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AfricaBusiness

DStv sets World Cup streaming record

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Africaspoint Editorial

DStv Stream recorded over 900,000 concurrent viewers for South Africa's opening World Cup 2026 match against Mexico on June 12,…

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AfricaBusiness

Ghana-Jamaica pact ends two-decade silence

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Africaspoint Editorial

Ghana and Jamaica concluded the Third PJCC Ministerial Session in Accra on May 27, signing four bilateral agreements in health,…

AfricaCulture

IShowSpeed flies the Ghana flag worldwide

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Africaspoint Editorial

IShowSpeed released "Champions," an unofficial 2026 World Cup anthem prominently featuring Ghana's flag, traditional dancers and Afrobeats energy. The video…

AfricaBusiness

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…

Angola GDP growth 5.3 percent non-oil diversification Q1 2026Dangote Refinery IPO

US-Iran truce sends oil crashing

A US-Iran ceasefire agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have sent Brent…

Africa startup funding May 2026 $259 million Bima NALA LemFi fintech reboundAI

MTN’s MoMo is going super app

MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Ant International, the global payments firm behind Alipay, to…

Africa GDP 4.2 percent growth fastest economies 2025 2026Uganda Airlines Boeing 10 aircraft fleet expansion Museveni 2026

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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Africa brain drainAfrica diaspora remittances

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

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Bola TinubuMultiChoice

Nigeria’s copyright chief tells MultiChoice: fix the gaps

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Africa soft powerCyril Ramaphosa

South Africa ranked among world’s most polite nations

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AFCON 2025Cyril Ramaphosa

South Africa backs Senegal against Morocco ruling

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