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Africa EdTech investment drought VC funding collapse 2026

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Africa’s EdTech Investment Drought: When VC Funding Collapsed and What Survived

UphivaBETAR
March 29, 2026

Africa’s EdTech sector has seen VC funding collapse by more than 70% from its 2021 peak. BETAR tracks which models survived, which failed, and what the funding drought revealed about the sector’s unit economics.

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Southern Africa hydropower crisis climate change Kariba Cahora Bassa 2026

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Southern Africa’s Hydropower Crisis: Climate Change Is Killing the Region’s Baseload

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March 29, 2026

Kariba and Cahora Bassa — the backbone of Southern Africa’s power grid — are running below capacity as climate-driven drought cuts reservoir levels. The region faces a permanent baseload rethink.

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Southern Africa Hydropower Crisis — BETAR.africa

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Southern Africa Hydropower Crisis: When Climate Change Kills the Continent’s Baseload

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March 22, 2026

Southern Africa’s hydropower system — built over decades to be the continent’s most reliable clean energy source — is failing. Kariba and Cahora Bassa, which together supply power to five countries, are operating at a fraction of capacity after four consecutive drought years.

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Africa's Clean Energy Blind Spot: How Drought Is Destroying the Continent's Largest Power Source — BETAR.africa

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Africa’s Clean Energy Blind Spot: How Drought Is Destroying the Continent’s Largest Power Source

UphivaBETAR
March 22, 2026

Seven African countries generate 80%+ of electricity from hydropower. Drought is making that a liability, not an asset.

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Africa’s EdTech Investment Drought: When VC Funding Collapsed and What Survived

Southern Africa’s Hydropower Crisis: Climate Change Is Killing the Region’s Baseload

Southern Africa Hydropower Crisis: When Climate Change Kills the Continent’s Baseload

Africa’s Clean Energy Blind Spot: How Drought Is Destroying the Continent’s Largest Power Source

Ethiopia Is Selling Electricity to Half of East Africa. Here Is What That Actually Means.

The IP Ownership Lesson That African Comics Learned the Hard Way

Africa’s Fashion Week Economics: Who Pays, Who Profits, Who Converts

Ghana Just Did What No West African Country Has Done: Put a Price on Charging an EV

The 1% Promise: Which African Governments Are Meeting the Kigali R&D Commitment — and What the Gap Costs the Continent

The 1% Promise: Which African Governments Are Meeting the Kigali R&D Commitment — and What the Gap Costs the Continent

Africa Offshore Wind: Zero Commissioned Capacity Despite 100GW Announced Projects

Africa Offshore Wind: Zero Commissioned Capacity Despite 100GW Announced Projects

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Ethiopia Is Selling Electricity to Half of East Africa. Here Is What That Actually Means.

The IP Ownership Lesson That African Comics Learned the Hard Way

Africa’s Fashion Week Economics: Who Pays, Who Profits, Who Converts

Ghana Just Did What No West African Country Has Done: Put a Price on Charging an EV