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MTN donates devices to school with perfect matric pass rate

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Africaspoint Editorial

IN SHORT: MTN South Africa has donated digital devices to Qibing Secondary School in the Free State, which recorded a…

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AfricaBusiness

Rwanda’s AGUKA creates 128,000 jobs, eyes next phase

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Africaspoint Editorial

IN SHORT: Rwanda's AGUKA youth enterprise programme has generated 128,000 jobs and $9.3 million in income since 2022, exceeding its…

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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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AfricaBusiness

Ban children from social media, CEO urges

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Africaspoint Editorial

Pinterest CEO Bill Ready has called on governments to ban under-16s from social media, arguing platforms are designed to maximise…

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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…

Africa fintech unicorn public listing 2026Africa telecom infrastructure consolidation

Safaricom FY2026: record KSh80bn dividend, profit up 67%

Safaricom posted group net income of KSh99.7 billion for FY2026, up 67%, and declared a…

Enoch Godongwana Treasury fiscal policySouth Africa energy transition load shedding end

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’s offshore oil push survives four years of courts

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Ghana takes slavery reparations to the UN

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Africa Critical MineralsAfrica social licence mining

Ghana’s lithium problem isn’t geology. It’s people.

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Africa agro-processingBurkina Faso agriculture

Burkina Faso built the factories. Now it wants the tomatoes.

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