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Africa’s $50B Gas Bet: The Economic Logic That Could Cost the Continent Its Clim — BETAR Africa

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Africa’s $50B Gas Bet: The Economic Logic That Could Cost the Continent Its Climate Finance

UphivaBETAR
April 6, 2026

Africa has $50B in LNG expansion planned. The NDC climate pledges say otherwise. BETAR analyses the contradiction at the heart of the continent’s energy investment strategy.

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Africa LNG expansion vs energy transition NDC contradiction 2026

Energy & Climate

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Africa LNG Expansion vs. Energy Transition: $50B in Gas Infrastructure and a Continent Caught Between NDCs and Commercial Reality

UphivaBETAR
April 4, 2026

Africa has $50 billion in LNG and gas infrastructure under construction or at final investment decision — while 54 governments have signed climate pledges. As COP30 approaches, the contradiction is becoming impossible to ignore.

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Nigeria Fintech M&A Pipeline Q2 2026: Who Is Buying the Compliance Laggards?

April 6, 2026

Africa creator merchandise economy — Shopify take rates and cross-border fulfilment costs

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The Merch Gap: Why African Creators Leave Money on the Table With Physical Products

April 6, 2026

Africa talent competition reality TV format economics — Big Brother Naija, format fees and sponsor economics

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Africa’s Reality TV Format Economy: Inside the Business of Big Brother Naija, Format Fees, and the Sponsor Arms Race

April 6, 2026

Africa video game development studio economics — app store cuts and developer costs

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Building a Game Studio in Africa Costs $3,000 a Month. Publishing One Game Costs Three Times That. The Unit Economics Explain Why African Studios Struggle to Scale.

April 6, 2026

Gas Infrastructure

Africa’s $50B Gas Bet: The Economic Logic That Could Cost the Continent Its Climate Finance

Africa LNG Expansion vs. Energy Transition: $50B in Gas Infrastructure and a Continent Caught Between NDCs and Commercial Reality

Nigeria Fintech M&A Pipeline Q2 2026: Who Is Buying the Compliance Laggards?

The Merch Gap: Why African Creators Leave Money on the Table With Physical Products

Africa’s Reality TV Format Economy: Inside the Business of Big Brother Naija, Format Fees, and the Sponsor Arms Race

Building a Game Studio in Africa Costs $3,000 a Month. Publishing One Game Costs Three Times That. The Unit Economics Explain Why African Studios Struggle to Scale.

Nigeria Banks at Day 35: The CBN Blinks, the Courts Are Deciding, and No Buyer Has Moved

Africa’s Branch Campus Boom: Who Benefits When Western Universities Set Up Shop on the Continent

Africa’s Reality TV Format Economy: Inside the Business of Big Brother Naija, Format Fees, and the Sponsor Arms Race

CBN VASP AML Supervision Pilot: Nigeria Names Paystack and Flutterwave to Monthly Compliance Reporting

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Nigeria Fintech M&A Pipeline Q2 2026: Who Is Buying the Compliance Laggards?

The Merch Gap: Why African Creators Leave Money on the Table With Physical Products

Africa’s Reality TV Format Economy: Inside the Business of Big Brother Naija, Format Fees, and the Sponsor Arms Race

Building a Game Studio in Africa Costs $3,000 a Month. Publishing One Game Costs Three Times That. The Unit Economics Explain Why African Studios Struggle to Scale.