🇳🇬 Naira falls to N1,391/$ as dollar strengthens amid global
Nigeria's currency hit fresh lows this week, with the naira depreciating to N1,391 per US dollar—a significant milestone that underscores mounting pre...
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🇳🇬 CBN to review court judgment, insists Union Bank status u
The Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) decision to review a court judgment involving Union Bank of Nigeria Plc while simultaneously asserting the institu...
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🇳🇬 FCTA partners with Japanese agency JICA to upgrade Abuja
Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory Administration has embarked on one of Africa's most ambitious urban planning initiatives in recent years: a compre...
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🇿🇦 Government clarifies work-from-home comments amid rising
South Africa's government communications department faced an embarrassing credibility test this week when remarks about work-from-home arrangements as...
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🇪🇹 Ethiopia – Turkey: Ankara’s ongoing economic and military
Turkey's deepening economic and military engagement with Ethiopia represents one of Africa's most significant geopolitical realignments in recent year...
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🇰🇪 Chaos as Kenya orders immediate ban on low-end phones
Kenya's telecommunications authority has issued a sweeping directive to ban the importation and sale of low-end smartphones, effective immediately. Th...
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🇰🇪 Agriculture reaps big as Kenya secures Sh377 billion
Kenya has solidified its position as East Africa's agricultural investment hub by securing approximately Sh377 billion (approximately $2.8 billion USD...
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🇿🇼 Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa Falls Over Himself in Chivayo Praise,
President Emmerson Mnangagwa's recent public commendation of businessman Wicknell Chivayo—praising him for donating ten ambulances and 200,000 litres ...
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🇿🇦 April Fool's Day fuel hikes no joke for SA motorists
South Africa faces one of its most severe fuel price shocks in recent memory as April approaches, with petrol set to rise by R5.17–R5.72 per litre (ap...
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🇰🇪 Kenya Airways turns down cargo investor bids amid $2bn
** Kenya Airways' decision to decline multiple cargo investment proposals signals a fundamental strategic pivot for East Africa's flagship carrier—on...
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🇳🇬 Making LGAs more impactful
Nigeria's push toward local government autonomy represents one of Africa's most significant fiscal decentralization experiments in decades. Yet the me...
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🇳🇬 Naira depreciates to N1,410/$ in parallel market
Nigeria's currency continued its depreciation trajectory this week, with the Naira trading at N1,410 per US dollar in the parallel market and N1,391 i...
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🇺🇬 Europe targets Uganda energy boost with fresh $33 million
Uganda's energy sector is attracting renewed European capital, with a fresh €33 million investment commitment signaling growing confidence in East Afr...
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🌍 This ex-Google, ex-Anka founder is building Shopify but f
The rise of social commerce in Africa has quietly created one of the continent's most underestimated opportunities for European investors. Unlike ma...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria’s broadband demand may spike by 2030
Nigeria stands at an inflection point. With its population projected to reach 245 million by 2030—making it Africa's undisputed demographic powerhouse...
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🇳🇬 57% construction talent gap, slows down Africa’s infrastr
Sub-Saharan Africa stands at an inflection point. The continent's infrastructure ambitions—codified in the Programme for Infrastructure Development in...
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🇰🇪 Why Nairobi performed poorly in latest global cities ranking
Nairobi's 56th position in the latest global city attractiveness rankings signals a critical inflection point for European investors assessing East Af...
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🇰🇪 Surveyors call for fast-tracking of industry Bills
Kenya's surveying and geospatial professionals are escalating calls for parliamentary expedited passage of critical industry Bills, signaling a turnin...
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🇰🇪 How smart homes are transforming urban living experience
Kenya's residential real estate sector is experiencing a quiet but significant technological shift. Smart home technology—once considered a luxury con...
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🇳🇬 How attacks on Middle East data centres expose Nigeria’s
The March 1 drone strikes on Amazon Web Services facilities across the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain have triggered a critical conversation about A...
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