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Equity Bank bets on Lobito Corridor

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Equity Group CEO James Mwangi disclosed on May 18 that the Kenyan bank is targeting acquisitions in Angola, Zambia and…

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Nairobi is now Africa’s AI capital

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AI Everything Kenya x GITEX Kenya 2026 ran in Nairobi from May 19 to 21, drawing over 100 investors from…

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Museveni signs law that rattles investors

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Uganda's President Museveni signed the Protection of Sovereignty Act into law on May 17, requiring individuals acting on behalf of…

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Dangote’s Ethiopia bet hits $4bn

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Aliko Dangote has raised the Dangote Group's investment in an Ethiopian fertiliser complex at Gode to more than $4 billion,…

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Endeavour Mining posts record $880m EBITDA

Endeavour Mining, West Africa's largest gold producer, reported record adjusted EBITDA of $880 million for…

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Africa’s $164bn wealth funds eye mining

Africa's sovereign wealth funds now hold combined assets exceeding $164 billion and are being deployed…

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Abiy unveils Addis Ababa’s riverside makeover

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the Entoto-Kebena River and Riverside Development Project in Addis Ababa…

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EU’s steel tariff hits South Africa

The EU's new steel import framework took effect July 1, imposing annual quotas with a…

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Lamu, Mombasa, Tanger Med: Africa’s ports are winning

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Somalia slides toward famine as aid collapses and Hormuz bites

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$31bn in deals: what Africa got from the Nairobi summit

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Africa CEO Forum opens in Kigali: scale or fail

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