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Tanzania pitches $12.9bn energy pipeline to US investors
IN SHORT: Tanzania has pitched a $12.9 billion energy investment package to US investors at the Powering Africa Summit in…
Zimbabwe avocado exports set to double in 2026
IN SHORT: Zimbabwe's avocado exports are on track to more than double to over 6,000 tonnes in 2026, up from…
Nairobi hosts Kenya’s biggest investment conference this week
Burundi joins Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Rwanda, Malawi, Mauritius, Seychelles, Comoros, Djibouti, DRC, Egypt, Eswatini, Libya,…
Nigeria draws $2.6bn in mining FDI, eyes Africa corridors
Nigeria has attracted over $2.6 billion in mining FDI in two and a half years while its minister pushes for…
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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…