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Africa CEO Forum opens May 14 in Kigali

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Africaspoint Editorial

The 13th Africa CEO Forum opens in Kigali on May 14 and 15, 2026 with over 2,500 private and public…

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Kenya GDP grew 4.6% in 2025 on green energy and construction

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Africaspoint Editorial

Kenya's real GDP grew 4.6% in 2025 as construction rebounded 6.8%, mining surged 14.9%, accommodation and food services grew 15.6%,…

AfricaGeopolitics

Africa Forward Summit opens with 40-deal target

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Africaspoint Editorial

Kenya's Foreign Affairs PS Abraham Sing'Oei said the Africa Forward Summit opening tomorrow is expected to conclude up to 40…

AfricaBusiness

Somalia’s Hormuud finances 100,000 smartphones for poor

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Africaspoint Editorial

Somalia's Hormuud Telecom is financing 100,000 smartphones for low-income subscribers through deposit and instalment payments via its EVC Plus mobile…

HormuzSouth Africa immigration xenophobia Ramaphosa March deportation crackdown 2026

South Africa’s June 30 shutdown arrives

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

Angola GDP growth 5.3 percent non-oil diversification Q1 2026Dangote Refinery IPO

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…

Africa GDP 4.2 percent growth fastest economies 2025 2026Uganda Airlines Boeing 10 aircraft fleet expansion Museveni 2026

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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Africa critical minerals US supply chain value additionEast Africa AI ownership digital sovereignty

US invites Kenya to lead Africa minerals trade zone

Africa telecom infrastructure consolidationKenya Finance Bill 2026 digital tax

Safaricom doubles home fibre speeds as rivals enter

Africa Forward Summit Nairobi 2026Africa We Build Summit AFC 2026

Nairobi hosts Africa-France summit as Macron and Ruto co-chair

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Africa oil supermajors upstream investmentAngola oil windfall fiscal 2026

Somalia prepares first offshore oil drill in historic first

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