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Pan-African business news covering all 54 nations. Continental trade, AfCFTA developments, multi-country investment, and business intelligence spanning the entire African continent.
Dangote lines up Africa’s biggest IPO at $5bn
Dangote Petroleum Refinery is preparing a pan-African IPO targeting up to $5 billion across multiple African exchanges, with the offer…
Africa PE beats VC for first time since 2019
Private equity overtook venture capital in Africa for the first time since 2019 in Q1 2026, as Ecofin Agency data…
Africa private capital hits $16.1bn in Q1 2026
Africa's private capital market hit $16.1 billion in Q1 2026 across 172 transactions, with two deals — MTN's $6.2bn IHS…
US backs Phalaborwa despite SA diplomatic rift
The US DFC has committed $50 million to South Africa's Phalaborwa Rare Earths Project despite Trump's aid freeze on Pretoria,…
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DStv sets World Cup streaming record
DStv Stream recorded over 900,000 concurrent viewers for South Africa's opening World Cup 2026 match…
Nigeria slams the IMF’s tax prescriptions
A Nigerian think tank, the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics, has criticised the IMF's…
Stop checking passports, SA minister warns
South Africa's Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi warned at an Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration briefing on…
Dangote’s petrol unit is down 34%
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has been running its main petrol-producing RFCCU unit at 34% below…