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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.

Uganda Kampala Museveni inauguration seventh term Kololo grounds 2026 governance politics
AfricaGovernance

Museveni sworn in for seventh term after 40 years in power

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Africaspoint Editorial

Yoweri Museveni was sworn in for a seventh consecutive term on May 12, extending his 40-year rule to 2031. The…

Nairobi Declaration Africa Forward Summit 2026 Macron Ruto investment bilateral partnership
AfricaGeopolitics

Nairobi Declaration adopted with $27bn Macron pledge

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Africaspoint Editorial

The Africa Forward Summit closed in Nairobi with the adoption of an 11-point Nairobi Declaration and a $27 billion investment…

AfricaBusiness

Top African fintech companies 2026

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Africaspoint Editorial

Africa's top fintech companies in 2026 span payments, lending, digital banking, insurance technology and open banking infrastructure. From Flutterwave and…

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AfricaInfrastructure

Biggest Africa infrastructure projects 2026

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Africaspoint Editorial

Africa's biggest infrastructure projects in 2026 span a $20 billion oil refinery, a transcontinental railway, deepwater ports, hydroelectric dams and…

Africa fintech unicorn public listing 2026Africa startup funding Q1 2026

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…

Africa fintech unicorn public listing 2026Africa telecom infrastructure consolidation

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…

Dangote Mombasa refinery Kenya East Africa 2026Dangote Refinery IPO 2026

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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Africa DFI development finance institutionsFlutterwave

Nigeria threatens to halt delayed World Bank loans

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Africa outpaces Asia growth FDI 2026Ethiopia Bishoftu airport aviation hub 2026

Airbus hails Ethiopian Airlines as Africa’s aviation blueprint

Africa capital markets pan-African listingDangote Cement London listing 2026

Dangote targets September for London cement listing

Kenya family conglomerate corporate debt stress DL Group tea holdings business restructuring
Africa banking revenue McKinsey 2026Kenya DL Group Langat tea conglomerate debt 2026

Kenya’s DL Group denies tea sale as debt pressure mounts

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