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Rwanda locks in $250m IMF credit facility

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Africaspoint Editorial

The IMF Executive Board approved Rwanda's $250 million, 38-month Extended Credit Facility on June 9, with an immediate $35.7 million…

AfricaBusiness

Berbera’s rise reshapes East Africa trade

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Africaspoint Editorial

Berbera Port in Somaliland has expanded to 500,000 TEUs annually and is positioning itself as a major trade gateway for…

AfricaBusiness

Ruto wins Sh20.7bn EU digital deal

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Africaspoint Editorial

President Ruto secured Sh20.7 billion ($160 million) in EU digital investments during his Brussels visit on June 8: Sh15.3 billion…

AfricaBusiness

Six pacts as Ruto visits Pretoria

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Africaspoint Editorial

President Ruto's June 4 state visit to South Africa yielded six bilateral agreements covering trade facilitation, skills development and maritime…

Angola GDP growth 5.3 percent non-oil diversification Q1 2026Dangote Refinery IPO

US-Iran truce sends oil crashing

A US-Iran ceasefire agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have sent Brent…

Africa startup funding May 2026 $259 million Bima NALA LemFi fintech reboundAI

MTN’s MoMo is going super app

MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Ant International, the global payments firm behind Alipay, to…

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AfDB backs Arua airport in Uganda

The African Development Bank has approved $180 million to upgrade Uganda's Arua Airport into an…

South Africa immigration xenophobia Ramaphosa March deportation crackdown 2026South Africa Infrastructure

South Africa braces for June 30

South Africa's police service has activated joint operations in all nine provinces at a projected…

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Africa GDP 4.2 percent growth fastest economies 2025 2026Ethiopia

Ethiopia clears IMF review, unlocks $468m

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Ethio Telecom ESX Ethiopian Securities Exchange TELE IPO 2026Ethiopia

Ethiopia lures Kenya’s EV makers north

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Tanzania finally breaks its Moscow silence

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Ethio Telecom ESX Ethiopian Securities Exchange TELE IPO 2026Ethiopia

Ethiopian Airlines confirmed a global competitor

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