Africa

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

AfricaFinance

AfDB: 12 fastest economies are African

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Africaspoint Editorial

The AfDB's African Economic Outlook 2026, launched today in Brazzaville, reveals that Africa's real GDP grew 4.2% in 2025, with…

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AfricaBusiness

Asahi’s $2.3bn EABL deal clears regulators

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Africaspoint Editorial

Capital markets regulators in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda granted Japan's Asahi Group Holdings exemptions from mandatory takeover offer requirements on…

AfricaBusiness

Equity Bank bets on Lobito Corridor

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Africaspoint Editorial

Equity Group CEO James Mwangi disclosed on May 18 that the Kenyan bank is targeting acquisitions in Angola, Zambia and…

AfricaGovernance

Best countries to invest in Africa 2026

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Africaspoint Editorial

The best African countries to invest and do business in 2026 ranked by governance quality, business environment, growth trajectory and…

Africa gold mining JSE market cap 2026Airtel Zambia $1 billion market capitalisation LuSE Lusaka Securities Exchange 2026

Airtel Zambia joins the $1bn club

Airtel Networks Zambia Plc crossed US$1 billion in market capitalisation on the Lusaka Securities Exchange…

Ethiopia EV electric motorcycle Spiro Roam BasiGo Kenya 80 percent 2026Nala stablecoin Tanzania fintech $50m Liquidity MUFG 2026

Spiro bets on batteries, not motorcycles

Spiro co-founder Gagan Gupta told TechCabal that batteries and energy infrastructure, not motorcycles, drive the…

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Tanzania self-funds its $24bn budget

Tanzania's Finance Minister Khamis Mussa presented the Tsh62.33 trillion ($24 billion) 2026/27 budget on June…

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

Cardoso wins Central Bank of the Year

Nigeria's Central Bank was named Central Bank of the Year 2026 at the Central Banking…

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Ghana $118bn GDP Africa eighth economy IMF 2026Ghana cedi IMF recovery 2026

Ghana rises to Africa’s 8th economy

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Artificial Intelligence KenyaGITEX Kenya Nairobi AI tech 2026

Nairobi is now Africa’s AI capital

National Health Insurance South Africa universal healthcareSouth Africa Infrastructure

South Africa’s NHI loses in ConCourt

Bolt Dongfeng EV electric vehicle South Africa ride-hailing 2026South Africa Infrastructure

Bolt brings Chinese EVs to South Africa

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