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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…