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Africa’s $24.95bn Space Economy Is Now Feeding Farmers from Orbit

Africa's space economy has hit $24.95 billion, already surpassing projections set for 2026, and the sharpest returns are not coming…

Safaricom’s Ziidi Puts the Nairobi Stock Exchange in Every Kenyan’s Pocket

Safaricom's Ziidi investment platform has grown from a KES 1.3 billion money market fund at launch to KES 15.1 billion…

Zimbabwe Caps Municipal Business Fees to Cut Costs

Zimbabwe has gazetted Model Fees By-Laws capping most business licences at US$500 per year and cutting hotel compliance fees by…

Nigeria’s Net FX Reserves Jump 772% in Two Years

CBN Governor Olayemi Cardoso disclosed that Nigeria's net foreign exchange reserves surged 772% from $3.99 billion at end-2023 to $34.80…

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…