🇿🇦 Gautrain Concession Ends in 2026, Testing South Africa's
The Bombela Concession Company's 19.5-year operational agreement managing Gauteng's Rapid Rail Transit (Gautrain) system concludes on 27 March 2026, m...
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🇳🇬 CBN gives banks 21 days to grade their cyber defences
Nigeria's financial sector is facing simultaneous pressure from two directions this week, signalling a broader tightening of monetary conditions and r...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria's Banking Boom Meets Rising Debt Costs—What
Nigeria's financial sector is sending mixed signals that demand careful navigation from European entrepreneurs and investors. While the country's bank...
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🇳🇬 The Initiates reports N5 billion profit FY2025
The Initiates Plc, a Lagos-based environmental services operator, has delivered a masterclass in capitalizing on Africa's most pressing infrastructure...
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🇳🇬 Falade assumes role as NLNG’s MD/CEO
Nigeria's liquefied natural gas sector enters a critical transition phase with the appointment of a new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer ...
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🇿🇦 Nuclear sector an important economic growth driver
South Africa stands at a critical crossroads. While academic and policy leaders champion nuclear energy as the nation's long-term economic engine, the...
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🇰🇪 11 Kenyan Companies Named Among Africa's Fastest-Growing
Kenya continues to establish itself as East Africa's entrepreneurial powerhouse, with eleven domestic companies now recognized among the continent's f...
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🇿🇦 South Africans react as fuel prices surge despite tax relief
South Africa's government implemented what it billed as emergency relief in late 2024, cutting the general fuel levy by three rand per litre in respon...
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🇰🇪 Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses face investigation in Kenya
Kenya's telecommunications regulator has launched an investigation into Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses, marking a pivotal moment in how African nations ...
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🇳🇬 CBN orders banks, fintechs to submit Cybersecurity report
Nigeria's financial regulator has sent a clear signal: cybersecurity compliance is no longer optional. The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued a ...
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🇰🇪 Parliament okays Sh240b Safaricom share sale to Vodacom
Kenya's Parliament has formally approved a historic Sh240 billion (approximately €1.8 billion) divestment of the government's stake in Safaricom to So...
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🇰🇪 Under 40s drive money market funds uptake, StanChart report
** Kenya's money market funds are experiencing a demographic revolution. According to recent analysis from Standard Chartered, investors under 40 are...
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🇰🇪 Kenya's budget deficit surges to Sh1.12 trillion
Kenya's Treasury has sounded an alarm that reverberates across East Africa's investment landscape. Treasury Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo's disclos...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria's Energy Sector at a Crossroads: Corruption
Nigeria's energy sector is experiencing a pivotal moment—one that simultaneously reveals institutional progress against corruption, significant privat...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria's Bond and Equity Markets Surge on Reform Momentum
Nigeria's financial markets are displaying renewed institutional appetite as economic reform policies begin to yield measurable results. The first qua...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria Tackles $88B Illicit Flows While Taking $6B New Debt
Nigeria stands at a critical juncture. While Finance Minister Olawale Edun publicly champions urgent action against Africa's $88 billion annual illici...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria's Oil Sector in Flux: Exploration Collapse Meets
Nigeria's energy landscape is experiencing a paradoxical moment. While upstream oil exploration has contracted sharply, downstream infrastructure inve...
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🇳🇬 Rabiu, Elumelu drive industrial growth as BUA foods hits
Nigeria's industrial landscape is experiencing a significant realignment as two of Africa's most influential business leaders—Abdul Samad Rabiu of BUA...
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🇳🇬 Banking Sector Revenue Hits $100B as Nigeria Leads Growth
Africa's banking sector has crossed a historic threshold. For the first time, the continent's financial institutions have collectively surpassed $100 ...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria's $6bn Borrowing Spree Masks Structural
Nigeria's economic narrative in early 2026 presents a paradox that European investors must carefully deconstruct. On the surface, the Naira has stabil...
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