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Six pacts as Ruto visits Pretoria

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President Ruto's June 4 state visit to South Africa yielded six bilateral agreements covering trade facilitation, skills development and maritime…

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Ethiopia lures Kenya’s EV makers north

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Ethiopia's target for EVs to represent 80% of new vehicle registrations by 2030 is drawing Kenya's top electric mobility companies…

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Equity’s Congo goldmine: 58% profit surge

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Africaspoint Editorial

Equity Group CEO James Mwangi confirmed plans to establish two insurance businesses in the DRC as Equity BCDC posted a…

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Absa Kenya smashes Q1 profit record

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Africaspoint Editorial

Absa Bank Kenya posted Q1 2026 profit after tax of KSh 5.3 billion ($41 million), with a 20.3% return on…

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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…

South Africa immigration xenophobia Ramaphosa March deportation crackdown 2026South Africa Infrastructure

South Africa braces for June 30

South Africa's police service has activated joint operations in all nine provinces at a projected…

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I&M Group Kenya bank profit record KSh 5 billion Q1 2026Kenya

Standard Chartered Kenya profit falls 26%

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I&M Group breaks Kenya banking record

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East Africa ports Mombasa Lamu shipping boom 2026Kenya

Mombasa goes green as LNG ship docks

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Asahi’s $2.3bn EABL deal clears regulators

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