🇳🇬 How PAPSS is fixing Africa’s cross-border payments
Africa's financial sector has reached a watershed moment. For the first time, the continent's banking industry has surpassed $100 billion in annual re...
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🇳🇬 Silicon Valley fintech models fail in Nigeria's unique
The African fintech narrative has become dangerously predictable. A charismatic founder returns from San Francisco with venture capital ambitions, lau...
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🇳🇬 African banks surpass $100 billion in revenue
The African banking sector has crossed a historic threshold, generating over $100 billion in annual revenue for the first time—a watershed moment that...
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🇳🇬 Best Platform to Sell Gift Cards in Nigeria & Ghana
The gift card economy in West Africa is experiencing a quiet but significant transformation. What began as a niche digital gifting mechanism has evolv...
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🇰🇪 US deepens Kenya security ties with $750
The United States has committed $750,000 in naval infrastructure investment to Kenya, signaling a significant deepening of military ties at a critical...
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🇰🇪 Electricity prices up in March, pushes inflation to 4.4pc
Kenya's electricity tariffs jumped sharply in March, with residential consumers paying 2.2% more for baseline power consumption compared to February, ...
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🇰🇪 Kenya's push to maximise Sh95 billion circular economy
Kenya is positioning itself as East Africa's first nation to implement comprehensive digital product passport systems, a strategic initiative designed...
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🇰🇪 Why Kenyans prefer digital lenders, chamas for emergencies
Kenya's financial landscape is undergoing a fundamental shift that reshapes how millions access emergency capital—and it presents both opportunities a...
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🇿🇦 Ramaphosa launches R2 trillion investment drive
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa has set an ambitious new investment target of R2 trillion (approximately €107 billion), building on R1.5 tril...
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🇿🇦 South Africa: Minister Enoch Godongwana Cuts Fuel Tax By R3
South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced a R3 (approximately €0.16) reduction in fuel taxes, positioning the move as emergency r...
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🇳🇬 Breaking: Tinubu writes Senate
President Bola Tinubu has formally requested Senate approval for a substantial $5 billion borrowing package, with immediate focus on a $1 billion UK E...
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🇿🇦 South Africa's April Fuel Crisis
South Africa's fuel market has entered another period of acute volatility. From 1 April 2026, petrol prices jumped by R3.06 per litre while diesel sur...
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🇰🇪 New financing deal to ease cash flow in Kenya's fresh
Kenya's fresh produce sector stands at a critical juncture. While the country remains Africa's largest exporter of horticultural products—generating a...
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🇰🇪 Kenya inflation increases to 4.4% in March 2026
Kenya's consumer price inflation ticked upward to 4.4% year-on-year in March 2026, marking a modest but notable acceleration from February's 4.3% read...
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🇿🇦 Temporary relief for motorists as govt cuts fuel levy by R3
South Africa's government has announced a temporary R3 per litre reduction to the fuel levy, effective April 1st, 2026, in response to surging global ...
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🇸🇳 Alyune-Blondin Diop (LoftyInc Capital)
LoftyInc Capital, the Africa-focused investment firm founded by Alyune-Blondin Diop, has announced a strategic allocation directing 30% of its new fun...
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🇰🇪 Kenyan flower firms hit by 10pc rise in freight charges
Kenya's flower industry, a cornerstone of the nation's export economy and a critical supply chain for European retailers, is confronting a significant...
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🇳🇬 Francophone Africa's Digital Commerce Moment Requires
Francophone Africa stands at a critical inflection point in digital commerce. While Anglophone markets like Nigeria and Kenya have produced billion-do...
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🇿🇦 NEWSFLASH: R3-per-litre cut to fuel levy softens April’s
South Africa's government announced a R3-per-litre reduction to the fuel levy in April, a measure designed to cushion motorists from the latest spike ...
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🇳🇬 City Gate chairman backs Tinubu’s housing drive
Nigeria's housing crisis has reached critical proportions, with an estimated 17 million housing units needed to bridge the gap between current supply ...
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