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Co-op Bank Kenya restructures for regional push

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Co-operative Bank of Kenya announced on April 21 it will restructure into a non-operating holding company renamed Co-opbank Group PLC,…

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Dangote pledges 650,000 bpd refinery for East Africa

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Aliko Dangote pledged at the AFC summit in Nairobi to build a 650,000 barrel-per-day oil refinery in Tanga, Tanzania, identical…

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Kenya and Rwanda sign fintech passporting deal

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Kenya and Rwanda signed the Kigali Declaration on Fintech Licence Passporting in March, allowing payment service providers to expand between…

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Nedbank wins clearance for $856m NCBA Kenya deal

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South Africa's Nedbank has secured Kenya's Capital Markets Authority exemption to proceed with its $856 million acquisition of 66% of…

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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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Kenya halves fuel VAT to 8% for 90 days

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Africa Fintech Live heads to Nairobi in May

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Kenya seals $2.9bn in deals at KIICO 2026

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Kenya sells 30-year bond for first time in 19 months

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