Africa
Pan-African business news covering all 54 nations. Continental trade, AfCFTA developments, multi-country investment, and business intelligence spanning the entire African continent.
Mineral ban nets Zimbabwe $984m
Zimbabwe's mineral sector posted Q1 2026 sales of $983.85 million, up 79% in value year on year, as the government's…
Pick n Pay sells its crown jewel
Pick n Pay raised R4.7 billion ($282 million) by selling a further 12.5% stake in Boxer Retail through an accelerated…
AngloGold is now Africa’s biggest company
AngloGold Ashanti has overtaken Naspers as Africa's most valuable listed company after its market capitalisation crossed $50 billion, driven by…
$2bn railway rewires Southern Africa
Zimbabwe and Zambia signed a $2.18 billion MoU on April 11 to build the 311-kilometre Lion's Den to Kafue railway,…
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Airtel Zambia joins the $1bn club
Airtel Networks Zambia Plc crossed US$1 billion in market capitalisation on the Lusaka Securities Exchange…
Spiro bets on batteries, not motorcycles
Spiro co-founder Gagan Gupta told TechCabal that batteries and energy infrastructure, not motorcycles, drive the…
Tanzania self-funds its $24bn budget
Tanzania's Finance Minister Khamis Mussa presented the Tsh62.33 trillion ($24 billion) 2026/27 budget on June…
Cardoso wins Central Bank of the Year
Nigeria's Central Bank was named Central Bank of the Year 2026 at the Central Banking…