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Africa’s Leading Fintech

🇳🇬 Africa’s Leading Fintech

Nigeria finance +0.85 · 15/05/2025

Moniepoint's third consecutive ranking among Africa's fastest-growing companies by the Financial Times underscores a critical inflection point in the ...

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Call for entries: Africa’s Fastest Growing Companies 2026

🇰🇪 Call for entries: Africa’s Fastest Growing Companies 2026

Kenya macro +0.70 · 30/09/2025

The Financial Times' call for entries to its Africa's Fastest Growing Companies 2026 initiative represents far more than a recognition programme—it si...

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FT Africa Summit 2025 marks shift in continent's

🇬🇭 FT Africa Summit 2025 marks shift in continent's

Ghana macro +0.60 · 16/08/2025

The Financial Times Africa Summit 2025 represents more than a convening of continental leaders and global investors—it marks a pivotal moment when Afr...

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Uniting Africa’s Leaders: FT Africa Summit 2025 to discuss

🇳🇬 Uniting Africa’s Leaders: FT Africa Summit 2025 to discuss

Nigeria macro +0.60 · 18/10/2025

The Financial Times Africa Summit 2025 represents a critical inflection point for the continent's economic trajectory, with implications that extend f...

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The ranking: Africa's Fastest-Growing Companies 2025

🇳🇬 The ranking: Africa's Fastest-Growing Companies 2025

Nigeria macro +0.80 · 13/05/2025

Africa's entrepreneurial ecosystem is experiencing a decisive inflection point. The Financial Times' ranking of the continent's fastest-growing compan...

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Trump is driving Africa to ‘look inwards’ for growth

🇳🇬 Trump is driving Africa to ‘look inwards’ for growth

Nigeria trade -0.35 · 29/11/2025

The geopolitical landscape affecting African economic development is undergoing a fundamental shift. With the United States adopting more protectionis...

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The American company seeking to counter China in Africa

🇳🇬 The American company seeking to counter China in Africa

Nigeria trade +0.60 · 16/12/2025

The competitive landscape across African markets is undergoing a fundamental shift as American technology companies intensify their strategic position...

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South Africans question future of Black empowerment policies

🇿🇦 South Africans question future of Black empowerment policies

South Africa macro -0.35 · 16/10/2025

South Africa's Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) framework—once heralded as a model for post-apartheid economic inclusion—faces mounting scrutiny as po...

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US politicising South Africa trade talks

🇿🇦 US politicising South Africa trade talks

South Africa trade -0.65 · 21/10/2025

South Africa's foreign minister has publicly accused the United States of introducing political considerations into bilateral trade negotiations, mark...

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Nigerian E-Mobility Startup Raises $100M Led by Afreximbank

🇳🇬 Nigerian E-Mobility Startup Raises $100M Led by Afreximbank

Nigeria tech +0.80 · 20/10/2025

The emergence of institutional capital flows into African electric mobility ventures marks a pivotal inflection point for European investors reassessi...

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Africa must deal with a world of shrinking aid

🇬🇭 Africa must deal with a world of shrinking aid

Ghana macro -0.65 · 18/08/2025

The international development landscape is undergoing a fundamental restructuring that will reshape opportunities and risks across African markets for...

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Business school case study: banking on the unbanked

🌍 Business school case study: banking on the unbanked

Africa finance +0.70 · 12/10/2025

Africa's financial services landscape presents one of the most compelling paradoxes facing European investors today. While the continent is home to ov...

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South Africa Gets First Credit Rating Upgrade in Over 20

🇿🇦 South Africa Gets First Credit Rating Upgrade in Over 20

South Africa macro +0.80 · 15/11/2025

South Africa has achieved a significant milestone in its macroeconomic recovery journey, securing its first credit rating upgrade in over twenty years...

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The return of China’s ‘Little Africa’

🇳🇬 The return of China’s ‘Little Africa’

Nigeria trade 0.00 · 25/06/2025

China's historically significant trading enclave in Guangzhou—colloquially known as "Little Africa"—is experiencing a remarkable revival after years o...

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The ranking: Africa’s Fastest Growing Companies 2024

🇳🇬 The ranking: Africa’s Fastest Growing Companies 2024

Nigeria macro +0.75 · 14/05/2024

The Financial Times' latest ranking of Africa's fastest-growing companies reveals a continent in economic transition, where technology, financial serv...

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Billionaire's Media Takeover Raises Press Freedom Concerns

🇰🇪 Billionaire's Media Takeover Raises Press Freedom Concerns

Kenya telecom -0.65 · 14/03/2026

The acquisition of East Africa's largest media conglomerate by billionaire businessman Rostam Aziz has triggered concerns about editorial independence...

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France returns sacred talking drum to Ivory Coast

🌍 France returns sacred talking drum to Ivory Coast

Côte d'Ivoire trade +0.20 · 13/03/2026

France's decision to return the sacred "talking drum" of Ivory Coast represents far more than a symbolic gesture of historical reconciliation. It sign...

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Cartoonist freed after 15 years in prison without charge

🌍 Cartoonist freed after 15 years in prison without charge

Eritrea macro -0.80 · 12/03/2026

The release of Biniam Solomon, an Eritrean cartoonist who spent 15 years imprisoned without formal charges, underscores a critical governance challeng...

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Death toll from Ethiopia floods and landslides exceeds 100

🇪🇹 Death toll from Ethiopia floods and landslides exceeds 100

Ethiopia infrastructure -0.85 · 12/03/2026

Ethiopia faces an unprecedented humanitarian emergency as recent floods and landslides have claimed over 100 lives, with meteorological agencies warni...

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Senegal approves tougher anti-gay law as rights groups

🇸🇳 Senegal approves tougher anti-gay law as rights groups

Senegal macro -0.65 · 12/03/2026

Senegal has taken a significant legislative step that reshapes the operating environment for multinational corporations and foreign investors across W...

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