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Nigeria Rakes in ₦600B VAT from Netflix, Facebook
The ₦600 billion haul is only part of the bigger plan, one that ties revenues to visible projects, simplifies compliance, and makes foreign firms pay their fair share.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Starlink Hits Capacity in Nigeria’s Largest Cities, Raising Questions About Musk’s Africa Ambitions
Starlink’s satellite internet service has reached capacity in Nigeria’s largest cities, forcing the company to halt new sign-ups and pushing would-be customers onto a waitlist.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Elon Musk’s xAI Secretly Dropped Its Benefit Corporation Status While Fighting OpenAI
While xAI, and its supplier, Solaris Energy Infrastructure, initially promised to use pollution controls with the turbines, those haven’t yet materialized.
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- Technology
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- North America
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Axian Energy and Sika Capital to Build Four Solar Power Plants in Benin in $49 Million Project
Benin is moving forward with a major renewable energy initiative through a partnership between Axian Energy, a pan-African developer, and Sika Capital Bénin.
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- Energy
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Analysis: China’s Biggest Delivery App Brings Its Disruptive Playbook to Brazil
Meituan’s arrival is likely to transform the delivery industry — which has already seen the unlikely partnership between rivals Uber and iFood.
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- Technology
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- Latin America
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Analysis: Big Tech’s “AI for Good” Spending Increases in Africa. So Does Skepticism
While Google, Microsoft, and Meta provide AI for social good, some advocates say projects exploit the continent for data, erode local control.
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- Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Airtel Targets Network Expansion, Mobile Money in Safaricom Battle
Kenya’s second-largest telecoms company grew faster than its larger rival in the first four months of this year, but wants to ramp that pace up.
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- Technology, Telecommunications
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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New 3BL Report Reveals Sustainability Silence Is Eroding Consumer Trust
In a politically charged climate, staying silent on sustainability may be the riskiest move of all.
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- Environment
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- Global
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