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Nedbank wins clearance for $856m NCBA Kenya deal

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa's Nedbank has secured Kenya's Capital Markets Authority exemption to proceed with its $856 million acquisition of 66% of…

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Kenya halves fuel VAT to 8% for 90 days

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Africaspoint Editorial

President Ruto signed Kenya's fuel VAT cut from 16% to 8% into law on April 17, the most direct fiscal…

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Africa Fintech Live heads to Nairobi in May

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Africaspoint Editorial

Africa Fintech Live 2026 will convene in Nairobi on May 7, bringing together leaders across payments, banking, telecoms and digital…

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Kenya seals $2.9bn in deals at KIICO 2026

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Africaspoint Editorial

Kenya secured $2.9 billion in investment commitments across 20 deals at the KIICO 2026 conference in Nairobi, targeting 63,000 new…

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South Africa’s June 30 shutdown arrives

Anti-immigration protesters marched across South Africa's major cities on June 30, the deadline set by…

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US-Iran truce sends oil crashing

A US-Iran ceasefire agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have sent Brent…

Africa startup funding May 2026 $259 million Bima NALA LemFi fintech reboundAI

MTN’s MoMo is going super app

MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Ant International, the global payments firm behind Alipay, to…

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AfDB backs Arua airport in Uganda

The African Development Bank has approved $180 million to upgrade Uganda's Arua Airport into an…

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Kenya sells 30-year bond for first time in 19 months

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Zenith Bank enters East Africa via Kenya acquisition

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Kenya sells $1.6bn Safaricom stake to Vodacom

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Diageo’s $2.3bn EABL sale clears Kenya court

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