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Nigeria’s oil birthplace runs on solar now

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Africaspoint Editorial

Oloibiri, the Nigerian village where Shell struck the country's first commercial oil in 1956, now runs on solar after 15…

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Kenya seals $2.9bn in deals at KIICO 2026

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Africaspoint Editorial

Kenya secured $2.9 billion in investment commitments across 20 deals at the KIICO 2026 conference in Nairobi, targeting 63,000 new…

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SA mining hits 2-year high on platinum surge

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa's mining output surged 9.7% year-on-year in February, the fastest pace since February 2024, driven by a 52.3% jump…

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

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Africaspoint Editorial

Kenya's CBK is auctioning a new 30-year Treasury bond on April 15 at 12.50% coupon, the first fresh long-tenor issuance…

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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…

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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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Kenya sells $1.6bn Safaricom stake to Vodacom

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Africa climate fund hits $52m close for clean tech startups

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South Africa manufacturing contracts for fourth straight month

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Palantir co-founder bets $11.8m on Nigerian drone maker

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