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Dangote’s Ethiopia bet hits $4bn
Aliko Dangote has raised the Dangote Group's investment in an Ethiopian fertiliser complex at Gode to more than $4 billion,…
Dangote locks NNPC out of refinery
Aliko Dangote has blocked NNPC from acquiring additional equity in the $20 billion Lekki refinery, clearing the cap table ahead…
South Africa’s debt has peaked: Moody’s confirms the turn
Moody's confirmed South Africa's general government debt peaked at 86.8% of GDP in 2025 and will decline to 84.9% by…
Angola and DRC build Africa’s biggest power interconnection
Angola and the DRC are advancing a $1.5 billion, 1,450-kilometre power transmission line to export 2,000 megawatts of surplus Angolan…
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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…