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AfricaBusiness

Dangote hits $35bn as Nigeria billionaires top South Africa

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Africaspoint Editorial

Aliko Dangote's net worth hit $35.4 billion in May 2026, up $5.4 billion year to date. Forbes' 2026 Africa list…

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$31bn in deals: what Africa got from the Nairobi summit

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Africaspoint Editorial

Forty companies committed $31.5 billion across 30 projects at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, led by TotalEnergies with $10…

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AfricaBusiness

Africa is the world’s new shipping hub

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Africaspoint Editorial

The Hormuz closure and Red Sea insecurity have converted Africa's coastline into the world's primary shipping corridor, with Tanger Med,…

AfricaFinance

Dangote targets $50bn valuation in Africa’s biggest IPO

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Africaspoint Editorial

Aliko Dangote is targeting a $50 billion valuation for the Dangote Petroleum Refinery IPO on the Nigerian Exchange, with a…

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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…

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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…

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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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$175m bet on Africa’s payment backbone

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Zambia cuts rates to two-year low

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