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Africa’s manufacturing moment is now
Sub-Saharan Africa is projected to grow at 4.4 percent in 2026, outpacing Asia, with manufacturing investment accelerating across textiles, agro-processing,…
Zeno raises $25m for East Africa e-motorcycles
Kenyan electric motorcycle startup Zeno has raised $25 million to scale production of its Emara e-motorcycle and battery-swap network across…
Burkina Faso’s richest men fight over TotalEnergies
Mahamadou Bonkoungou has initiated arbitration proceedings challenging Idrissa Nassa's Coris Invest Group over TotalEnergies' former 170-station fuel network in Burkina…
Ghana cuts utility bills, launches EV tariff
Ghana's PURC has cut electricity tariffs by 4.81 percent and water tariffs by 3.06 percent from April 1, driven by…
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DStv sets World Cup streaming record
DStv Stream recorded over 900,000 concurrent viewers for South Africa's opening World Cup 2026 match…
Nigeria slams the IMF’s tax prescriptions
A Nigerian think tank, the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics, has criticised the IMF's…
Stop checking passports, SA minister warns
South Africa's Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi warned at an Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration briefing on…
Dangote’s petrol unit is down 34%
The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has been running its main petrol-producing RFCCU unit at 34% below…