🇳🇬 AXIAN’s Benjamin Toulouze says CVCs can move faster than VCs
Corporate venture capital (CVC) units are reshaping Africa's startup funding landscape. AXIAN, the Mauritian diversified conglomerate, has deployed it...
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🇰🇪 Kenya eyes Sh64.5bn debut green bond to plug funding deficit
Kenya is preparing to enter the green bond market with a debut issuance of approximately Sh64.5 billion (roughly $500 million USD), marking a signific...
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🇰🇪 Gitson accuses NEMA of concealing data on Marsabit power
Kenya's energy infrastructure expansion faces a critical transparency challenge. Gitson, a major infrastructure stakeholder, has publicly accused the ...
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🇳🇬 Nigerian equities market hits N140 trillion as ASI breaks
Nigeria's equity market has crossed a historic threshold. On April 20, 2026, the All-Share Index (ASI) closed at 218,113.84 points—a 0.44% gain—pushin...
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🇿🇦 BUSINESS REFLECTION: After the Bell: Audit alarm bells ring
South Africa's audit regulatory framework faces a credibility crisis. The Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors (IRBA) has released a damning asse...
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🇲🇦 Morocco Prepares Launch of Foreign Trade Procedures Portal
Commission **HEADLINE:** Morocco Foreign Trade Portal 2025: How Digital Customs Reform Reshapes North African Logistics **META_DESCRIPTION:** Morocc...
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🇿🇦 US sets aside diplomatic rift with South Africa to invest
**HEADLINE:** South Africa Rare Earth Minerals: US $50M Investment Despite Diplomatic Tensions **META_DESCRIPTION:** Trump administration invests $50...
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🇰🇪 Kenyans turn to advance loans as salary delays bite
Kenya's salaried workforce is increasingly turning to advance loan mechanisms as a survival strategy amid persistent wage payment delays and the squee...
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🌍 Malawi: Flood Disaster Spirals As Malawi Seeks K48.8
Malawi is facing one of its most severe humanitarian crises in recent years as catastrophic flooding ravages the Southern African nation, displacing t...
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🇰🇪 How a cheaper vaccine helped Kenya cut malaria by a third
Kenya has achieved a significant public health milestone: a 33% reduction in malaria cases within two years of deploying an affordable vaccine strateg...
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🇿🇦 JSE SME programme drives growth as BoTong Civils reports
--- **HEADLINE:** South Africa SME Growth: JSE Programme Lifts BoTong to 418% Revenue Surge **META_DESCRIPTION:** JSE's SME Rise accelerator backs h...
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🇺🇬 NWSC Tackles Uganda Water Leakage Crisis Costing Millions
Uganda's National Water and Sewerage Corporation (NWSC) is facing a critical reckoning with infrastructure inefficiency that extends far beyond Kampal...
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🇪🇹 Ethiopia: EU Resumes Budgetary Support to Ethiopian
After a suspension spanning more than five years, the European Union has announced the resumption of direct budgetary support to the Ethiopian governm...
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🇳🇬 Tinubu approves $75m investment in Flutterwave ahead of IPO
President Bola Tinubu's approval of a $75 million investment into Flutterwave represents a watershed moment for Africa's fintech ecosystem and carries...
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🇿🇦 Tshwane CFO denies ‘tender-fixer’ role in R2.9bn security
South Africa's administrative capital finds itself ensnared in yet another high-stakes corruption probe, this time centring on a R2.9 billion (€154 mi...
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🇰🇪 Second phase of Kenya's NYOTA youth training program
** Kenya's rollout of the second phase of mandatory classroom training under the NYOTA (National Youth Opportunity and Talent Acceleration) Project s...
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🇳🇬 West Africa's M&A Boom and Dividend Surge Signal
West Africa is experiencing a pivotal shift in capital flows, driven by two converging trends: record dividend payouts from Nigeria's listed companies...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria Financial Services Boom: M&A Activity, Stock Gains
Nigeria's financial services ecosystem is experiencing a remarkable expansion, driven by robust M&A activity, institutional investor confidence, and r...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria's Financial Services Boom Driven by Banks
Nigeria's financial services ecosystem is entering a decisive growth phase in 2026, marked by record institutional investment, strengthened banking pr...
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🇰🇪 Coffee market nets Sh24 billion in six months
Kenya's coffee industry has demonstrated robust momentum in the first half of the 2025/2026 harvest season, generating 24.7 billion Kenyan Shillings (...
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