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US-Iran truce sends oil crashing

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Africaspoint Editorial

A US-Iran ceasefire agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have sent Brent crude crashing from a peak…

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MTN’s MoMo is going super app

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Africaspoint Editorial

MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Ant International, the global payments firm behind Alipay, to transform its MoMo mobile money…

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AfDB backs Arua airport in Uganda

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Africaspoint Editorial

The African Development Bank has approved $180 million to upgrade Uganda's Arua Airport into an international-standard facility capable of handling…

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South Africa braces for June 30

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa's police service has activated joint operations in all nine provinces at a projected cost of R600 million ahead…

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Ghana’s 1,400bps rate cut leads Africa

Ghana's Bank of Ghana cut its benchmark rate by a cumulative 1,400 basis points from…

Africa Finance Corporation AFC $2 billion record syndicated loan infrastructure 2026Hormuz

Kenya revives $1.2bn JKIA expansion

Kenya has appointed the Trade and Development Bank and Africa Finance Corporation to arrange $1.2…

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DStv sets World Cup streaming record

DStv Stream recorded over 900,000 concurrent viewers for South Africa's opening World Cup 2026 match…

Africa GDP 4.2 percent growth fastest economies 2025 2026CBN Nigeria Central Bank Year award Cardoso reform FX inflation 2026

Nigeria slams the IMF’s tax prescriptions

A Nigerian think tank, the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics, has criticised the IMF's…

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Stop checking passports, SA minister warns

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Aliko DangoteDangote refinery 700000 barrels day capacity expansion 1.4 million 2026

Dangote’s petrol unit is down 34%

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Africa fastest growing economies 2026 IMFAspen Pharmacare R27 billion APAC sale BGH Capital Stephen Saad JSE 2026

Elumelu named Seplat’s next chairman

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CBN Nigeria Central Bank Year award Cardoso reform FX inflation 2026Nigeria

Rabiu buys $81m jet, nears $20bn

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