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Business

Japan’s African Bet: How Tokyo Became the Continent’s Fastest-Growing Startup Investor

While American venture capital retreated from African markets in 2024 and 2025, Japan moved in the opposite direction — and by early 2026, Tokyo had…

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Spiro Raises $50M Debt to Scale Battery-Swap E-Mobility Across Africa

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Energy & Climate

Spiro Raises $50M Debt to Scale Battery-Swap E-Mobility Across Africa

BETAR Newsroom
March 11, 2026

Spiro raises $50M for battery-swap e-mobility expansion in Africa — deal structure, expansion markets, and the competitive landscape.

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Ghana's VASP Sandbox: 11 Firms Approved, Crypto Regulation Framework Takes Shape

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Policy

Ghana’s VASP Sandbox: 11 Firms Approved, Crypto Regulation Framework Takes Shape

BETAR Newsroom
March 11, 2026

Ghana VASP sandbox 2026 — 11 approved firms, regulatory framework design, and what Ghana’s crypto supervision model means for West Africa.

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Safaricom's Ziidi Money Market Fund: M-Pesa Meets the NSE

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Business

Safaricom’s Ziidi Money Market Fund: M-Pesa Meets the NSE

BETAR Newsroom
March 11, 2026

Safaricom Ziidi Trader — how M-Pesa connects to the NSE, what the money market fund product means for Kenyan capital markets.

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Rwanda's 1.5% Digital Services Tax Is Africa's Quietest Platform Levy — and a Template

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Policy

Rwanda’s 1.5% Digital Services Tax Is Africa’s Quietest Platform Levy — and a Template

BETAR Newsroom
March 11, 2026

Rwanda’s 1.5% digital services tax — compliance structure, affected platforms, and why it represents a replicable model for African DST design.

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Ethiopia's Telecom Revenue Levy Will Fund Rural Connectivity. Here's the Math.

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Technology

Ethiopia’s Telecom Revenue Levy Will Fund Rural Connectivity. Here’s the Math.

BETAR Newsroom
March 11, 2026

Ethiopia telecom revenue levy 2026 — rural connectivity fund structure, revenue projections, and implications for Safaricom and Ethio Telecom.

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Aga Khan Exits Nation Media Group. Rostam Azizi Takes Over. What Changes?

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Business

Aga Khan Exits Nation Media Group. Rostam Azizi Takes Over. What Changes?

BETAR Newsroom
March 11, 2026

Aga Khan exits Nation Media Group — Rostam Azizi acquisition, editorial independence implications, and NMG’s future in East African media.

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AfDB and Saviu Ventures Create West Africa's Biggest Francophone VC Fund

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Business

AfDB and Saviu Ventures Create West Africa’s Biggest Francophone VC Fund

BETAR Newsroom
March 11, 2026

AfDB and Saviu Ventures Francophone Africa VC fund — fund size, strategy, target sectors, and what it means for French-speaking startup ecosystems.

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Breadfast $50M Pre-Series C: Mubadala, IFC, SBI, Olayan, YC Back Cairo Quick Commerce on IPO Track

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Business

Breadfast $50M Pre-Series C: Mubadala, IFC, SBI, Olayan, YC Back Cairo Quick Commerce on IPO Track

BETAR Newsroom
March 11, 2026

When Mubadala Investment Company — Abu Dhabi’s $302 billion sovereign wealth fund — led a $50 million round into a Cairo grocery delivery company in…

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AfDB and UNDP Launch $10B AI Initiative. The 40 Million Jobs Target Is Not What It Sounds Like.

6 minute read

Technology

AfDB and UNDP Launch $10B AI Initiative. The 40 Million Jobs Target Is Not What It Sounds Like.

BETAR Newsroom
March 11, 2026

AfDB UNDP $10B AI initiative — 40 million jobs target, fund structure, and a critical analysis of the methodology behind the headline numbers.

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BETAR Newsroom

Japan’s African Bet: How Tokyo Became the Continent’s Fastest-Growing Startup Investor

Spiro Raises $50M Debt to Scale Battery-Swap E-Mobility Across Africa

Ghana’s VASP Sandbox: 11 Firms Approved, Crypto Regulation Framework Takes Shape

Safaricom’s Ziidi Money Market Fund: M-Pesa Meets the NSE

Rwanda’s 1.5% Digital Services Tax Is Africa’s Quietest Platform Levy — and a Template

Ethiopia’s Telecom Revenue Levy Will Fund Rural Connectivity. Here’s the Math.

Aga Khan Exits Nation Media Group. Rostam Azizi Takes Over. What Changes?

AfDB and Saviu Ventures Create West Africa’s Biggest Francophone VC Fund

Breadfast $50M Pre-Series C: Mubadala, IFC, SBI, Olayan, YC Back Cairo Quick Commerce on IPO Track

AfDB and UNDP Launch $10B AI Initiative. The 40 Million Jobs Target Is Not What It Sounds Like.

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