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BusinessEast Africa

Uganda’s copper: Norway or Nigeria?

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Africaspoint Editorial

Uganda sits on copper, cobalt and rare earths at the exact moment the world is desperate for them. Whether that…

East AfricaGeopolitics

Kenya’s Haiti bill: worth it?

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Africaspoint Editorial

Kenya's second police contingent has returned from Haiti after a mission that cost Sh4.5 billion in nine months, three lives,…

East AfricaNotable Individuals

Tanzanian President adopts abandoned baby, names her Grace

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Africaspoint Editorial

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has adopted a baby girl abandoned in Nzega District, Tabora, naming her Grace Samia Suluhu…

BusinessEast Africa

Zeno raises $25m for East Africa e-motorcycles

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Africaspoint Editorial

Kenyan electric motorcycle startup Zeno has raised $25 million to scale production of its Emara e-motorcycle and battery-swap network across…

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Airtel Zambia joins the $1bn club

Airtel Networks Zambia Plc crossed US$1 billion in market capitalisation on the Lusaka Securities Exchange…

Ethiopia EV electric motorcycle Spiro Roam BasiGo Kenya 80 percent 2026Nala stablecoin Tanzania fintech $50m Liquidity MUFG 2026

Spiro bets on batteries, not motorcycles

Spiro co-founder Gagan Gupta told TechCabal that batteries and energy infrastructure, not motorcycles, drive the…

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Tanzania self-funds its $24bn budget

Tanzania's Finance Minister Khamis Mussa presented the Tsh62.33 trillion ($24 billion) 2026/27 budget on June…

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Cardoso wins Central Bank of the Year

Nigeria's Central Bank was named Central Bank of the Year 2026 at the Central Banking…

Africa food securityAliko Dangote

Dangote seals $4.2bn gas deal with GCL

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Russia agrees to stop recruiting Kenyans

Africa aviation infrastructureBole International Airport

Ethiopian Airlines opens $50m domestic terminal

EditorialPaul Kagame

Rwanda shut 15,000 churches. Here is why.

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