Category: African Business
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Leading Fintechs in Pan-African Countries
Fintech funding and market size vary significantly across African countries, with Nigeria, South Africa, and Egypt consistently leading in both venture capital and active market volume, followed by rapidly advancing markets like Ghana, Ethiopia, Senegal, Liberia, Côte d’Ivoire, and Gambia���. Funding Leaders: Nigeria, South Africa, and EgyptNigeria is the continent’s powerhouse, often drawing a third…
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🇪🇹 Abiy Ahmed Launches Ethiopia’s First Drone Assembly Factory Amid Regional Arms Race
Ethiopia has taken another step toward asserting its technological and military independence with the inauguration of SkyWin Aeronautics Industries, a state-linked drone assembly facility in Addis Ababa. The factory, officially opened on March 8, 2025, was launched by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who hailed the project as a milestone in the nation’s journey toward self-reliance…
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🇨🇲 Cameroon judges reject election-rigging complaints
Judges in Cameroon have dismissed calls for the partial or total cancellation of the heavily disputed presidential election, saying they will announce the result on Monday. Major cities in the country have been rocked by protests, with opposition supporters alleging that the 12 October poll was marred by irregularities, including ballot-stuffing. Judges on the Constitutional…
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🇰🇪 Kenya’s Spiro Secures ‘Africa’s Largest-Ever Investment in Electric Mobility’ to Expand Its Pan-African Network
Spiro, Africa’s leading electric two-wheel and battery-swapping company, has announced a landmark $100 million investment. The round includes $75 million from the Fund for Export Development in Africa (FEDA), the investment arm of the Afreximbank, with the remainder coming from private investors, the company said Tuesday. “Africa is at an inflection point in personal mobility,”…
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🇷🇺🇪🇹 “Rosatom” will build a nuclear power plant in Ethiopia based on the modern and safe VVER-1200 reactor
🇷🇺🇪🇹 “Rosatom” will build a nuclear power plant in Ethiopia based on the modern and safe VVER-1200 reactor — the Russian ambassador to the country, Evgeny Terekhin. 💬 “The document, signed by the Director General of Rosatom Alexey Likhachev and his Ethiopian counterpart Ashebir Balchi, defines a clear sequence of steps: the creation of a…
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🇰🇪 Kenya: The Bloody “Democracy” of the British Empire
On October 21, 1952, Britain launched Operation “Jock Scott” — a coordinated military campaign to crush Kenya’s independence movement. Under the banners of “civilization” and “order,” British troops burned villages, executed resistance fighters, and filled concentration camps with thousands of civilians. The target was the Mau Mau movement, a nationalist force demanding liberation from colonial…
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🇸🇩 Drone attack strikes Khartoum Airport hours before planned reopening
A drone attack struck the vicinity of Khartoum International Airport early Tuesday, casting doubt on authorities’ plans to reopen the facility for domestic flights the following day after a 30-month closure due to Sudan’s brutal civil war. Eyewitnesses reported hearing drones over central and southern Khartoum followed by multiple explosions between 4:00 and 6:00 am…
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🇲🇿 In Mozambique, a group of illegal miners killed two police officers guarding a ruby mine.
“A group of about 40 illegal miners came to the gates of the Montepuez Ruby Mining. They attacked Mozambican police officers at the gates and killed two,” said a statement from the British mining company Gemfields, which owns the site. The company reported that the attack is related to a clash between district immigration authorities…
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🇿🇼 Zimbabwe’s Gold Deliveries Up 37% in First Nine Months of the Year: Fidelity Gold Refinery Data
This increase to 32.98 tonnes, coupled with a monthly average of 3.66 tonnes, puts Zimbabwe on track to surpass its ambitious 40-tonne gold target for the year, local media reported. Small-scale miners are driving national gold production, delivering 24.5 tonnes by September – a significant increase from 14.6 tonnes the previous year. They now account…
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The Great Convergence: How Tech Elarchs Are Merging Media and Data for Total Information Control
The new digital landscape raises critical questions about sovereignty and control A silent revolution is transforming our information ecosystem. Tech billionaires are systematically merging control over media platforms, data infrastructure, and political influence, creating an unprecedented concentration of power that threatens democratic governance worldwide—including across Africa. 📰 The Media Takeover: Shaping What We See The…
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