economy — TikTok and WhatsApp platform revenue split

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Africa’s 4.45 Billion Social Commerce Economy: TikTok’s Monetisation Gap and WhatsApp’s Retail Dominance

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March 11, 2026

Africa’s social commerce market hit 3.51 billion in 2024 and is growing at 26.7 percent annually. TikTok’s creator monetisation exclusion and WhatsApp’s zero-fee dominance are reshaping who captures the value.

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South Africa brings cryptocurrency under exchange control regulation

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South Africa Is Bringing Crypto Under Exchange Control

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March 11, 2026

South Africa’s Minister of Finance announced in February 2026 that the Treasury is developing draft regulations under the Currency and Exchanges Act that will bring cross-border cryptocurrency transactions explicitly under…

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Zimbabwe ZIMRA digital services withholding tax impact on African businesses

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Zimbabwe’s 15% Digital Services Tax Is the Steepest on the Continent — Here’s What It Means for Business

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March 11, 2026

Since January 1, 2026, every business in Zimbabwe that pays for a foreign digital service — whether that’s a Netflix subscription, a Starlink connection, or a Salesforce licence — has…

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Weego $1.1M seed funding Azur Innovation Moroccan Senegalese shared mobility

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Weego $1.1M Seed: Azur Innovation Backs Moroccan-Senegalese Shared Mobility Platform

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March 11, 2026

Moroccan-Senegalese mobility startup Weego has raised $1.1M in seed funding from Azur Innovation, targeting shared mobility infrastructure across Francophone Africa.

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The 27-Year Truce Ends: What the WTO E-Commerce Moratorium Expiry Means for Africa

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March 11, 2026

When trade ministers gather in Yaoundé, Cameroon from 26 to 29 March 2026 for the World Trade Organization’s 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14), they will make a decision that will reshape…

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Illustration: Africa tech M&A consolidation wave — 67 deals and super-conglomerate formation

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Africa Tech M\&A Consolidation Wave: 67 Deals, Super-Conglomerates, and the End of Blitzscaling

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March 11, 2026

African tech recorded a record 67 M&A deals in 2025 — a 72% surge. From Flutterwave-Mono to Moniepoint-Sumac, the continent’s fintechs are buying capabilities rather than building them.

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Illustration: Cape Town fintech double — NjiaPay $2.1M and Orca Fraud $2.35M closing same day

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Cape Town Fintech Double: NjiaPay $2.1M + Orca Fraud $2.35M Close Same Day

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March 11, 2026

NjiaPay and Orca Fraud both close Cape Town seed rounds on the same day — two B2B fintech infrastructure plays targeting African payment reliability.

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Rwanda’s Dual-Track Digital Currency Strategy: Virtual Assets Law and the e-FRW CBDC Pilot

Africa B2B SaaS Landscape: Enterprise Software Startups to Watch in 2026

Music Royalties in Africa: What Artists Collect from SAMRO, COSON, MCSK

South Africa Is Bringing Crypto Under Exchange Control

Zimbabwe’s 15% Digital Services Tax Is the Steepest on the Continent — Here’s What It Means for Business

Weego $1.1M Seed: Azur Innovation Backs Moroccan-Senegalese Shared Mobility Platform

The 27-Year Truce Ends: What the WTO E-Commerce Moratorium Expiry Means for Africa

Africa Tech M\&A Consolidation Wave: 67 Deals, Super-Conglomerates, and the End of Blitzscaling

Cape Town Fintech Double: NjiaPay $2.1M + Orca Fraud $2.35M Close Same Day

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