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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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AfricaFinance

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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AfricaFinance

Nigeria threatens to halt delayed World Bank loans

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Africaspoint Editorial

Nigeria has threatened to stop disbursements on World Bank loans not processed within six months of approval, pushing back against…

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AfricaBusiness

Airbus hails Ethiopian Airlines as Africa’s aviation blueprint

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Africaspoint Editorial

Airbus's Africa director publicly praised Ethiopian Airlines as the definitive continental aviation success story at the Africa Forward Summit week,…

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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…

Ethiopia EV electric motorcycle Spiro Roam BasiGo Kenya 80 percent 2026Nala stablecoin Tanzania fintech $50m Liquidity MUFG 2026

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…

Zimbabwe electricity power grid ZESA Hwange thermal energy supply infrastructure 2026
Dangote Zimbabwe billion investment cement power 2026Energy

Zimbabwe pledges end to load shedding by December

Africa Forward Summit Nairobi 2026France Africa partnership Macron Ruto

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

BankingFemi Otedola First HoldCo Nigeria banking 2026

Otedola gains $36.5m in a day on First HoldCo surge

Africa CEO Forum Kigali Rwanda 2026Africa Forward Summit Nairobi 2026

Africa CEO Forum opens May 14 in Kigali

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