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African STEM students scholarship programme
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The Scholarship Pipeline: How STEM Programs Are Reshaping African Talent

  • UphivaBETARUphivaBETAR
  • March 9, 2026
From Google fellowships to Japanese government grants, Africa’s STEM scholarship landscape has never been richer — or more contested. A new generation of funding is reshaping who gets to study,…
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Digital learning education Africa classroom
  • Business
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Digital Learning in Africa Post-COVID: What Stuck, What Failed

  • UphivaBETARUphivaBETAR
  • March 9, 2026
Five years after COVID-19 forced African schools online, a handful of digital learning innovations have taken root — but far more initiatives collapsed once the pandemic emergency faded.
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Cinema screen and streaming concept — Nollywood film industry
  • Business
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Nollywood Box Office Economics: Q1 2026 Revenue, Distribution Deals and Streaming Competition

  • UphivaBETARUphivaBETAR
  • March 9, 2026
Nollywood Leads West African Box Office for the First Time The Nigerian film industry crossed a threshold in 2025 that industry analysts had long projected but few expected so soon:…
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  • Creative Economy
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Afrobeats Revenue Machine: Streaming Royalties, Label Deals and Tour Economics in 2026

  • UphivaBETARUphivaBETAR
  • March 9, 2026
The $37.8M Streaming Number Is Just the Beginning Nigerian artists earned ₦58 billion — approximately $37.8 million — in Spotify royalties in 2024, more than double their ₦25 billion take…
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Kenya Raised More VC Than Nigeria in Q4 2025. Here Is Why That Should Worry Lagos.

  • UphivaBETARUphivaBETAR
  • March 9, 2026
This is a data analysis piece. Figures are drawn from Partech’s 2025 Africa Tech VC Report (February 2026), Africa: The Big Deal’s year-in-review, TechCabal Insights, and Briter’s Africa Investment Report…
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Nigerian tech professional career culture Africa 2026
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He Left His Lagos CTO Role for a Dublin Remote Job. He Earns 5x More. He Does Not Miss It.

  • UphivaBETARUphivaBETAR
  • March 9, 2026
Every Wednesday, BETAR.africa profiles an African tech professional who left — or chose to stay. We don’t celebrate the decision or condemn it. We just get the real numbers. This…
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African startup founder Lagos fintech startup life 2026
  • Tech
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She Bootstrapped Her Fintech to 10,000 Users. She Still Earns Less Than Her Former Salary.

  • UphivaBETARUphivaBETAR
  • March 9, 2026
An anonymous Lagos fintech founder shares her real numbers: 10,200 active users, ₦38M MRR, and a salary that is still less than what she earned at the bank. #StartupLife
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The Venture Debt Revolution: Why African Founders Are Choosing Debt Over Dilution

  • UphivaBETARUphivaBETAR
  • March 9, 2026
When Spiro closed a $50 million financing round in February 2026, no equity changed hands. The raise — structured entirely as debt from Afreximbank, Nithio, and Africa Go Green Fund…
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African equities outperforming global markets 2026
  • Africa
  • Business
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African Equities Are Outperforming the World — Here’s Why

  • UphivaBETARUphivaBETAR
  • March 9, 2026
Twelve months ago, many global investors had written off African equities. Currency collapses in Nigeria and Ghana, sovereign debt restructurings, and the aftermath of the global funding winter had made…
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MTN Nigeria capital markets Africa equities 2026
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  • Nigeria
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MTN Nigeria’s N1.1 Trillion Profit and What It Signals for Africa’s Capital Markets

  • UphivaBETARUphivaBETAR
  • March 9, 2026
In the same fortnight of February 2026, two of Nigeria’s most powerful listed companies crossed a threshold that would have seemed unimaginable two years ago: MTN Nigeria Communications and Dangote…
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MTN War Chest Q2 2026: Acquisition Pipeline Update
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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
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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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