🇿🇦 Stitch launches BNPL offering in South Africa's payments
Buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) adoption is accelerating across Southern Africa, and South Africa's fintech ecosystem just got a significant new player. Stit...
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🇳🇬 10 most Indebted FMCG companies by total borrowings in 2025
Nigeria's fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector closed 2025 with starkly divergent financial health, as leading packaged goods manufacturers grappl...
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🇿🇲 Zambia rejects US bid to link health funding to mineral
Zambia has formally rejected a US proposal to condition health sector financing on preferential access to the country's mineral resources, marking a s...
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🌍 China Expands Zero-Tariff Policy to 53 African Countries,
China has unilaterally extended zero-tariff treatment to 53 African nations with which it maintains formal diplomatic relations, a move reshaping cont...
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🇳🇬 Rents Consume Over 100% of Income for 80% of Rivers
Nigeria's housing deficit has reached a critical inflection point in Rivers State, where a new survey by the National Union of Tenants Nigeria (NUTN) ...
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🇪🇹 Ethiopian Shipping Lines Makes 117 Billion Birr
SUBMISSION **HEADLINE:** Ethiopia Export Revenue Growth 2026: $10B Target Reshapes East Africa Trade **META_DESCRIPTION:** Ethiopia aims to triple e...
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🌍 ExxonMobil to reenter Gabon in oil exploration deal: sources
Gabon's oil sector is experiencing a strategic inflection point. ExxonMobil, the American energy supermajor that exited the Central African nation ove...
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🇪🇬 Egypt's FM participates in Arab Fund strategic board meeting
Egypt's Foreign Minister participated in a strategic board meeting of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD), signaling renewed reg...
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🇲🇦 US-Africa Week Ahead: African investment, Morocco-Nigeria
The United States is intensifying its strategic engagement with African economies this week, signalling a renewed push to compete with Chinese influen...
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🇳🇬 Fintechs’ focus on speed is undermining reliability
Nigeria's fintech sector has built its reputation on disruption and velocity. But a mounting crisis of system outages and service failures is exposing...
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🇱🇾 Economy minister approves foreign company branches to boost
Libya's economy minister has green-lit a regulatory pathway for foreign companies to establish branch operations within the country, marking a signifi...
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🇪🇹 Ethiopia targets $10 billion in export revenue by 2030
**HEADLINE:** Ethiopia Export Revenue Target: $10 Billion by 2030 — What Drives the 3x Growth? **META_DESCRIPTION:** Ethiopia aims to triple export r...
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🇰🇪 Isuzu tops Kenya vehicle sales with 2,036 units in Q1
Kenya's automotive market revealed a clear hierarchy in the first quarter of 2025, with Isuzu establishing dominant market control through distributor...
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🇪🇹 Ethiopia leads Africa’s growth race as IMF projects 9.2
Ethiopia is positioning itself as Africa's growth engine, with the International Monetary Fund projecting a robust 9.2 percent economic expansion in 2...
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🇿🇲 Best Online Platform for Payment Processing in Zambia
Zambia's digital payments ecosystem is accelerating. As cash transactions decline and e-commerce expands across Southern Africa, merchants face a crit...
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🇿🇦 South African Farmers Face El Niño Drought on Cost Pressures
South Africa's agricultural sector is entering a critical juncture. Farmers already squeezed by elevated operational costs—fuel, fertilizer, and labou...
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🇺🇬 Rwakakamba appointed new Uganda Investment Authority boss
Uganda has appointed a new chief executive to lead the Uganda Investment Authority (UIA), marking a pivotal moment for the country's foreign direct in...
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🇺🇬 Uganda launches e-buses in Kampala to boost clean transport
**HEADLINE:** Uganda's Kampala E-Bus Program 2025: Green Transport & Investment Opportunity **META_DESCRIPTION:** Uganda launches electric buses in K...
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🇹🇳 Tunisia's largest microfinance institution launches
Tunisia's leading microfinance institution has entered the African fintech frontier with the launch of a blockchain-based loyalty system, signaling a ...
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🇿🇼 Zimbabwe imposes immediate ban on exports of raw minerals,
Zimbabwe has implemented an immediate export ban on raw minerals and lithium concentrates, marking a significant policy shift aimed at capturing great...
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