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AfricaFinance

AFC closes record $2bn syndicated loan

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Africa Finance Corporation raised a record $2 billion syndicated loan on June 4, upsized from $1.6 billion after strong demand…

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AfricaBusiness

Salt River Market transformed into 970 homes

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Cape Town's Salt River Market site was formally handed to developer Communicare on June 8 after more than a decade…

AfricaFinance

Rwanda locks in $250m IMF credit facility

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The IMF Executive Board approved Rwanda's $250 million, 38-month Extended Credit Facility on June 9, with an immediate $35.7 million…

Politics

Patrice Motsepe’s name surfaces in ANC leadership talks but he says he is not interested

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Real Estate

Ksh 400 million mixed-use commercial mall in Nairobi’s Eastlands

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Economic GrowthEnergy

Burkina Faso becomes Africa’s gold hotspot as economic boom unlocks fresh $33 million IMF funding

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Economic GrowthEnergy

Tullow Oil signs $205 million deal to acquire FPSO John Evans Atta Mills

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Economic GrowthGhana

Ghana’s economy crosses the $100 billion mark as GDP heads toward $140 billion by 2026

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DiasporaEconomic Growth

Ghana courts its diaspora to shift from sending remittances to investing in the country’s economic recovery

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DiasporaFintech

UBA launches diaspora investment platform to turn Africa’s $100 billion in annual remittances into long-term wealth

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Economic GrowthEnergy

South Africa commits R1 trillion to infrastructure in its largest-ever investment pledge

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AlgeriaEnergy

Algeria and Niger restore ties, clearing the way for the $13 billion trans-Saharan gas pipeline to break ground

Live music performance at a festival in Nairobi East Africa
AfrobeatsEast Africa

Nairobi’s Kilele Summit 2026 brings East Africa’s music and creative scene to a global stage

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DiasporaFilm

Nigerian-British film makes history as Nigeria’s first Cannes selection and the UK’s official Oscar submission for 2026

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DiasporaInvestment

Morocco’s Yakeey raises $15 million to expand its property technology platform across North Africa