March 2026 - Page 10 of 16

Energy & Climate

Africa BESS 2026: The Battery Layer That Turns Solar Into Reliable Power

Africa BESS 2026 — battery energy storage market, project pipeline, financing structures, and why storage is the critical missing piece in African renewables.

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Kenya AI Bill 2026: Silicon Savanna Gets Rules — How It Compares to Nigeria's Framework

6 minute read

Technology

Kenya AI Bill 2026: Silicon Savanna Gets Rules — How It Compares to Nigeria’s Framework

BETAR Newsroom
March 20, 2026

Kenya AI Bill 2026 vs Nigeria — prior approval versus post-hoc enforcement, compliance implications, and what it means for African AI startups.

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Africa's LLM Localisation Race: Who Will Own the African Language Stack?

7 minute read

Technology

Africa’s LLM Localisation Race: Who Will Own the African Language Stack?

BETAR Newsroom
March 20, 2026

Africa LLM localisation race — who is building African language AI, what the ownership models look like, and why the stakes are structural.

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Africa Banking Sector FY2025 Earnings Round-Up: Who Won, Who Struggled, and What the Numbers Reveal

7 minute read

Business

Africa Banking Sector FY2025 Earnings Round-Up: Who Won, Who Struggled, and What the Numbers Reveal

BETAR Newsroom
March 20, 2026

Africa’s major banks have reported their 2025 full-year results, and the numbers reveal a continent divided. East and Southern African lenders — led by…

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South Africa's 150% EV Tax Bet: The Factories That Will Benefit Are Not the Ones Already There

4 minute read

Energy & Climate

South Africa’s 150% EV Tax Bet: The Factories That Will Benefit Are Not the Ones Already There

BETAR Newsroom
March 20, 2026

South Africa EV manufacturing tax deduction 2026 — 150% deduction design, target beneficiaries, and whether it creates a genuine EV manufacturing hub.

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Persistent's $52M Africa Climate Fund Is Backing the Founders Nobody Else Will

5 minute read

Energy & Climate

Persistent’s $52M Africa Climate Fund Is Backing the Founders Nobody Else Will

BETAR Newsroom
March 20, 2026

Persistent $52M Africa Climate Ventures first close — fund thesis, LP composition, target sectors, and the gap it aims to fill.

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Carbon Credits Are Financing Clean Cooking in East Africa — and the AfDB Just Made It Official

7 minute read

Energy & Climate

Carbon Credits Are Financing Clean Cooking in East Africa — and the AfDB Just Made It Official

BETAR Newsroom
March 20, 2026

AfDB BEEP carbon finance for clean cooking in East Africa — how carbon credits fund cookstove programmes and whether the model scales.

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East Africa's New Data Landlords: Gulf Capital, Digital Sovereignty, and Who Controls the Backbone

6 minute read

Technology

East Africa’s New Data Landlords: Gulf Capital, Digital Sovereignty, and Who Controls the Backbone

BETAR Newsroom
March 20, 2026

Gulf capital is building East Africa’s digital backbone — cable systems, data centres, and what it means for regional digital sovereignty.

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Nigeria After FATF: Can Africa's Biggest Fintech Market Now Set the Rules?

5 minute read

Policy

Nigeria After FATF: Can Africa’s Biggest Fintech Market Now Set the Rules?

BETAR Newsroom
March 19, 2026

Nigeria removed from FATF grey list — what it means for CBN’s regulatory standing, fintech capital access, and African financial governance.

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NCC's TIRMS Framework: Nigerian Telecoms Must Give 14 Days' Notice Before SIM Deactivation

3 minute read

Policy

NCC’s TIRMS Framework: Nigerian Telecoms Must Give 14 Days’ Notice Before SIM Deactivation

BETAR Newsroom
March 16, 2026

NCC TIRMS Nigeria — 14-day SIM deactivation notice requirement, subscriber rights framework, and compliance obligations for telecom operators.

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Month: March 2026

Africa BESS 2026: The Battery Layer That Turns Solar Into Reliable Power

Kenya AI Bill 2026: Silicon Savanna Gets Rules — How It Compares to Nigeria’s Framework

Africa’s LLM Localisation Race: Who Will Own the African Language Stack?

Africa Banking Sector FY2025 Earnings Round-Up: Who Won, Who Struggled, and What the Numbers Reveal

South Africa’s 150% EV Tax Bet: The Factories That Will Benefit Are Not the Ones Already There

Persistent’s $52M Africa Climate Fund Is Backing the Founders Nobody Else Will

Carbon Credits Are Financing Clean Cooking in East Africa — and the AfDB Just Made It Official

East Africa’s New Data Landlords: Gulf Capital, Digital Sovereignty, and Who Controls the Backbone

Nigeria After FATF: Can Africa’s Biggest Fintech Market Now Set the Rules?

NCC’s TIRMS Framework: Nigerian Telecoms Must Give 14 Days’ Notice Before SIM Deactivation

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