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AfricaBusiness

Belgium to try a man for killing Lumumba

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Africaspoint Editorial

A Brussels court has ordered former diplomat Étienne Davignon, 93, to stand trial for war crimes connected to the 1961…

AfricaBusiness

Momentum doubles down on Southern Africa

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Africaspoint Editorial

Momentum Group is concentrating its Africa investment in Southern Africa, selling its Ghana and Zambia operations to double down on…

AfricaBusiness

Ghana rescues 500 child trafficking victims

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Africaspoint Editorial

Ghana's IJM has rescued more than 500 child trafficking victims since 2015, with 235 arrests and 70 convictions. The decade…

AfricaBusiness

Africa’s skills gap: 12 million in, 3 million jobs

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Africaspoint Editorial

The World Bank warned in Accra that 1.2 billion young people will enter developing-country labour markets over the next decade,…

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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…

Africa urban governanceBurkina Faso

Nairobi cleans up. Can it become a habit?

Africa FintechBola Tinubu

Nigeria’s $96bn crypto market leads the world

Africa digital connectivityAfrica Fibre Optic

Starlink goes live in Central African Republic

Africa skills shortageCyril Ramaphosa

Saudi Arabia wants South Africa’s best

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