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Varun Beverages buys Twizza for $125m
Varun Beverages, PepsiCo's largest bottler outside the US, completed the R2.1 billion ($125 million) acquisition of South Africa's Twizza in…
Africa startups raise $705m as debt beats equity
African startups raised $705 million in Q1 2026, up 26.5% year on year, with Egypt leading at $190 million. For…
UBA profit halves as FX windfall evaporates
UBA posted N404.7 billion profit in FY2025, down 47% from 2024, as FX trading swung from a N182 billion gain…
Co-op Bank Kenya restructures for regional push
Co-operative Bank of Kenya announced on April 21 it will restructure into a non-operating holding company renamed Co-opbank Group PLC,…
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Airtel Africa profit triples to $813m as data beats voice
Airtel Africa reported FY2026 profit after tax of $813 million, up 147%, on revenue of…
Safaricom FY2026: record KSh80bn dividend, profit up 67%
Safaricom posted group net income of KSh99.7 billion for FY2026, up 67%, and declared a…
South Africa unemployment hits 32.7% as 345,000 jobs lost
South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 32.7% in Q1 2026 from 31.4% in Q4 2025…
Dangote picks Mombasa for $17bn East Africa refinery
Aliko Dangote told the Financial Times he is leaning toward Mombasa over Tanzania's Tanga for…