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AfricaBusiness

Safaricom’s Ziidi Puts the Nairobi Stock Exchange in Every Kenyan’s Pocket

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Africaspoint Editorial

Safaricom's Ziidi investment platform has grown from a KES 1.3 billion money market fund at launch to KES 15.1 billion…

AfricaBusiness

Karooooo Billionaire Calisto Moves Into Car Insurance

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Africaspoint Editorial

South Africa's Competition Commission has backed Karooooo billionaire Zak Calisto's bid to buy into King Price insurer via two acquiring…

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AfricaGeopolitics

Morocco, Ethiopia and Nigeria Lead China’s Africa Factory Push

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Africaspoint Editorial

Morocco, Ethiopia and Nigeria lead a new ranking of Chinese manufacturing presence in Africa, with the ten-country footprint spanning automotive,…

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AfricaFinance

Africa Needs More Foreign Investment But the Wrong Kind Won’t Help

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Africaspoint Editorial

ISS modelling finds that raising Africa's FDI from 3% to 5.3% of GDP by 2043 would add $243.5 billion to…

HormuzSouth Africa immigration xenophobia Ramaphosa March deportation crackdown 2026

South Africa’s June 30 shutdown arrives

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

Angola GDP growth 5.3 percent non-oil diversification Q1 2026Dangote Refinery IPO

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…

Africa GDP 4.2 percent growth fastest economies 2025 2026Uganda Airlines Boeing 10 aircraft fleet expansion Museveni 2026

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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Vodacom’s Sh272 Billion Safaricom Deal Clears COMESA

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Nigeria Signs $1.3 Billion Alumina Refinery Deal

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4 African Nations Lead Global Mining Investment Race

Ghana’s McDan Built a $120M Empire From Nothing

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