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Kenya halves fuel VAT to 8% for 90 days

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President Ruto signed Kenya's fuel VAT cut from 16% to 8% into law on April 17, the most direct fiscal…

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Africa Fintech Live heads to Nairobi in May

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Africaspoint Editorial

Africa Fintech Live 2026 will convene in Nairobi on May 7, bringing together leaders across payments, banking, telecoms and digital…

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Kenya seals $2.9bn in deals at KIICO 2026

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Africaspoint Editorial

Kenya secured $2.9 billion in investment commitments across 20 deals at the KIICO 2026 conference in Nairobi, targeting 63,000 new…

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

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Africaspoint Editorial

Kenya's CBK is auctioning a new 30-year Treasury bond on April 15 at 12.50% coupon, the first fresh long-tenor issuance…

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Airtel Africa profit triples to $813m as data beats voice

Airtel Africa reported FY2026 profit after tax of $813 million, up 147%, on revenue of…

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Safaricom FY2026: record KSh80bn dividend, profit up 67%

Safaricom posted group net income of KSh99.7 billion for FY2026, up 67%, and declared a…

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South Africa unemployment hits 32.7% as 345,000 jobs lost

South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 32.7% in Q1 2026 from 31.4% in Q4 2025…

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Dangote picks Mombasa for $17bn East Africa refinery

Aliko Dangote told the Financial Times he is leaning toward Mombasa over Tanzania's Tanga for…

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Kenya sells $1.6bn Safaricom stake to Vodacom

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Diageo’s $2.3bn EABL sale clears Kenya court

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Kenya halts rate cuts at 8.75% on oil price risk

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Vodacom takes control of Safaricom in $1.6bn deal

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