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AfricaBusiness

Nigeria’s trade surplus triples to N7.55tn

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Africaspoint Editorial

Nigeria's Q1 2026 merchandise trade surplus surged 341% to N7.55 trillion ($4.1 billion) from N1.71 trillion in Q4 2025, driven…

AfricaBusiness

Ruto wins Sh20.7bn EU digital deal

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Africaspoint Editorial

President Ruto secured Sh20.7 billion ($160 million) in EU digital investments during his Brussels visit on June 8: Sh15.3 billion…

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AfricaBusiness

Heirs Energies wins global oil deal prize

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Africaspoint Editorial

Heirs Energies won Best Oil and Gas Deal of the Year at the EMEA Finance Project Finance Awards 2026 for…

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AfricaBusiness

Fitch rewards South Africa’s fiscal discipline

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Africaspoint Editorial

Fitch Ratings upgraded South Africa from BB minus to BB on June 5, the first upward rating action in 21…

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…

South Africa immigration xenophobia Ramaphosa March deportation crackdown 2026South Africa Infrastructure

South Africa braces for June 30

South Africa's police service has activated joint operations in all nine provinces at a projected…

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Admaius Capital Virunga II $500 million Africa private equity IFC 2026Africa startup funding $1 billion H1 2026 venture capital

$1.25bn backs African startup incubation push

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AethexAI voice AI Africa $3 million 4DX Ventures Kora pre-seed 2026Africa data centre construction market Nigeria $4.58 billion 2031

AethexAI’s $3m backs Africa voice AI

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Aliko DangoteDangote Group

Dangote refinery powers past 700,000bpd

Africa GDP 4.2 percent growth fastest economies 2025 2026Angola GDP growth 5.3 percent non-oil diversification Q1 2026

Museveni: Uganda will hit 50,000MW

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