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Ethiopia breaks ground on Africa’s biggest airport at $12.5bn

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Africaspoint Editorial

Ethiopia has begun development of a $12.5 billion international airport at Bishoftu, 45km from Addis Ababa, with PM Abiy Ahmed…

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Kenya Finance Bill 2026 hits KQ and fintech hard

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Africaspoint Editorial

Kenya's Finance Bill 2026 ends Kenya Airways' withholding tax exemption on overseas technical payments, expands the royalty definition to cover…

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Kenya CBK ends 10-cut cycle as oil shock bites

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Africaspoint Editorial

Kenya's CBK held rates at 8.75% on April 8, ending a record 10-consecutive-cut easing cycle as the Iran war pushed…

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Dodai raises $13m to build Ethiopia EV network

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Africaspoint Editorial

Ethiopian electric mobility startup Dodai has closed a $13 million Series A including BII debt financing to scale its locally…

Endeavour Mining gold West Africa $880m EBITDA Assafou Burkina Faso Cote Ivoire 2026Kenya Airways $2 billion turnaround investor debt equity KQ Kamal 2026

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…

HormuzSouth Africa immigration xenophobia Ramaphosa March deportation crackdown 2026

EU’s steel tariff hits South Africa

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

East Africa oil refinery energy Tanzania industrial infrastructure petroleum
Africa We Build Summit AFC 2026Dangote

Dangote pledges 650,000 bpd refinery for East Africa

Africa Fintech Live 2026Africa instant payments infrastructure

Kenya and Rwanda sign fintech passporting deal

BankingEast Africa banking consolidation 2026

Nedbank wins clearance for $856m NCBA Kenya deal

Ethiopia hydropower dam renewable energy electricity Africa infrastructure
East Africa power poolEthiopia energy 2026

Ethiopia hits 10,000 MW power milestone

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