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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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Standard Bank backs Dangote refinery IPO

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Africaspoint Editorial

Standard Bank Group CEO Sim Tshabalala visited the Dangote Petroleum Refinery in Lagos on June 10 and pledged that Standard…

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Kenya Airways pursues $2bn turnaround investor

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Africaspoint Editorial

Kenya's government is seeking a strategic investor willing to commit $1.2-2 billion to Kenya Airways through an international tender, alongside…

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South Africa’s six-quarter growth run continues

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa's GDP grew 0.5% quarter on quarter in Q1 2026, beating the 0.2% consensus forecast and extending the growth…

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AFC closes record $2bn syndicated loan

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Africaspoint Editorial

Africa Finance Corporation raised a record $2 billion syndicated loan on June 4, upsized from $1.6 billion after strong demand…

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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…

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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Heirs Energies wins global oil deal prize

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Fitch rewards South Africa’s fiscal discipline

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Ghana’s FDI quadruples to $2.61bn

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Ethiopia clears IMF review, unlocks $468m

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