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Kenya’s first private agri-securitisation at $2.1m

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Africaspoint Editorial

Fintech Kaleidofin has completed Kenya's first private-sector agriculture-focused securitisation at $2.1 million, converting smallholder farmer loans into tradeable securities and…

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AfricaGeopolitics

US invites Kenya to lead Africa minerals trade zone

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Africaspoint Editorial

The US has invited Kenya to lead a preferential critical minerals trade zone as East Africa's AI market grows rapidly,…

AfricaBusiness

Safaricom doubles home fibre speeds as rivals enter

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Africaspoint Editorial

Safaricom doubled its entry-level Home Fibre speed from 15 Mbps to 40 Mbps at no extra cost and raised speeds…

AfricaGeopolitics

US-Africa Business Summit heads to Mauritius in July

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Africaspoint Editorial

The 18th US-Africa Business Summit moves to Mauritius on July 26 to 29, 2026, the first time the summit has…

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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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Africa oil supermajors upstream investmentAngola oil windfall fiscal 2026

Somalia prepares first offshore oil drill in historic first

GrowthShiprazor Cape Town ecommerce logistics 2026

Shiprazor raises $2.65m to fix Africa e-commerce logistics

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Cybervergent launches v3 across four African markets

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Africa startup funding Q1 2026 exits debt equityAfrica venture debt equity shift 2026

Africa startup funding hits $600m as exits double

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