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DRC and South Africa revive $10bn Inga 3 dam
The DRC and South Africa have revived bilateral talks on the Inga 3 hydropower project, the next phase of the…
South African takes charge of world’s biggest miner
KwaZulu-Natal-born Brandon Craig becomes CEO of BHP, the world's largest miner, on July 1. He joins fellow South Africans Natascha…
265,000 Africans applied for 3,200 startup spots
The Tony Elumelu Foundation announces its 12th TEF Entrepreneurship Programme cohort on March 22. Over 265,000 applications came in from…
Tanzania’s $15bn FDI gap is a readiness problem
Tanzania targets $15 billion in annual FDI and 6.3 percent GDP growth in 2026 but the gap between macroeconomic ambition…
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Egypt opens Africa’s longest monorail line
President Sisi inaugurated the 56.5km East Nile Monorail on March 20, connecting Cairo Stadium in…
Ghana’s lithium problem isn’t geology. It’s people.
Ghana's Ewoyaa lithium project is set to produce 3.6 million tonnes of spodumene concentrate over…
From Alexandra township to running Africa’s biggest bank
Mary Vilakazi grew up in Alexandra township, sold sweets for pocket money, financed her education…
All four SA banks are chasing Kenya
All four of South Africa's biggest banks are targeting Kenya simultaneously. Nedbank is buying NCBA.…