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Kenya VASP Act compliance clock — 8 months remaining, no licensing regulations published

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Kenya’s Crypto Law Is Live. Its Licensing Framework Isn’t.

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March 13, 2026

Kenya’s VASP Act is in force and the compliance clock is ticking — but with no implementing regulations published, 200+ crypto firms have no path to licensing before the November 2026 deadline.

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Kenya and Rwanda sign EAC PSP licence passporting MOU

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

March 12, 2026

Kenya and Rwanda’s central banks have signed a landmark MOU to build a mutual recognition framework for payment service providers — the first concrete step in a five-year plan to integrate East Africa’s fragmented payments landscape.

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How M-Pesa Captured at Least 40% of Kenya’s Stock Exchange in Weeks

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March 12, 2026

Safaricom launched Ziidi Trader, connecting M-Pesa directly to the Nairobi Securities Exchange. Within weeks, M-Pesa payments captured at least 40% of NSE transaction volume — a structural shift in Kenya’s capital markets.

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

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March 12, 2026

After 66 years, the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development is exiting Nation Media Group. Tanzanian billionaire Rostam Azizi is taking control of Africa’s largest independent media house. The era of Aga Khan stewardship is ending.

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Illustration: Africa social commerce economy — TikTok and WhatsApp platform revenue split

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Africa’s 4.45 Billion Social Commerce Economy: TikTok’s Monetisation Gap and WhatsApp’s Retail Dominance

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March 11, 2026

Africa’s social commerce market hit 3.51 billion in 2024 and is growing at 26.7 percent annually. TikTok’s creator monetisation exclusion and WhatsApp’s zero-fee dominance are reshaping who captures the value.

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Africa Podcast Economy: Revenue Models, Ad Rates and the Race to Monetise

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March 10, 2026

Africa has among the world fastest-growing podcast audiences, but advertising revenue is not keeping up. The economics of the continent audio boom reveal a market rich in listeners and thin in dollars.

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Abstract visualization of Africa data center infrastructure network with glowing connectivity nodes across the continent

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Africa’s Data Centre Boom: The Infrastructure Race Reshaping the Continent’s Digital Economy

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March 10, 2026

Africa’s data centre market is set to double to $4.36 billion by 2031. From Microsoft’s $300 million South Africa commitment to Equinix’s Lagos campus, here’s who is building Africa’s cloud future — and what’s at stake.

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Kenya Raised More VC Than Nigeria in Q4 2025. Here Is Why That Should Worry Lagos.

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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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Kenya’s Crypto Law Is Live. Its Licensing Framework Isn’t.

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

How M-Pesa Captured at Least 40% of Kenya’s Stock Exchange in Weeks

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

Africa Podcast Economy: Revenue Models, Ad Rates and the Race to Monetise

Kenya Raised More VC Than Nigeria in Q4 2025. Here Is Why That Should Worry Lagos.

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