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South Africa's Biggest Fibre Deal Is Done. Now Parliament Wants to Know Why the Regulator Changed Its Mind.
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South Africa’s Biggest Fibre Deal Is Done. Now Parliament Wants to Know Why the Regulator Changed Its Mind.

The R11bn Vodacom-Maziv transaction closed in December 2025, handing Remgro a R2.66 billion dividend and giving Vodacom a 30% stake in South Africa’s dominant fibre network. Three months on, Parliament is asking why the Competition Commission reversed its earlier opposition — and whether the Open Access conditions are worth the paper they’re printed on.
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Nigeria's $2 Billion Fibre Gamble: World Bank Milestones, EU Backing, and the Right-of-Way Problem That Could Derail Africa's Most Ambitious Broadband Project
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Nigeria’s $2 Billion Fibre Gamble: World Bank Milestones, EU Backing, and the Right-of-Way Problem That Could Derail Africa’s Most Ambitious Broadband Project

Nigeria has secured over $1.1 billion in development finance for Project BRIDGE — a plan to extend its fibre backbone from 35,000km to 125,000km. The World Bank will only disburse if milestones are met. MTN reported 5,400 fibre cuts in seven months. Whether BRIDGE succeeds or stalls will determine Nigeria’s digital trajectory for the next decade.
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Africa's AI Data Centre Race: MTN's $240M Lagos Bet, Microsoft's Kenya Gamble, and the Energy Problem That Could Derail Both
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Africa’s AI Data Centre Race: MTN’s $240M Lagos Bet, Microsoft’s Kenya Gamble, and the Energy Problem That Could Derail Both

MTN is spending $240 million on an AI-optimised data centre in Lagos. Microsoft and G42 have committed $1 billion to a geothermal-powered campus in Kenya. Google’s Johannesburg region is live and its Umoja subsea cable is coming. Africa’s data centre investment wave is real — but the continent still holds less than 1% of global compute capacity, and energy constraints may keep it that way.
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AIIM Launches $200M ATAF: Africa's Infrastructure Money Is Finally Moving Into the Energy Transition
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AIIM Launches $200M ATAF: Africa’s Infrastructure Money Is Finally Moving Into the Energy Transition

African Infrastructure Investment Managers has reached a $65M first close on the $200M African Transition Acceleration Fund. FSD Africa Investments and Allied Climate Partners anchor with $50M. Proparco, IFC and KfW co-invest. Africa’s most experienced infrastructure manager is now running a dedicated energy-transition vehicle.
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