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Ghana’s cedi posts best Q1 in six years

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Ghana's cedi posted its best Q1 performance in six years in 2026, falling only 4.4% as inflation hit 3.2%, GDP…

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OPay hits $3.1bn as Opera flags 85% IPO probability

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Africaspoint Editorial

Opera's FY2025 SEC filing values OPay at $3.1 billion and assigns an 85% probability of an IPO within two years.…

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Dangote hits $30bn as refinery eyes world record

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Africaspoint Editorial

Forbes has valued Dangote at $30.3 billion for the first time; he has pledged 95,000 jobs as the refinery expands…

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UBA profit halves as FX windfall evaporates

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Africaspoint Editorial

UBA posted N404.7 billion profit in FY2025, down 47% from 2024, as FX trading swung from a N182 billion gain…

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Airtel Africa profit triples to $813m as data beats voice

Airtel Africa reported FY2026 profit after tax of $813 million, up 147%, on revenue of…

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Safaricom FY2026: record KSh80bn dividend, profit up 67%

Safaricom posted group net income of KSh99.7 billion for FY2026, up 67%, and declared a…

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South Africa unemployment hits 32.7% as 345,000 jobs lost

South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 32.7% in Q1 2026 from 31.4% in Q4 2025…

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Dangote picks Mombasa for $17bn East Africa refinery

Aliko Dangote told the Financial Times he is leaning toward Mombasa over Tanzania's Tanga for…

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Nigeria signs $1.3bn alumina refinery deal

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Nigeria gets $900m MDB backing for fibre rollout

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Dangote lines up Africa’s biggest IPO at $5bn

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MTN buys back its towers in $6.2bn deal

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