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Africa’s technology sector raised $537 million in Q1 2026. Strip out development finance debt and the equity story looks very different. BETAR’s proprietary tracker breaks down the numbers.

Nigeria has built two parallel fraud-fighting systems — one for telecoms, one for banking. TIRMS flags scam calls in real time. CBN mandates AI-powered AML. Neither shares an API or enforcement framework.

MTN is spending $240 million on an AI data centre in Lagos. Microsoft and G42 are spending $1 billion in Kenya. The investment is real. So is the power problem that could undermine it.

Across Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa, electricity tariffs have risen sharply in 2026. The reform wave was necessary — but not equally shared.

Across Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and South Africa, electricity tariffs have risen sharply in 2026. The reform wave was necessary — but not equally shared.

Paystack’s acquisition of Ladder MFB and its N250M CBN fine are the same story: Act one established the problem, Act two is the solution.

More than half of Sub-Saharan African children are taught in a language they do not speak at home. This is not a cultural choice — it is a policy failure with measurable economic consequences.

More than half of Sub-Saharan African children are taught in a language they do not speak at home. This is not a cultural choice — it is a policy failure with measurable economic consequences.