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African culture and creative industries: film, music, art, fashion, diaspora contributions, and the business of African cultural exports to global markets.

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Africa’s DJ economy: Black Coffee leads $60m music empire

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Africaspoint Editorial

Black Coffee has built a $60 million empire from DJing, Grammy-winning production, tech equity and catalogue ownership. He is the…

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AfricaBusiness

Sweden’s 4-year visa targets Africa’s best

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Africaspoint Editorial

IN SHORT: Sweden is doubling its EU Blue Card validity from two to four years from June 1, 2026. For…

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AfricaBusiness

Nigeria’s copyright chief tells MultiChoice: fix the gaps

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Africaspoint Editorial

IN SHORT: Nigeria's Copyright Commission DG Dr John Asein met MultiChoice Nigeria CEO Kemi Omotosho and laid out three areas…

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CultureSouth Africa

South Africa ranked among world’s most polite nations

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Africaspoint Editorial

A global Remitly survey has placed South Africa in the top 10 most polite nations in the world, with 1.82%…

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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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South Africa backs Senegal against Morocco ruling

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Eid al-Fitr and 1,400 years of Islam in Africa

EditorialPaul Kagame

Rwanda shut 15,000 churches. Here is why.

Editorial

Africa’s Oscars moment: wins, nominations at the 98th Academy Awards

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