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COMESA Opens Antitrust Probe into Meta Over WhatsApp AI Exclusion Across 21 African Markets

Africa's most powerful regional competition authority has launched a formal antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms, targeting a policy change that…

Kenya Is Targeting $2 Billion in Signed Deals at Its Biggest Investment Conference Ever

Kenya's fourth Kenya International Investment Conference opens on March 25 at the Radisson Blu Upper Hill in Nairobi, with InvestKenya…

Nigeria’s VAT Revenue Jumps 28% Year-on-Year to N2.28 Trillion in Q3 2025

Nigeria collected N2.28 trillion in Value Added Tax in the third quarter of 2025, a 28.10% jump from the same…

Kenya Airports Authority Shuts Down Adani Comeback Talk as JKIA Tender Goes Public

Kenya Airports Authority has flatly denied reports that the Adani Group has been quietly re-engaged on the JKIA modernisation project,…

Ghana tightens bank cybersecurity rules

Ghana has launched the Cyber and Information Security Directive 2026, requiring board-level accountability for cybersecurity…

World Bank backs Malawi cybersecurity push

The World Bank has renewed technical support for Malawi's cybersecurity agenda, backing the establishment of…

Kenya’s fuel hoarders face licence threat

Ruto warned oil marketers against hoarding and confirmed Kenya's G-to-G deal continues to provide protection…

Nigeria reform signal for Kenya investors

Nigeria's reform narrative is shifting how global capital prices Africa. For Kenya, competing for the…