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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.

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AfricaFinance

Ghana hits 3.2% inflation, 15th straight drop

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Africaspoint Editorial

Ghana's inflation fell to 3.2% in March 2026, the 15th consecutive monthly decline, continuing one of Africa's most sustained disinflation…

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AfricaGhana

Ghana bets $250m on becoming Africa’s AI hub

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Africaspoint Editorial

Ghana's Cabinet has approved a $250 million national AI compute centre and a National AI Strategy launching April 24, backed…

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AfricaBusiness

South Africa gets only 1% of global mining spend

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa attracts just 1% of global mineral exploration spend despite world-class reserves. Anglo American's R600m injection brings the Junior…

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AfricaInfrastructure

Coca-Cola cuts the grid with 4MW solar in Kenya

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Africaspoint Editorial

Coca-Cola has been cleared to install 3.98MW of solar at its Nairobi and Kisumu plants as Kenya's captive solar capacity…

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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…

HormuzSouth Africa immigration xenophobia Ramaphosa March deportation crackdown 2026

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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Leon SchreiberSouth Africa ETA visa

South Africa kills tourist visa scheme for ETA

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Ghana public financial managementGHIPSS Ghana

Ghana kills government cheques, goes fully digital

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Bank of Ghana cybersecurityCISD 2026

Ghana makes boards liable for bank cyber breaches

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MACRA MalawiMalawi cybersecurity

World Bank funds Malawi cyber response team

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