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Heirs Energies wins global oil deal prize

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Heirs Energies won Best Oil and Gas Deal of the Year at the EMEA Finance Project Finance Awards 2026 for…

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Fitch rewards South Africa’s fiscal discipline

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Africaspoint Editorial

Fitch Ratings upgraded South Africa from BB minus to BB on June 5, the first upward rating action in 21…

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Ghana-Jamaica pact ends two-decade silence

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Africaspoint Editorial

Ghana and Jamaica concluded the Third PJCC Ministerial Session in Accra on May 27, signing four bilateral agreements in health,…

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Six pacts as Ruto visits Pretoria

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Africaspoint Editorial

President Ruto's June 4 state visit to South Africa yielded six bilateral agreements covering trade facilitation, skills development and maritime…

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Endeavour Mining posts record $880m EBITDA

Endeavour Mining, West Africa's largest gold producer, reported record adjusted EBITDA of $880 million for…

Africa GDP 4.2 percent growth fastest economies 2025 2026Africa sovereign wealth funds $164 billion mining minerals EIH FONSIS Guinea Simandou 2026

Africa’s $164bn wealth funds eye mining

Africa's sovereign wealth funds now hold combined assets exceeding $164 billion and are being deployed…

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Abiy unveils Addis Ababa’s riverside makeover

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the Entoto-Kebena River and Riverside Development Project in Addis Ababa…

HormuzSouth Africa immigration xenophobia Ramaphosa March deportation crackdown 2026

EU’s steel tariff hits South Africa

The EU's new steel import framework took effect July 1, imposing annual quotas with a…

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Ghana AgriConnect World Bank IFAD IFC 2.6 million jobs agriculture 2026Ghana FDI $2.61 billion GIPC 2025 investment China petroleum

Ghana’s FDI quadruples to $2.61bn

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Africa startup funding $1 billion H1 2026 venture capitalEthiopia EV electric motorcycle Spiro Roam BasiGo Kenya 80 percent 2026

Spiro banks $215m to electrify Africa

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Ghana AgriConnect World Bank IFAD IFC 2.6 million jobs agriculture 2026Hormuz

Ghana’s AgriConnect plan targets 2.6m jobs

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Ethio Telecom ESX Ethiopian Securities Exchange TELE IPO 2026Ethiopia

Ethiopia lures Kenya’s EV makers north

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