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Equity’s Congo goldmine: 58% profit surge

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Equity Group CEO James Mwangi confirmed plans to establish two insurance businesses in the DRC as Equity BCDC posted a…

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Aspen dumps Asia for R27bn windfall

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Africaspoint Editorial

Aspen Pharmacare completed its R27 billion ($1.65 billion) sale of its Asia Pacific pharmaceutical business to Australian PE firm BGH…

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Mauritius bank plugs Africa’s $92bn trade hole

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Mauritius Commercial Bank announced a $1 billion trade finance facility on June 1, to be deployed over four years to…

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Mulilo’s $884m solar push adds 716MW

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Mulilo Renewable Energy pledged nearly R15 billion ($884 million) at the South Africa Investment Conference on March 31, 2026, to…

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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…

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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…

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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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Tinubu’s three-year reform scorecard is mixed

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Zimbabwe’s NRZ wins $150m Afreximbank rescue

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Yango bets on Africa’s AI market

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Absa Bank Kenya Q1 2026 profit record KSh 5.3 billion resultsI&M Group Kenya bank profit record KSh 5 billion Q1 2026

Absa Kenya smashes Q1 profit record

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