Africa’s tech sector raised $537 million in Q1 2026 — but development finance accounts for most of it. BETAR’s proprietary tracker breaks down equity vs debt, the Series A drought, and which countries are winning the investor race.
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Africa Is Writing Its AI Rulebook: Four Frameworks, One Continent
Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, and Rwanda have each published substantive AI governance frameworks in the last 18 months. BETAR compares them side by side for the first time — and draws out what it means for founders, investors, and policymakers.
Africa’s Deep Tech Boom Is Built on a Fragile Research Foundation
Africa’s deep tech infrastructure gap — researcher pipeline constraints, compute access, and the institutional foundations the boom requires.
Africa’s Tech Brain Drain: Are Diaspora Return Programmes Actually Working?
Africa tech brain drain and diaspora return programmes — evidence on what works, what fails, and the structural pull factors that dominate.