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Safaricom doubles home fibre speeds as rivals enter

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Africaspoint Editorial

Safaricom doubled its entry-level Home Fibre speed from 15 Mbps to 40 Mbps at no extra cost and raised speeds…

AfricaGeopolitics

US-Africa Business Summit heads to Mauritius in July

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Africaspoint Editorial

The 18th US-Africa Business Summit moves to Mauritius on July 26 to 29, 2026, the first time the summit has…

AfricaInfrastructure

Zungu and ex-Glencore trader take Ambatovy

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Africaspoint Editorial

Sumitomo is paying $418 million to exit Madagascar's Ambatovy nickel mine after $2.6 billion in cumulative losses over twenty years,…

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Moody’s backs South Africa as debt peaks in 2025

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Africaspoint Editorial

Moody's has confirmed that South Africa's government debt peaked at 86.8% of GDP in 2025 and will decline to 84.9%…

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Airtel Africa profit triples to $813m as data beats voice

Airtel Africa reported FY2026 profit after tax of $813 million, up 147%, on revenue of…

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Safaricom FY2026: record KSh80bn dividend, profit up 67%

Safaricom posted group net income of KSh99.7 billion for FY2026, up 67%, and declared a…

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South Africa unemployment hits 32.7% as 345,000 jobs lost

South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 32.7% in Q1 2026 from 31.4% in Q4 2025…

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Dangote picks Mombasa for $17bn East Africa refinery

Aliko Dangote told the Financial Times he is leaning toward Mombasa over Tanzania's Tanga for…

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Cybervergent launches v3 across four African markets

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Africa outpaces Asia growth FDI 2026Africa startup funding Q1 2026

Africa startup funding hits $600m as exits double

South Africa real economy SME growth investment agriculture manufacturing energy startup fund
Africa private equity venture capital 2026Africa startup funding Q1 2026

Secha Capital closes on $40m to back SA’s real economy

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Morocco launches $5.6bn Nador port to rival Europe’s biggest

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