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Equity Bank bets on Lobito Corridor

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Equity Group CEO James Mwangi disclosed on May 18 that the Kenyan bank is targeting acquisitions in Angola, Zambia and…

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Nairobi is now Africa’s AI capital

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AI Everything Kenya x GITEX Kenya 2026 ran in Nairobi from May 19 to 21, drawing over 100 investors from…

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Museveni signs law that rattles investors

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Uganda's President Museveni signed the Protection of Sovereignty Act into law on May 17, requiring individuals acting on behalf of…

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Dangote’s Ethiopia bet hits $4bn

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Aliko Dangote has raised the Dangote Group's investment in an Ethiopian fertiliser complex at Gode to more than $4 billion,…

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South Africa’s June 30 shutdown arrives

Anti-immigration protesters marched across South Africa's major cities on June 30, the deadline set by…

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US-Iran truce sends oil crashing

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

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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…

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Lamu, Mombasa, Tanger Med: Africa’s ports are winning

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Somalia slides toward famine as aid collapses and Hormuz bites

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$31bn in deals: what Africa got from the Nairobi summit

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Africa CEO Forum opens in Kigali: scale or fail

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