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Africa startups raise $705m in Q1 as debt beats equity
African startups raised $700-705 million across 59 deals in Q1 2026, with debt outpacing equity and Egypt and South Africa…
South Africa pulls record $53bn in one day
South Africa's 2026 Investment Conference closed with a record R889.8bn ($53bn) in pledges across 81 projects. Ramaphosa raises five-year target…
Congo stops losing half its mining revenue
DRC is deploying cobalt export quotas, advance royalties, digital weighing infrastructure, and a new mineral analysis lab as it moves…
Tanzania attracts $1.12bn in Q1 as China leads
Tanzania registered 177 investment projects worth $1.12 billion in Q1 2026, expected to create 19,750 jobs, with China leading foreign…
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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…