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Pan-African business news covering all 54 nations. Continental trade, AfCFTA developments, multi-country investment, and business intelligence spanning the entire African continent.

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AfricaBusiness

Cybervergent launches v3 across four African markets

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Africaspoint Editorial

Lagos-based Cybervergent, Africa's first AI-native posture management platform, launched its third version and expanded into Kenya, Ghana and South Africa…

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AfricaBusiness

Africa startup funding hits $600m as exits double

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Africaspoint Editorial

Africa's startup ecosystem raised $600 million in Q1 2026, up 27% year on year, with exits doubling and debt overtaking…

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AfricaBusiness

Secha Capital closes on $40m to back SA’s real economy

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa's Secha Capital reached the second close of its $40 million Fund II with E Squared Investments joining as…

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AfricaGeopolitics

Morocco launches $5.6bn Nador port to rival Europe’s biggest

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Africaspoint Editorial

Morocco will launch Nador West Med, its $5.6 billion Mediterranean deepwater port, in Q4 2026 with 5 million TEU container…

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Airtel Africa profit triples to $813m as data beats voice

Airtel Africa reported FY2026 profit after tax of $813 million, up 147%, on revenue of…

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Safaricom FY2026: record KSh80bn dividend, profit up 67%

Safaricom posted group net income of KSh99.7 billion for FY2026, up 67%, and declared a…

Enoch Godongwana Treasury fiscal policySouth Africa energy transition load shedding end

South Africa unemployment hits 32.7% as 345,000 jobs lost

South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 32.7% in Q1 2026 from 31.4% in Q4 2025…

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Dangote picks Mombasa for $17bn East Africa refinery

Aliko Dangote told the Financial Times he is leaning toward Mombasa over Tanzania's Tanga for…

Africa banking revenue McKinsey 2026East Africa banking consolidation 2026

Equity Bank sweeps Kenya awards as Mwangi takes CEO prize

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Tanzania signs deal to become world’s 4th niobium producer

Africa vaccine manufacturing 2026National Health Insurance South Africa universal healthcare

ConCourt puts SA’s NHI on trial over corruption risk

South Africa fuel petrol station pump price diesel record high Hormuz crisis
Hormuz crisis oil price Africa 2026SARB interest rates monetary policy 2026

SA diesel hits R32 in historic fuel price shock

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