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Africa tech M&A consolidation wave 2026 showing 67 deals across fintech and startup ecosystem

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Africa Tech M&A Consolidation Wave: 67 Deals, Super-Conglomerates, and the End of Blitzscaling

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April 3, 2026

When Flutterwave announced the acquisition of Mono on January 5, it framed the deal as a bet on Africa’s next phase of fintech growth. The price was somewhere between $25…

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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 Chinese AI surveillance spend 2026 — 2 billion dollars across 11 countries with zero legal oversight

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Africa Spent $2 Billion on Chinese AI Surveillance. No Country Has Laws to Govern It.

April 3, 2026

AI surveillance cameras mounted on poles in an African city, representing the billion Chinese AI surveillance infrastructure deployed across eleven African countries

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Africa’s Billion AI Surveillance Problem: No Laws, No Oversight

April 3, 2026

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

Education

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

April 3, 2026

Africa AI surveillance regulatory gap — national security exemption in data protection law leaves state AI surveillance legally ungoverned across nine African countries

Policy & Regulation

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Africa’s AI Surveillance Regulatory Gap: The Exemption That Swallows the Rule

April 3, 2026

mergers-acquisitions

Africa Tech M&A Consolidation Wave: 67 Deals, Super-Conglomerates, and the End of Blitzscaling

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

Africa Spent $2 Billion on Chinese AI Surveillance. No Country Has Laws to Govern It.

Africa’s Billion AI Surveillance Problem: No Laws, No Oversight

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

Africa’s AI Surveillance Regulatory Gap: The Exemption That Swallows the Rule

Africa’s AI PhD Pipeline: Why the Continent’s Most Ambitious Research Programmes Keep Losing Their Best Graduates

Africa Graduate Unemployment Trap: What a University Degree Gets You in 2026

Africa Corporate Training Gap: Employers Are Not Investing in the Workforce They Need

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Africa Spent $2 Billion on Chinese AI Surveillance. No Country Has Laws to Govern It.

Africa’s Billion AI Surveillance Problem: No Laws, No Oversight

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

Africa’s AI Surveillance Regulatory Gap: The Exemption That Swallows the Rule