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MTN’s 30 Million Homes Bet: The Economics Behind Africa’s Biggest Fixed Broadband Push

MTN 30 million homes FWA strategy — fixed wireless access economics, market opportunity, and the capital allocation logic behind the commitment.

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

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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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Who Really Controls WAXAL? The AI Sovereignty Question Google's African Dataset Doesn't Answer

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Who Really Controls WAXAL? The AI Sovereignty Question Google’s African Dataset Doesn’t Answer

BETAR Newsroom
March 14, 2026

WAXAL gives African universities data ownership — but who controls the computational infrastructure? An analysis of AI sovereignty in Africa.

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Ghana's 5G Gamble Resets: NCA Strips NGIC Exclusivity, Opens Spectrum Auction

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Ghana’s 5G Gamble Resets: NCA Strips NGIC Exclusivity, Opens Spectrum Auction

BETAR Newsroom
March 14, 2026

Ghana 5G spectrum auction 2026 — NCA strips NGIC exclusivity, competitive bidding opens, and what it means for MTN and Telecel.

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Africa's Satellite Internet Price War Is Real. SMEs Are Still Paying Too Much.

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Africa’s Satellite Internet Price War Is Real. SMEs Are Still Paying Too Much.

BETAR Newsroom
March 14, 2026

Africa’s satellite internet competition is intensifying. We break down the economics and why SMEs are still overpaying for connectivity.

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Nigeria AI Bill vs. INEC: Electoral AI Readiness Before the 2027 Vote

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Nigeria AI Bill vs. INEC: Electoral AI Readiness Before the 2027 Vote

BETAR Newsroom
March 13, 2026

Nigeria AI Bill INEC compliance — electoral AI risk-tier obligations, INEC readiness gap, and the 2027 election technology audit.

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Africa's $40 Smartphone Dream Has a Memory Problem

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Africa’s $40 Smartphone Dream Has a Memory Problem

BETAR Newsroom
March 12, 2026

Why Africa’s $40 smartphone target is stalled — DRAM constraints, GSMA pilot details, and what it takes to close the affordability gap.

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Agricultural AI for Africa Won't Work If It Isn't Localised for Smallholder Farms

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Agricultural AI for Africa Won’t Work If It Isn’t Localised for Smallholder Farms

BETAR Newsroom
March 12, 2026

Agricultural AI in Africa must be localised for smallholder farms — why generic agtech fails, and what successful localisation looks like.

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Morocco's Digital X0 Framework: The Most Detailed AI Governance Plan in North Africa

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Morocco’s Digital X0 Framework: The Most Detailed AI Governance Plan in North Africa

BETAR Newsroom
March 11, 2026

Morocco Digital X0 AI governance framework — targets, timelines, and what the strategy means for the North African tech sector.

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

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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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Technology

MTN’s 30 Million Homes Bet: The Economics Behind Africa’s Biggest Fixed Broadband Push

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

Who Really Controls WAXAL? The AI Sovereignty Question Google’s African Dataset Doesn’t Answer

Ghana’s 5G Gamble Resets: NCA Strips NGIC Exclusivity, Opens Spectrum Auction

Africa’s Satellite Internet Price War Is Real. SMEs Are Still Paying Too Much.

Nigeria AI Bill vs. INEC: Electoral AI Readiness Before the 2027 Vote

Africa’s $40 Smartphone Dream Has a Memory Problem

Agricultural AI for Africa Won’t Work If It Isn’t Localised for Smallholder Farms

Morocco’s Digital X0 Framework: The Most Detailed AI Governance Plan in North Africa

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

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