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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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AfricaGovernance

South Africa kills tourist visa scheme for ETA

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa plans to phase out the Trusted Tour Operator Scheme and absorb it into a broader Electronic Travel Authorisation…

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AfricaFinance

Ghana kills government cheques, goes fully digital

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Africaspoint Editorial

Ghana has banned government cheques, signing an SLA with 24 banks to make the GHIPSS electronic platform the only legal…

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AfricaFinance

Ghana makes boards liable for bank cyber breaches

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Africaspoint Editorial

Ghana has launched the Cyber and Information Security Directive 2026, requiring board-level accountability for cybersecurity across all licensed financial institutions…

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AfricaGovernance

World Bank funds Malawi cyber response team

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Africaspoint Editorial

The World Bank has renewed technical support for Malawi's cybersecurity agenda, backing the establishment of an independent Data Protection Authority…

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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 AI market heads to $4.64bn by 2030

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Ghana wants tomato yields to triple to 20 tons

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Kenya builds digital backbone for 7.2m farmers

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Ghana engineers want $2bn import bill slashed

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