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AfricaFinance

Tanzania steps in as Hormuz fuel shock hits East Africa

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Africaspoint Editorial

Tanzania's government has intervened to contain fuel price increases from the Hormuz oil shock, joining South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia and…

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AfricaBusiness

Airbus hails Ethiopian Airlines as Africa’s aviation blueprint

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Africaspoint Editorial

Airbus's Africa director publicly praised Ethiopian Airlines as the definitive continental aviation success story at the Africa Forward Summit week,…

Kenya family conglomerate corporate debt stress DL Group tea holdings business restructuring
AfricaBusiness

Kenya’s DL Group denies tea sale as debt pressure mounts

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Africaspoint Editorial

Kenya's DL Group has denied reports of a tea asset sale but Billionaires.Africa's analysis reveals multiple live debt actions across…

AfricaGeopolitics

Kenya and France sign 11 deals on rail, ports and energy

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Africaspoint Editorial

Kenyan President William Ruto and French President Emmanuel Macron witnessed the signing of 11 bilateral agreements at State House Nairobi…

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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 GDP grew 4.6% in 2025 on green energy and construction

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Africa Forward Summit opens with 40-deal target

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Somalia’s Hormuud finances 100,000 smartphones for poor

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Kenya’s first private agri-securitisation at $2.1m

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