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Tanzania’s $274m port fuel tanks, 41% done

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Africaspoint Editorial

President Samia Suluhu Hassan has formally launched a TZS 678.6 billion ($274m) oil storage project at Dar es Salaam port,…

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Ethio Telecom expands 4G to 276 towns

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Africaspoint Editorial

Ethio Telecom has signed a network expansion and modernisation agreement with Ericsson at MWC Barcelona, covering 1,500 mobile sites, adding…

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M-PESA charges 2026: the complete guide

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Africaspoint Editorial

A complete, up-to-date guide to M-PESA charges in 2026: withdrawal fees at agents and ATMs, send money tariffs across all…

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East Africa’s cyber gap is now a macro risk

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Africaspoint Editorial

82% of African organisations cannot find enough cybersecurity professionals, the highest recruitment gap in the world, as East Africa recorded…

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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…

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IMF KenyaJohn Mbadi

Kenya IMF talks end with no deal

East Africa TradeKenya Exports

Kenya pushes packaging to lift exports

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Kenya reopens JKIA bid amid Addis rivalry

African UnionEthiopia Military

Kenya and Ethiopia tighten military alliance

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