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Technology

Africa’s Regulatory Sandbox Wave: 25 Programmes, 15 Markets, One Continent Testing AI and Fintech in Safe Harbours

Africa has more active regulatory sandboxes than any other emerging market region. Ahead of GITEX Africa 2026, we map the continent’s safe-harbour ecosystem: which markets are open, what startups qualify, and which create the clearest path from test to licence.

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I&M Bank and SIDA's $30M Green Finance Facility: How DFI Risk-Sharing Is Migrating Into Kenya's Commercial Banking Sector

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Energy & Climate

I&M Bank and SIDA’s $30M Green Finance Facility: How DFI Risk-Sharing Is Migrating Into Kenya’s Commercial Banking Sector

BETAR Newsroom
March 21, 2026

A USD 15 million SIDA guarantee unlocks USD 30 million in green lending at I&M Bank Kenya. The structure shows how DFI risk-sharing instruments can migrate from development bank balance sheets into commercial banking.

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I&M Bank Kenya Closes $30M SIDA Green Facility: How Development Finance Enters Commercial Banking

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Energy & Climate

I&M Bank Kenya Closes $30M SIDA Green Facility: How Development Finance Enters Commercial Banking

BETAR Newsroom
March 21, 2026

I&M Bank Kenya SIDA $30M green finance — DFI risk-sharing structure, lending targets, and the model for mobilising commercial bank climate capital.

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Kenya's AI Bill Would Require Pre-Deployment Approval. Here's What That Means for 600+ Tech Companies.

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Technology

Kenya’s AI Bill Would Require Pre-Deployment Approval. Here’s What That Means for 600+ Tech Companies.

BETAR Newsroom
March 21, 2026

Kenya AI Bill 2026 compliance guide: pre-deployment approval, high-risk AI categories, criminal liability, and what 600+ tech companies in Nairobi must do now.

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Africa EV Manufacturing Gap: Who Actually Builds the Cars?

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Energy & Climate

Africa EV Manufacturing Gap: Who Actually Builds the Cars?

BETAR Newsroom
March 21, 2026

The Africa EV market has an infrastructure gap and a manufacturing gap. The charging problem gets the attention. The question of who builds the vehicles — and whether Africa captures any of that industrial value — is the harder and more consequential one.

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