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AfricaBusiness

Nigeria Locks Shea Exports for Another Year

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Africaspoint Editorial

Nigeria has extended its ban on raw shea nut exports by one year, pushing the world's largest producer to build…

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AfricaEast Africa

Ruto Commissions 13,000-Unit KDF Housing Programme in Shift to Private Finance

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Africaspoint Editorial

President Ruto has commissioned the Roysambu Military Camp housing project and announced plans for over 13,000 KDF units funded largely…

AfricaGeopolitics

Zambia Rejects $1 Billion US Health Deal Over Secret Mining Demands

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Africaspoint Editorial

Zambia has pushed back on a $1 billion US health funding agreement over a hidden clause tying the aid to…

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AfricaBusiness

Zimbabwe Halts All Raw Mineral Exports to Force Processing at Home

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Africaspoint Editorial

Zimbabwe has suspended exports of all raw minerals and lithium concentrates with immediate effect, including consignments already in transit, in…

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DStv sets World Cup streaming record

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

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Nigeria slams the IMF’s tax prescriptions

A Nigerian think tank, the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics, has criticised the IMF's…

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Stop checking passports, SA minister warns

South Africa's Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi warned at an Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration briefing on…

Aliko DangoteDangote refinery 700000 barrels day capacity expansion 1.4 million 2026

Dangote’s petrol unit is down 34%

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has been running its main petrol-producing RFCCU unit at 34% below…

President Bola Tinubu announces expansion of primary healthcare funding across Nigeria

Tinubu Expands Healthcare Funding to 13500 Facilities

GhanaPolitics

Ghana Gets Its First Female Fire Chief

PoliticsSouth Africa

South Africa allocates R848 billion to security forces in crackdown on crime and illegal mining

Politics

Patrice Motsepe’s name surfaces in ANC leadership talks but he says he is not interested

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