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Rwanda lands Elsewedy Electric and Schneider at CEO Forum

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Rwanda signed investment agreements with Elsewedy Electric for a smart meters manufacturing plant, technical university, logistics hub and Kigali SEZ…

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

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Kenya's Lamu port received 74 vessels in the first ten weeks of 2026, a third of all calls since it…

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Somalia slides toward famine as aid collapses and Hormuz bites

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Parts of southern Somalia face famine for the first time since 2022 as Hormuz disruption drives up to 60% price…

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

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Forty companies committed $31.5 billion across 30 projects at the Africa Forward Summit in Nairobi, led by TotalEnergies with $10…

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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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Safaricom smashes records with KSh80bn dividend

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Dangote eyes $17bn Mombasa refinery

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Macron pledges $27bn at Africa summit

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Tanzania steps in as Hormuz fuel shock hits East Africa

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