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Ethiopia hits 10,000 MW power milestone
Ethiopia's power generation capacity has crossed 10,000 megawatts, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed confirmed, driven by the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam…
Flutterwave gets Nigerian banking licence at 10
Flutterwave secured a Nigerian banking licence on April 2, allowing Africa's most valuable fintech to hold deposits, lend directly and…
Africa Fintech Live heads to Nairobi in May
Africa Fintech Live 2026 will convene in Nairobi on May 7, bringing together leaders across payments, banking, telecoms and digital…
South Sudan launches first instant payments system
South Sudan has launched its first-ever instant payments infrastructure, three years after the proposal was first made, marking a landmark…
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Airtel Zambia joins the $1bn club
Airtel Networks Zambia Plc crossed US$1 billion in market capitalisation on the Lusaka Securities Exchange…
Spiro bets on batteries, not motorcycles
Spiro co-founder Gagan Gupta told TechCabal that batteries and energy infrastructure, not motorcycles, drive the…
Tanzania self-funds its $24bn budget
Tanzania's Finance Minister Khamis Mussa presented the Tsh62.33 trillion ($24 billion) 2026/27 budget on June…
Cardoso wins Central Bank of the Year
Nigeria's Central Bank was named Central Bank of the Year 2026 at the Central Banking…