🇳🇬 Subnational debt hits N4.36 trillion in 2025, Lagos leads
Nigeria's subnational debt crisis deepened in 2025, with combined borrowings across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) climbing to ...
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🇳🇬 Flutterwave denies knowledge of reported $75 million
Flutterwave, Africa's most valuable fintech unicorn, has publicly rejected reports of a $75 million government investment injection, marking another c...
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🇪🇬 Egypt moves to unlock long-term infrastructure financing
Egypt's infrastructure financing challenge has long constrained the nation's economic potential. With a population exceeding 100 million and critical ...
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🇰🇪 Reliance on rain-fed agriculture is increasingly untenable.
Kenya's dairy sector is at an inflection point. Once a pillar of rural livelihoods and a reliable export commodity, the industry now faces structural ...
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🇳🇬 BREAKING: Air Peace suit dismissed as court upholds FCCPC
Nigeria's Federal High Court has delivered a decisive blow to Air Peace Limited, dismissing the airline's attempt to block regulatory investigations b...
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🇳🇬 Dangote Sugar seeks regulatory approval for N500 billion
Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc, Nigeria's dominant sugar producer and a bellwether for African agribusiness, is moving forward with plans to raise up to N...
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🇳🇬 From Lagos to Zaria: How discovery community is shaping
Nigeria's creative industries have long punched above their weight as a source of soft power and revenue generation across Africa. With music, film, a...
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🇪🇬 The money engines that built Fawry’s $1 billion business
Egypt's payments landscape has undergone a quiet revolution over the past decade, and Fawry stands at its centre. The fintech unicorn—now valued at ap...
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🇳🇬 Tinubu approves $75 million investment in Flutterwave ahead
Nigeria's government has thrown its considerable weight behind Flutterwave, Africa's most valuable fintech startup, with a $75 million strategic inves...
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🇿🇼 Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Ranks Second As Country With Highest
Zimbabwe's position as Africa's second most expensive fuel market represents far more than a headline statistic—it signals a critical infrastructure c...
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🇰🇪 Kenya: EPRA May Review Fuel Prices Every 14 Days Under New
Kenya's energy sector stands at a critical inflection point. Rongo MP Paul Abuor's proposal to amend the Petroleum Act 2019—shifting fuel price review...
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🇪🇬 Social Solidarity Ministry reviews economic empowerment
Egypt's Social Solidarity Ministry has initiated a comprehensive review of its economic empowerment financing mechanisms aimed at vulnerable and margi...
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🇲🇿 Mozambique looks to China for industrial boost
President Daniel Chapo's early focus on deepening ties with China signals a strategic recalibration for Mozambique's economy—one that could reshape in...
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🇳🇬 Fake Colgate toothpaste floods market, NAFDAC warns
Nigeria's personal care market—valued at approximately $2.8 billion annually—is facing a significant authenticity crisis. The National Agency for Food...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria: Air Peace, Turkish Airlines Sign Interline
Nigeria's aviation sector has entered a significant expansion phase with the announcement of an interline agreement between domestic carrier Air Peace...
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🌍 Liberia: 'Fix Our Bridges Now!'
Infrastructure deterioration tied to mining operations in Liberia has reignited concerns about environmental and social governance (ESG) compliance in...
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🇿🇦 South Africa: Broken Clinics Push Patients to Expensive
South Africa's public healthcare system is at a breaking point, and European investors are watching closely. A recent government audit reveals a stark...
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🇳🇬 Technology Reshapes Nigeria's Consumer Finance and Digital
Nigeria's consumer technology landscape is experiencing a structural shift that European investors have largely overlooked. The convergence of expandi...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria's Financial Sector Overhaul: Recapitalisation Boom
Nigeria's financial system is undergoing a dramatic structural transformation, yet the benefits remain unevenly distributed. While major banking insti...
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🇿🇦 Outrage over paid queue spots as Sassa launches
South Africa's Social Security Agency (Sassa) has launched a formal investigation into an alarming black market operating at its offices, where desper...
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