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African infrastructure news: ports, railways, roads, airports, power plants, telecoms networks, and major construction projects across the continent.

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Dodai raises $13m to build Ethiopia EV network

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Ethiopian electric mobility startup Dodai has closed a $13 million Series A including BII debt financing to scale its locally…

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Zimbabwe ships Africa’s first lithium sulphate

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Zimbabwe shipped Africa's first-ever lithium sulphate consignment on April 28 from the Arcadia mine, produced at Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt's $400…

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ARM signs Boliden nickel deal to restart Nkomati

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African Rainbow Minerals has signed a conditional nickel concentrate offtake deal with Sweden's Boliden to supply its Harjavalta smelter in…

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World Bank: Africa investment still 20% below peak

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The World Bank's April 2026 Africa Economic Update finds that public capital investment across Sub-Saharan Africa remains 20% below its…

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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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AFC summit: Africa has $4 trillion, not enough pipes

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Nigeria signs $1.3bn alumina refinery deal

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Nigeria gets $900m MDB backing for fibre rollout

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BP enters Namibia with 60% Walvis Basin stake

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