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Kenya Rwanda EAC payment service provider passporting MOU 2026

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

UphivaBETAR
March 29, 2026

The CBK and NBR signed a landmark mutual recognition agreement for payment service providers — the first concrete step toward integrating East Africa’s fragmented payments landscape.

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One Licence, Two Markets: What the Kenya-Rwanda Payment Passporting Deal Means for East African Fintech

UphivaBETAR
March 22, 2026

Kenya and Rwanda have signed a landmark MOU to build a mutual recognition framework for payment service providers — the first bilateral step in the EAC’s five-year cross-border payments integration blueprint.

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Africa R&D spending vs Kigali Declaration 1% GDP commitment — country comparison chart 2026

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

April 6, 2026

Africa offshore wind energy — zero commissioned capacity despite 100GW of announced projects across the continent

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

April 6, 2026

Africa offshore wind: 100GW announced, zero commissioned — the structural barriers blocking the continent's highest-potential energy source

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

April 6, 2026

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

April 6, 2026

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

One Licence, Two Markets: What the Kenya-Rwanda Payment Passporting Deal Means for East African Fintech

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

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

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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

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