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Equity Bank sweeps Kenya awards as Mwangi takes CEO prize

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Africaspoint Editorial

Equity Bank swept ten categories at Kenya's 2026 Think Business Banking Awards and CEO James Mwangi was named Overall CEO…

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AfricaInfrastructure

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

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Africaspoint Editorial

Tanzania signed a $300 million niobium mining agreement with US-backed Panda Hill Tanzania Limited on March 24, targeting 100,000 tonnes…

AfricaGovernance

ConCourt puts SA’s NHI on trial over corruption risk

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa's Constitutional Court began hearing the NHI Act challenge on May 5, with justices probing whether Parliament conducted meaningful…

South Africa fuel petrol station pump price diesel record high Hormuz crisis
AfricaFinance

SA diesel hits R32 in historic fuel price shock

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa's diesel price surged R6.19 per litre from May 6, pushing both grades past R32 for the first time…

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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…

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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…

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Mozambique signs $537m US compact that survived Trump cuts

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Ghana plans 1,200MW plant after Akosombo fire crisis

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Kenya Finance Bill 2026 hits KQ and fintech hard

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UAE quits OPEC, squeezing Africa’s oil producers

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