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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

Yango bets on Africa’s AI market

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Africaspoint Editorial

Yango Group launched Yango Tech on May 18 in Namibia, entering the B2B AI and digital infrastructure market across Africa.…

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AfricaBusiness

Absa Kenya smashes Q1 profit record

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Africaspoint Editorial

Absa Bank Kenya posted Q1 2026 profit after tax of KSh 5.3 billion ($41 million), with a 20.3% return on…

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AfricaBusiness

Africa’s data centre market targets $4.58bn

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Africaspoint Editorial

Africa's data centre construction market will reach $4.58 billion by 2031, growing at 24.26% annually, according to an Arizton report…

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AfricaFinance

Markets price Senegal for debt restructuring

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Africaspoint Editorial

JPMorgan's May 26 research note revealed that Senegal's 2033 Eurobonds are pricing in a restructuring scenario with a 15% haircut,…

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South Africa’s June 30 shutdown arrives

Anti-immigration protesters marched across South Africa's major cities on June 30, the deadline set by…

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US-Iran truce sends oil crashing

A US-Iran ceasefire agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have sent Brent…

Africa startup funding May 2026 $259 million Bima NALA LemFi fintech reboundAI

MTN’s MoMo is going super app

MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Ant International, the global payments firm behind Alipay, to…

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AfDB backs Arua airport in Uganda

The African Development Bank has approved $180 million to upgrade Uganda's Arua Airport into an…

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Equity Group James Mwangi Lobito Corridor Angola Zambia Mozambique 2026I&M Group Kenya bank profit record KSh 5 billion Q1 2026

I&M Group breaks Kenya banking record

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Dis-Chem South Africa pharmacy healthcare expansion 2026 2027National Health Insurance South Africa universal healthcare

Dis-Chem accelerates with 34 new pharmacies

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Nala raises $50m for stablecoin push

Africa tech ecosystem energy logistics fintech investment 2026South Africa Infrastructure

Yoco snaps up AI startup Dyner

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