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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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African stock exchanges: the complete guide for 2026

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Africaspoint Editorial

Africa has more than 25 active stock exchanges. This guide covers the continent's major capital markets, their size and liquidity,…

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Fastest growing cities in Africa 2026

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Africaspoint Editorial

Africa's fastest growing cities in 2026 combine population expansion, infrastructure investment and economic diversification. From Kigali to Lagos to Casablanca,…

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Africa’s DJ economy: Black Coffee leads $60m music empire

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Africaspoint Editorial

Black Coffee has built a $60 million empire from DJing, Grammy-winning production, tech equity and catalogue ownership. He is the…

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Tanzania steps in as Hormuz fuel shock hits East Africa

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Africaspoint Editorial

Tanzania's government has intervened to contain fuel price increases from the Hormuz oil shock, joining South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia and…

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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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Cape Town taxis go cashless from June 1

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Nigeria exports crude while Dangote refinery runs dry

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Zimbabwe pledges end to load shedding by December

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Kenya and France sign 11 deals on rail, ports and energy

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