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Africa climate fund hits $52m close for clean tech startups
Persistent launched the $70m Africa Climate Venture Fund with a $52m first close, one of the largest for a dedicated…
Morocco signs $1.2bn deal for Africa’s first AI factory
Morocco signed a $1.2bn deal for the Nexus AI Factory at GITEX Africa 2026, Africa's first sovereign AI infrastructure platform,…
Diageo’s $2.3bn EABL sale clears Kenya court
A Kenyan court cleared Diageo's $2.3bn sale of East African Breweries to Japan's Asahi Group on April 10, dismissing a…
Ghana fund hits $35m close to back West Africa SMEs
Ghana's Ci-Gaba Venture Capital Fund hit a $35m first close toward a $91m target, mobilising domestic pension fund capital into…
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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…
US-Iran truce sends oil crashing
A US-Iran ceasefire agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have sent Brent…
MTN’s MoMo is going super app
MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Ant International, the global payments firm behind Alipay, to…
AfDB backs Arua airport in Uganda
The African Development Bank has approved $180 million to upgrade Uganda's Arua Airport into an…