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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.
Tanzania and Singapore strike first partnership
Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam made the first-ever state visit by a Singaporean head of state to Tanzania on June 9,…
Eskom signs a landmark LNG deal
Eskom and Zululand Energy Terminal signed a heads of agreement on June 5 for a long-term LNG supply partnership to…
South Africa’s six-quarter growth run continues
South Africa's GDP grew 0.5% quarter on quarter in Q1 2026, beating the 0.2% consensus forecast and extending the growth…
Kenya near-finalises landmark EU data deal
Kenya and the EU confirmed the Data Adequacy Decision is at its final stages during President Ruto's Brussels visit, with…
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US-Iran truce sends oil crashing
A US-Iran ceasefire agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have sent Brent…
MTN’s MoMo is going super app
MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Ant International, the global payments firm behind Alipay, to…
AfDB backs Arua airport in Uganda
The African Development Bank has approved $180 million to upgrade Uganda's Arua Airport into an…
South Africa braces for June 30
South Africa's police service has activated joint operations in all nine provinces at a projected…