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Africa’s Comedy Economy: The Business Behind the Laughter

UphivaBETAR
March 13, 2026

Africa’s comedy industry commands ₦5M VIP tables and 9-million subscriber YouTube channels — but the monetisation structure is top-heavy and platform-dependent. An analysis of the real economics behind the continent’s fastest-growing content vertical.

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Nigeria DARES solar mini-grid programme — distributed clean energy for 17.5 million Nigerians

Energy & Climate Tech

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Nigeria DARES Programme: Inside the World’s Largest Public Solar Mini-Grid Deployment

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March 13, 2026

391 signed grant agreements. 28 mini-grids commissioning in Q1 2026. How the World Bank-backed DARES programme is building distributed clean power for 17.5 million Nigerians.

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Africa AI Skills Gap — STEM graduates vs 40 million AI jobs target by 2035

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Africa’s AI Skills Gap: Can the Continent Train Its Way to 40 Million Jobs?

UphivaBETAR
March 13, 2026

The AfDB and UNDP have pledged $10 billion to catalyse 40 million AI-adjacent jobs by 2035. Africa produces 700,000 STEM graduates per year. Can the continent close the gap?

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TVET in Africa — the missing middle of the digital economy skills pipeline 2026

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TVET in Africa: Can Technical Training Scale to Meet the Digital Economy Demand?

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March 13, 2026

Africa adds 18 million young workers annually but TVET enrolment covers barely 1.8% of secondary students. An investigation into whether reform is finally moving fast enough to close the continent’s technical skills gap.

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Nigeria's Central Bank Just Made AI Mandatory in Fintech Compliance

Technology

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Nigeria’s Central Bank Just Made AI Mandatory in Fintech Compliance

UphivaBETAR
March 13, 2026

The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued new guidance requiring financial institutions to deploy AI-powered anti-money laundering systems — a mandate that raises the compliance bar and compliance cost for Nigeria’s fintech sector.

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

UphivaBETAR
March 10, 2026

Africa’s social commerce market is growing at 26.7% annually, yet TikTok excludes most African creators from direct monetisation while WhatsApp quietly dominates the continent’s commerce infrastructure.

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Illustration: Nigeria NCC telecom policy overhaul — first major review in 26 years, March 2026

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Nigeria’s First Telecom Policy Overhaul in 26 Years: What Every Business Needs to Know Before March 20

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March 10, 2026

Nigeria’s NCC is rewriting its 26-year-old telecoms policy — with submissions due March 20. Right-of-way costs, one-stop permitting, and 6GHz spectrum are all on the table.

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

UphivaBETAR
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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Africa’s Comedy Economy: The Business Behind the Laughter

Nigeria DARES Programme: Inside the World’s Largest Public Solar Mini-Grid Deployment

Africa’s AI Skills Gap: Can the Continent Train Its Way to 40 Million Jobs?

TVET in Africa: Can Technical Training Scale to Meet the Digital Economy Demand?

Nigeria’s Central Bank Just Made AI Mandatory in Fintech Compliance

Nigeria’s First Telecom Policy Overhaul in 26 Years: What Every Business Needs to Know Before March 20

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

Africa PE Exit Crisis 2026: $10B in Private Equity, Nowhere to Go

Q1 2026 Africa Tech Funding: What the Numbers Actually Say

Q1 2026 Africa Tech Funding: What $537 Million Actually Means

Q1 2026 Africa Tech Funding: What $537 Million Actually Means

Ethiopia Is Selling Electricity to Half of East Africa. Here Is What That Actually Means.

The IP Ownership Lesson That African Comics Learned the Hard Way

Africa’s Fashion Week Economics: Who Pays, Who Profits, Who Converts

Ghana Just Did What No West African Country Has Done: Put a Price on Charging an EV

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Africa PE Exit Crisis 2026: $10B in Private Equity, Nowhere to Go

Q1 2026 Africa Tech Funding: What the Numbers Actually Say

Q1 2026 Africa Tech Funding: What $537 Million Actually Means

Q1 2026 Africa Tech Funding: What $537 Million Actually Means