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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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Trump’s Hormuz gambit keeps oil above $100

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Trump launched "Project Freedom" on May 4, deploying US Navy destroyers and 15,000 personnel to guide neutral ships out of…

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Gold at $4,550 splits Africa’s macro story in two

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Africaspoint Editorial

Gold is trading at $4,550 per ounce today as the Hormuz conflict sustains the safe-haven premium and the US Fed…

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Kenya CBK ends 10-cut cycle as oil shock bites

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Africaspoint Editorial

Kenya's CBK held rates at 8.75% on April 8, ending a record 10-consecutive-cut easing cycle as the Iran war pushed…

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Ghana’s cedi posts best Q1 in six years

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Ghana's cedi posted its best Q1 performance in six years in 2026, falling only 4.4% as inflation hit 3.2%, GDP…

Lagos rail reaches for its airport

Nigeria's Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo announced plans at the Invest Lagos 3.0 forum on June…

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TikTok’s AI purges 4m Nigerian videos

TikTok removed more than 4 million videos in Nigeria in Q4 2025, with 99.9% proactively…

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Kenya Airways pursues $2bn turnaround investor

Kenya's government is seeking a strategic investor willing to commit $1.2-2 billion to Kenya Airways…

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Eskom creates Green arm for renewable future

Eskom launched Eskom Green on June 10, a new separate renewable energy platform targeting mining…

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OPay hits $3.1bn as Opera flags 85% IPO probability

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Axian buys five Letshego banking units across Africa

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IFC and StanChart launch $300m Africa supply chain fund

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