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Kenya Rwanda EAC PSP passporting MOU 2026

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One Licence, Two Markets: Kenya and Rwanda Just Redrew East Africa’s Fintech Map

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April 4, 2026

The Central Bank of Kenya and National Bank of Rwanda signed a landmark agreement to build a mutual recognition framework for payment service providers — the first binding PSP passporting MOU in East Africa.

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Aga Khan exits Nation Media Group Rostam Azizi 2026

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Aga Khan Fund Exits Nation Media Group: Rostam Azizi Takes Control of East Africa’s Largest Publisher

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April 4, 2026

The Aga Khan Fund has sold its 54% controlling stake in Nation Media Group to Tanzanian billionaire Rostam Azizi. BETAR breaks down the deal terms and what it means for African media.

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For-profit school trap in Africa — private equity education investment failures, Bridge International collapse unit economics, and what works

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The For-Profit School Trap: Why Private Equity Keeps Betting on African Education and Losing

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April 3, 2026

Bridge International raised $180 million from Gates, Chan Zuckerberg, and Omidyar — then was forced out of Uganda and Kenya. Private equity is still entering African education. The unit economics explain why the model keeps failing, and who it can actually work for.

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Kenya Rwanda EAC PSP licence passporting MOU redrawing East Africa's fintech regulatory map in 2026

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One Licence, Two Markets: Kenya and Rwanda Just Redrew East Africa’s Fintech Map

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April 3, 2026

One Licence, Two Markets: Kenya and Rwanda Just Redrew East Africa’s Fintech Map | BETAR.africa One Licence, Two Markets: Kenya and Rwanda Just Redrew East Africa’s Fintech Map The Central…

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Aga Khan exiting Nation Media Group after 66 years as Tanzanian billionaire Rostam Azizi takes control in 2026

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Aga Khan Exits Nation Media Group After 66 Years — Tanzanian Billionaire Rostam Azizi Takes Control

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April 3, 2026

For 66 years, the Nation Media Group was Aga Khan territory. The Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development built East African Newspapers from a regional print operation into the continent’s…

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COMESA clears Vodacom Safaricom stake increase — 55% ownership and what it means for East Africa telecoms 2026

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COMESA Clears Vodacom’s Safaricom Stake Increase: What a 55% Ownership Means for East Africa’s Telecoms Map

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April 3, 2026

COMESA cleared Vodacom’s acquisition of an additional 20% in Safaricom — no conditions attached. Vodacom now holds 55%, making it the first South African telco with majority control of East Africa’s dominant mobile operator.

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Africa cross-border payments corridor race 2026 — competing payment networks across the continent

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The Corridor Race: How Africa’s Payment Networks Are Fighting to Own Cross-Border Money Movement

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April 3, 2026

Africa’s cross-border payments market is fragmenting into competing corridors — Moniepoint, MTN MoMo, Wise, and EAC passporting all racing to own the pan-African payments layer.

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COMESA Clears Vodacom Safaricom Stake Increase: What 55% Ownership Means for East Africa

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April 3, 2026

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Airtel and Starlink direct-to-cell satellite coverage Kenya 2026

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Airtel and Starlink Have Proven Direct-to-Cell Works in Kenya. Now Comes the Hard Part.

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April 3, 2026

Airtel and Starlink’s direct-to-cell trial in Kenya has passed the technical test. The harder question is whether satellite connectivity will translate into meaningful rural coverage gains.

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Airtel Africa and Starlink direct-to-cell satellite connectivity pilot in rural Kenya, 2026

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Airtel and Starlink Have Proven Direct-to-Cell Works in Kenya. Now Comes the Hard Part.

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April 3, 2026

Airtel Kenya and Starlink have confirmed a direct-to-cell pilot serving rural communities with no tower infrastructure. The regulatory, competitive, and infrastructure implications for Africa’s connectivity landscape are structural — not incremental.

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One Licence, Two Markets: Kenya and Rwanda Just Redrew East Africa’s Fintech Map

Aga Khan Fund Exits Nation Media Group: Rostam Azizi Takes Control of East Africa’s Largest Publisher

The For-Profit School Trap: Why Private Equity Keeps Betting on African Education and Losing

One Licence, Two Markets: Kenya and Rwanda Just Redrew East Africa’s Fintech Map

Aga Khan Exits Nation Media Group After 66 Years — Tanzanian Billionaire Rostam Azizi Takes Control

COMESA Clears Vodacom’s Safaricom Stake Increase: What a 55% Ownership Means for East Africa’s Telecoms Map

The Corridor Race: How Africa’s Payment Networks Are Fighting to Own Cross-Border Money Movement

COMESA Clears Vodacom Safaricom Stake Increase: What 55% Ownership Means for East Africa

Airtel and Starlink Have Proven Direct-to-Cell Works in Kenya. Now Comes the Hard Part.

Airtel and Starlink Have Proven Direct-to-Cell Works in Kenya. Now Comes the Hard Part.

MTN War Chest Q2 2026: 90 Days In, the Acquisition Pipeline Has Changed

Nigeria Bank M&A Wave 2026: Who Acquires the Recapitalisation Failures and at What Price?

Nigeria Bank M&A Wave: Who Acquires the Recapitalisation Failures — and at What Price?

COMESA Clears Vodacom’s Safaricom Stake: What 55% Ownership Means for East Africa’s Telecoms Map

Airtel-Starlink Direct-to-Cell in Kenya: The End of the Coverage Excuse

Nigeria BRIDGE Fibre Rollout: How the World Bank’s Pay-for-Results Architecture Is Funding Africa’s Biggest Broadband Project

Nigeria BRIDGE Fibre Rollout: How the World Bank’s Pay-for-Results Architecture Is Funding Africa’s Biggest Broadband Project

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MTN War Chest Q2 2026: 90 Days In, the Acquisition Pipeline Has Changed

Nigeria Bank M&A Wave 2026: Who Acquires the Recapitalisation Failures and at What Price?

Nigeria Bank M&A Wave: Who Acquires the Recapitalisation Failures — and at What Price?

COMESA Clears Vodacom’s Safaricom Stake: What 55% Ownership Means for East Africa’s Telecoms Map