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Airtel Zambia joins the $1bn club

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Africaspoint Editorial

Airtel Networks Zambia Plc crossed US$1 billion in market capitalisation on the Lusaka Securities Exchange on June 8, 2026, becoming…

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Spiro bets on batteries, not motorcycles

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Africaspoint Editorial

Spiro co-founder Gagan Gupta told TechCabal that batteries and energy infrastructure, not motorcycles, drive the long-term growth strategy. Motorcycles generate…

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AfricaBusiness

Tanzania self-funds its $24bn budget

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Africaspoint Editorial

Tanzania's Finance Minister Khamis Mussa presented the Tsh62.33 trillion ($24 billion) 2026/27 budget on June 11, targeting 75% domestic funding,…

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Cardoso wins Central Bank of the Year

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Africaspoint Editorial

Nigeria's Central Bank was named Central Bank of the Year 2026 at the Central Banking Awards in London on June…

Angola GDP growth 5.3 percent non-oil diversification Q1 2026Dangote Refinery IPO

US-Iran truce sends oil crashing

A US-Iran ceasefire agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have sent Brent…

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MTN’s MoMo is going super app

MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Ant International, the global payments firm behind Alipay, to…

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AfDB backs Arua airport in Uganda

The African Development Bank has approved $180 million to upgrade Uganda's Arua Airport into an…

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South Africa braces for June 30

South Africa's police service has activated joint operations in all nine provinces at a projected…

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Ghana pitches Voltaian Basin to Canada

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Africa sovereign wealth funds $164 billion minerals mining 2026Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe’s gold miner doubles output target

Africa GDP 4.2 percent growth fastest economies 2025 2026Ethiopia IMF ECF fifth review $468 million reform 2026

Rwanda’s Rwf7.8tn budget hits parliament

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China embeds deeper in Africa’s ports

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