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African finance news: capital markets, FDI flows, sovereign debt, private equity deals, currency movements, and banking sector developments across the continent.

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Ethiopia’s Eurobond talks collapse, bondholders sue

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Africaspoint Editorial

Ethiopia's Ministry of Finance announced on May 28 that formal Eurobond restructuring talks with private bondholders collapsed after they rejected…

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AfricaBusiness

Five nations split Africa’s $3.6 trillion

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Africaspoint Editorial

Five African economies, Nigeria, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia and Algeria, account for approximately half of the continent's $3.6 trillion GDP…

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AfricaBusiness

Dangote exposes the oil mafia

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Africaspoint Editorial

Aliko Dangote publicly described a coordinated "oil mafia" that he says tried to prevent his $20 billion Lekki refinery from…

AfricaBusiness

Canal Plus hits JSE June 3

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Africaspoint Editorial

Canal Plus will list on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on June 3, 2026 under code CNP, becoming the first French…

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Endeavour Mining posts record $880m EBITDA

Endeavour Mining, West Africa's largest gold producer, reported record adjusted EBITDA of $880 million for…

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Africa’s $164bn wealth funds eye mining

Africa's sovereign wealth funds now hold combined assets exceeding $164 billion and are being deployed…

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Abiy unveils Addis Ababa’s riverside makeover

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed inaugurated the Entoto-Kebena River and Riverside Development Project in Addis Ababa…

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EU’s steel tariff hits South Africa

The EU's new steel import framework took effect July 1, imposing annual quotas with a…

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NNPC challenges Dangote’s prices in court

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Africa gold mining JSE market cap 2026HCI Hosken Consolidated Investments earnings coal hotels JSE 2026

HCI lifts earnings 50% on coal boom

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EgyptEgypt FDI 9.3 billion GDP growth 5.3 percent IMF 2026

Egypt’s FDI hits $9.3bn, economy grows

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SARB MPC repo rate decision South Africa 6.75 percent 2026SARB repo rate cut 6.5 percent MPC South Africa May 2026

SARB cuts repo to 6.5 percent

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