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Standard Bank backs Dangote refinery IPO

Standard Bank Group CEO Sim Tshabalala visited the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lagos on June 10 and pledged that Standard…

Uganda Airlines orders 10 Boeing aircraft

Uganda Airlines signed a commitment with Boeing on June 10 to acquire 10 aircraft including 8 passenger planes and 2…

Kenya wins the ICA-Africa chair

McLoud Malonza, Chair of Co-operative Bank Holdings and the Co-operative Alliance of Kenya, was elected Chairperson of ICA-Africa in Maputo…

Lagos rail reaches for its airport

Nigeria's Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo announced plans at the Invest Lagos 3.0 forum on June 9 to extend the Lagos…

US-Iran truce sends oil crashing

A US-Iran ceasefire agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have sent Brent…

MTN’s MoMo is going super app

MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Ant International, the global payments firm behind Alipay, to…

AfDB backs Arua airport in Uganda

The African Development Bank has approved $180 million to upgrade Uganda's Arua Airport into an…

South Africa braces for June 30

South Africa's police service has activated joint operations in all nine provinces at a projected…