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AfricaFinance

Africa PE beats VC for first time since 2019

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Africaspoint Editorial

Private equity overtook venture capital in Africa for the first time since 2019 in Q1 2026, as Ecofin Agency data…

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AfricaFinance

Africa private capital hits $16.1bn in Q1 2026

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Africaspoint Editorial

Africa's private capital market hit $16.1 billion in Q1 2026 across 172 transactions, with two deals — MTN's $6.2bn IHS…

AfricaGeopolitics

US backs Phalaborwa despite SA diplomatic rift

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Africaspoint Editorial

The US DFC has committed $50 million to South Africa's Phalaborwa Rare Earths Project despite Trump's aid freeze on Pretoria,…

AfricaInfrastructure

Novastar closes $147m Africa fund with Japan capital

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Africaspoint Editorial

Novastar Ventures has closed its Africa People and Planet Fund III at $147 million with major Japanese institutional backers including…

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South Africa’s June 30 shutdown arrives

Anti-immigration protesters marched across South Africa's major cities on June 30, the deadline set by…

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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…

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AfDB backs Arua airport in Uganda

The African Development Bank has approved $180 million to upgrade Uganda's Arua Airport into an…

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DRC raises US copper sales fivefold to 500,000 tonnes

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DRC creates state cobalt reserve for 9,600 tonnes

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Morocco’s OCP makes Africa’s first dollar hybrid bond

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ADNOC eyes Shell’s 600 SA fuel stations for $1bn

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