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AfricaInfrastructure

Zungu and ex-Glencore trader take Ambatovy

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Africaspoint Editorial

Sumitomo is paying $418 million to exit Madagascar's Ambatovy nickel mine after $2.6 billion in cumulative losses over twenty years,…

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Moody’s backs South Africa as debt peaks in 2025

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Africaspoint Editorial

Moody's has confirmed that South Africa's government debt peaked at 86.8% of GDP in 2025 and will decline to 84.9%…

AfricaGeopolitics

Nairobi hosts Africa-France summit as Macron and Ruto co-chair

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Africaspoint Editorial

Kenya hosts the Africa Forward Summit on May 11 and 12, the first time a non-Francophone country has co-chaired France's…

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AfricaInfrastructure

Dangote bets $1bn on Zimbabwe’s industrial recovery

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Africaspoint Editorial

Dangote Group announced a minimum $1 billion investment in Zimbabwe covering a gas pipeline, power generation plant and cement facility,…

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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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Secha Capital closes on $40m to back SA’s real economy

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Morocco launches $5.6bn Nador port to rival Europe’s biggest

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LemFi commits £100m to go global from London

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Pope Leo XIV delivers blunt corruption message to Africa

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