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AfricaFinance

Kenya halves fuel VAT to 8% for 90 days

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Africaspoint Editorial

President Ruto signed Kenya's fuel VAT cut from 16% to 8% into law on April 17, the most direct fiscal…

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AfricaBusiness

Africa Fintech Live heads to Nairobi in May

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Africaspoint Editorial

Africa Fintech Live 2026 will convene in Nairobi on May 7, bringing together leaders across payments, banking, telecoms and digital…

AfricaGovernance

Africa’s $15bn highway tops AU infrastructure agenda

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa will host the AU's 5th Transport and Energy Ministerial from April 27 to 30 in Johannesburg, where ministers…

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AfricaFinance

Platinum overtakes coal as SA’s top export

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa's platinum export volumes rose 18% year-on-year in Q1 2026 as China and European demand rebounded, with PGMs overtaking…

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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…

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Nigeria slams the IMF’s tax prescriptions

A Nigerian think tank, the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics, has criticised the IMF's…

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Stop checking passports, SA minister warns

South Africa's Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi warned at an Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration briefing on…

Aliko DangoteDangote refinery 700000 barrels day capacity expansion 1.4 million 2026

Dangote’s petrol unit is down 34%

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has been running its main petrol-producing RFCCU unit at 34% below…

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Nigeria’s oil birthplace runs on solar now

Invest KenyaKenya FDI 2026

Kenya seals $2.9bn in deals at KIICO 2026

SA mining hits 2-year high on platinum surge

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Kenya sells 30-year bond for first time in 19 months

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