MTN Moves to Acquire Full Ownership of IHS Towers in $6.2 Billion Deal
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 17 – MTN Group has agreed to acquire full ownership of IHS Holding…
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Liberia’s Iron Ore Output Set to Triple Amid ArcelorMittal Expansion
CAPE-TOWN, Feb 17 - Liberia expects iron ore production to reach 30 million metric tons in 2026, up from around…
Dangote Secures $400 Million Machinery Deal to Accelerate Refinery Expansion
LAGOS, Feb 17 - Nigeria’s Dangote Group has signed a $400 million equipment agreement with China’s Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group…
Zambia Lifts Suspension on Mopani’s Mufulira Mine Operations
LUSAKA, Feb 17 - Zambia’s Minerals Regulation Commission said on Monday that it has lifted the suspension on underground operations…
Nigeria Telecom FDI Rises to $392.92 Million in Nine Months as Q3 Inflows Surge
LAGOS, Feb 17 - Foreign direct investment into Nigeria’s telecommunications sector rose to $392.92 million between January and September 2025,…
Africa’s Electricity Financing Gap Emerges as the Continent’s Most Critical Economic Constraint
LAGOS, Feb 16 - Africa’s long term economic transformation may ultimately depend not on theoretical access to capital, but on…
African Malaria Cases Could Exceed 400 Million Without Urgent Investment, AU warns
ADDIS ABABA, Feb 14 – African Union leaders have warned that malaria could surge to more than 400 million cases…
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Liberia’s Iron Ore Output Set to Triple Amid ArcelorMittal Expansion
CAPE-TOWN, Feb 17 – Liberia expects iron ore production to reach 30 million metric tons…
South Africa Unemployment Rate Drops to 31.4%, Lowest Level Since 2019
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 17 – South Africa recorded a modest improvement in its labour market in…
Nigeria’s Tinubu Calls for Africa-Owned Credit Rating Agency to Challenge Global Risk Mispricing
LAGOS, Feb 17 – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for the establishment of a…
Dangote Secures $400 Million Machinery Deal to Accelerate Refinery Expansion
LAGOS, Feb 17 – Nigeria’s Dangote Group has signed a $400 million equipment agreement with…
Nigeria Inflation Eases to 15.10% Ahead of First MPC Meeting of 2026
ABUJA, Feb 17 – Nigeria’s annual inflation rate slowed to 15.10% in January from 15.15%…
Zambia Lifts Suspension on Mopani’s Mufulira Mine Operations
LUSAKA, Feb 17 – Zambia’s Minerals Regulation Commission said on Monday that it has lifted…
Nigeria Telecom FDI Rises to $392.92 Million in Nine Months as Q3 Inflows Surge
LAGOS, Feb 17 – Foreign direct investment into Nigeria’s telecommunications sector rose to $392.92 million…
Mubadala, Saudi Investors and IFC Invest $50 Million in Egypt’s Breadfast
CAIRO, Feb 16 – Egyptian e-commerce platform Breadfast has secured 50 million dollars in a…
Africa’s Electricity Financing Gap Emerges as the Continent’s Most Critical Economic Constraint
LAGOS, Feb 16 – Africa’s long term economic transformation may ultimately depend not on theoretical…