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TEF turns $100m into $4.2bn across 24,000 businesses

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Africaspoint Editorial

IN SHORT: The Tony Elumelu Foundation has disbursed over $100 million to 24,000 African entrepreneurs since 2015, generating $4.2 billion…

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MTN donates devices to school with perfect matric pass rate

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Africaspoint Editorial

IN SHORT: MTN South Africa has donated digital devices to Qibing Secondary School in the Free State, which recorded a…

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AfricaBusiness

Rwanda’s AGUKA creates 128,000 jobs, eyes next phase

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Africaspoint Editorial

IN SHORT: Rwanda's AGUKA youth enterprise programme has generated 128,000 jobs and $9.3 million in income since 2022, exceeding its…

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AfricaBusiness

Nigeria’s copyright chief tells MultiChoice: fix the gaps

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Africaspoint Editorial

IN SHORT: Nigeria's Copyright Commission DG Dr John Asein met MultiChoice Nigeria CEO Kemi Omotosho and laid out three areas…

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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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blue economy AfricaWACA West Africa coastal

World Bank approves $240m to protect West Africa’s coastline

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Africa digital regulationAI

Ban children from social media, CEO urges

Gwede MantasheShell Wild Coast

South Africa’s offshore oil push survives four years of courts

Africa energy sovereigntyAliko Dangote

Dangote ships 456,000 tonnes to five African nations

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