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Benin votes tomorrow as Talon picks his successor

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Benin votes April 12 as outgoing President Patrice Talon steps down after a decade, with finance minister Romuald Wadagni the…

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GITEX Africa opens in Marrakech with $5bn deals expected

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Africa's largest tech event opened in Marrakech on April 7 with 1,450 exhibitors from 145 countries, 55,000 attendees, and $5bn…

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FirstRand dumps UK bank after $993m car loan hit

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South Africa's FirstRand will exit UK bank Aldermore after raising motor loan provisions to £750m ($993m), more than a decade…

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Vodacom takes control of Safaricom in $1.6bn deal

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Kenya's parliament approved Vodacom's $1.6bn purchase of the government's 15% Safaricom stake, giving South Africa's Vodacom 55% majority control of…

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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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Tanzania attracts $1.12bn in Q1 as China leads

Burkina Faso tomato banElizabeth Ofosu-Adjare

Tomatoes flow again as Burkina lifts Ghana ban

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South Africa gets only 1% of global mining spend

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Ghana wants tomato yields to triple to 20 tons

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