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AfricaBusiness

World Bank approves $240m to protect West Africa’s coastline

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Africaspoint Editorial

The World Bank has approved $240 million for WACA+, a new coastal protection and blue economy programme in Benin and…

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AfricaBusiness

Ban children from social media, CEO urges

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Africaspoint Editorial

Pinterest CEO Bill Ready has called on governments to ban under-16s from social media, arguing platforms are designed to maximise…

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BusinessEast Africa

KRA wants VAT on every business in Kenya

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Africaspoint Editorial

The Kenya Revenue Authority wants the VAT registration threshold cut from $39,000 (KES 5 million) to zero, pulling every business…

AfricaBusiness

South Africa’s offshore oil push survives four years of courts

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Africaspoint Editorial

Four years of legal battles have slowed but not stopped South Africa's offshore oil and gas ambitions. Shell's Wild Coast…

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Nigeria health sector records major gains

IN SHORT: Nigeria's health minister Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate says the sector is recording significant…

Africa digital infrastructureNamibia

Namibia rejects Starlink licence application

IN SHORT: Namibia's communications regulator CRAN has formally rejected Starlink's application for both a telecommunications…

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Stanbic launches women’s banking in Ghana

IN SHORT: Stanbic Bank Ghana has launched Obaa Sima, a dedicated women's banking proposition targeting…

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Ghana makes UN history on slavery

IN SHORT: Ghana tabled a resolution at the UN today declaring the transatlantic slave trade…

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Kenya tempts cruise tourists inland with 30% park discount

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EU commits $475m to Kenya’s digital push

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SAA is Africa’s first Bitcoin airline

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Kenya’s $4bn railway breaks free of China

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