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Tanzania attracts $1.12bn in Q1 as China leads

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Africaspoint Editorial

Tanzania registered 177 investment projects worth $1.12 billion in Q1 2026, expected to create 19,750 jobs, with China leading foreign…

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Coca-Cola cuts the grid with 4MW solar in Kenya

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Africaspoint Editorial

Coca-Cola has been cleared to install 3.98MW of solar at its Nairobi and Kisumu plants as Kenya's captive solar capacity…

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Ethiopia seals $13bn in deals at one forum

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Africaspoint Editorial

Ethiopia's Invest in Ethiopia 2026 forum closed with $13.1 billion in signed deals, led by Chinese firm Ming Yang Smart…

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AfricaGovernance

Kenya to fuel hoarders: lose your licence

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Africaspoint Editorial

Ruto warned oil marketers against hoarding and confirmed Kenya's G-to-G deal continues to provide protection as Strait of Hormuz disruptions…

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AFC closes record $2bn syndicated loan

Africa Finance Corporation raised a record $2 billion syndicated loan on June 4, upsized from…

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Salt River Market transformed into 970 homes

Cape Town's Salt River Market site was formally handed to developer Communicare on June 8…

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Rwanda locks in $250m IMF credit facility

The IMF Executive Board approved Rwanda's $250 million, 38-month Extended Credit Facility on June 9,…

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Nigeria’s trade surplus triples to N7.55tn

Nigeria's Q1 2026 merchandise trade surplus surged 341% to N7.55 trillion ($4.1 billion) from N1.71…

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Kenya builds digital backbone for 7.2m farmers

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Kenya hosts Africa urban forum with Azerbaijan

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US spends $71m on Kenya airbase as ties deepen

East Africa startup ecosystemFunding

Nairobi tech salaries now rival some European markets

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