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Inside BIC Nigeria’s growth playbook: Anthony Amahwe on distribution

🇳🇬 Inside BIC Nigeria’s growth playbook: Anthony Amahwe on distribution

Nigeria trade +0.70 · 11/05/2026

BIC, the French multinational stationery and lighter manufacturer, has elevated its strategic footprint in Nigeria through a deliberate shift toward d...

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Nigeria’s cargo throughput rises to 32.38 million tonnes in Q1 2026

🇳🇬 Nigeria’s cargo throughput rises to 32.38 million tonnes in Q1 2026

Nigeria infrastructure +0.75 · 11/05/2026

Nigeria's maritime sector is accelerating. In the first quarter of 2026, the country's ports processed 32.38 million metric tonnes of cargo—an 11.6% j...

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NESG: Nigeria remains in high-risk debt zone despite fiscal

🇳🇬 NESG: Nigeria remains in high-risk debt zone despite fiscal

Nigeria macro -0.75 · 11/05/2026

Nigeria's economic trajectory presents a paradox that should concern both policymakers and investors: surface-level fiscal improvements are obscuring ...

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A century in the same conversation: what Union Bank has learned

🇳🇬 A century in the same conversation: what Union Bank has learned

Nigeria finance +0.70 · 11/05/2026

Nigeria's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operate at the knife's edge of survival. They navigate volatile currency markets, erratic power co...

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Kenya Finance Bill 2026: Tax Changes on Mobile, Crypto & Imports Risk

🇰🇪 Kenya Finance Bill 2026: Tax Changes on Mobile, Crypto & Imports Risk

Kenya macro -0.35 · 11/05/2026

Kenya's fiscal landscape is entering a critical phase as Parliament opens the Finance Bill 2026 for public participation, signaling the government's i...

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Kenya: Doctors Demand 55% Salary Increase

🇰🇪 Kenya: Doctors Demand 55% Salary Increase

Kenya health -0.65 · 11/05/2026

Kenya's medical professionals are escalating pressure on the government with a 55% salary demand in the 2025–2029 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA...

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Kenya: President Ruto Signs Income Tax, SEZ and Technopolis Bills

🇰🇪 Kenya: President Ruto Signs Income Tax, SEZ and Technopolis Bills

Kenya macro +0.75 · 11/05/2026

President William Ruto has signed three landmark legislative acts into law—the Income Tax Bill, the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Bill, and the T...

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Kenya’s geothermal dominance: the lessons for Africa

🇰🇪 Kenya’s geothermal dominance: the lessons for Africa

Kenya energy +0.75 · 11/05/2026

Kenya has quietly become Africa's geothermal powerhouse, commanding approximately 26% of the continent's installed geothermal capacity and setting a p...

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Namibia ready to capitalise on investment boom - neweralive.na

🌍 Namibia ready to capitalise on investment boom - neweralive.na

Namibia macro +0.75 · 11/05/2026

Namibia is positioning itself as a critical investment destination in Southern Africa, riding a wave of foreign capital inflows, commodity demand, and...

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China's Ming Yang Expands Ethiopia Investment Commitment Beyond

🇪🇹 China's Ming Yang Expands Ethiopia Investment Commitment Beyond

Ethiopia energy +0.75 · 11/05/2026

China's Ming Yang Smart Energy Group is deepening its investment footprint in Ethiopia far beyond what was announced at initial bilateral forums, sign...

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The NSFAS crisis: When leadership ignores evidence

🇿🇦 The NSFAS crisis: When leadership ignores evidence

South Africa macro -0.85 · 11/05/2026

EXPANSION --- **HEADLINE:** South Africa NSFAS Crisis 2025: Student Aid Collapse & Leadership Failure **META_DESCRIPTION:** NSFAS mismanagement thr...

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Counties must stop signing contracts they cannot afford

🇰🇪 Counties must stop signing contracts they cannot afford

Kenya macro -0.75 · 11/05/2026

Kenya's devolved government system faces a mounting fiscal crisis. As of June 30, 2025, county governments collectively reported approximately **Sh183...

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Kenya Investment Conference 2025: China and France Compete

🇰🇪 Kenya Investment Conference 2025: China and France Compete

Kenya trade +0.75 · 11/05/2026

Kenya is positioning itself as the epicenter of competing foreign investment strategies in Africa, hosting two landmark economic summits that undersco...

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Why Would Ghana Go Back to the IMF?

🇬🇭 Why Would Ghana Go Back to the IMF?

Ghana macro -0.60 · 11/05/2026

Ghana stands at a paradox. The Ghanaian cedi has become the world's best-performing currency in 2024, reserves have climbed to record levels, inflatio...

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Africa-China Investment and Trade Conference to strengthen economic

🇰🇪 Africa-China Investment and Trade Conference to strengthen economic

Kenya trade +0.70 · 11/05/2026

Kenya is becoming the unexpected battleground for great power economic influence in Africa. Within days of each other, France and China are hosting ma...

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China trade body eyes sweeping partnerships with Zimbabwe firms

🇿🇼 China trade body eyes sweeping partnerships with Zimbabwe firms

Zimbabwe trade +0.70 · 11/05/2026

Zimbabwe is positioning itself as a strategic hub for Chinese commercial expansion across Southern Africa, with a major Chinese trade delegation signa...

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Kenya: France to Host African Summit in Kenya, in Bid to 'Diversify

🇰🇪 Kenya: France to Host African Summit in Kenya, in Bid to 'Diversify

Kenya trade +0.70 · 11/05/2026

France is reshaping its African engagement strategy by hosting the inaugural Africa Forward summit in Nairobi, Kenya—a deliberate pivot that signals P...

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Uganda’s buildings: Big investment, quiet decay - Daily Monitor

🇺🇬 Uganda’s buildings: Big investment, quiet decay - Daily Monitor

Uganda infrastructure -0.65 · 11/05/2026

Uganda's construction sector is experiencing a paradox: massive capital inflows paired with accelerating structural decay. While Kampala's skyline bri...

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MTN Rwanda’s profit soars as it adds 800,000 new subscribers

🇷🇼 MTN Rwanda’s profit soars as it adds 800,000 new subscribers

Rwanda telecom +0.85 · 11/05/2026

MTN Rwanda's recent earnings announcement—featuring an 800,000-subscriber gain and surging profitability—marks a significant inflection point for East...

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Kenya’s Watu posts record $37 million profit on phone financing

🇰🇪 Kenya’s Watu posts record $37 million profit on phone financing

Kenya finance +0.85 · 11/05/2026

Kenya's mobile financing sector is experiencing explosive growth, exemplified by Watu's extraordinary financial performance in 2025. The Nairobi-based...

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