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Equinor Sees Stronger Case for Tanzania LNG Project as Hormuz Disruption Reshapes Gas Markets

LAGOS, Aug 26 – Equinor says disruptions to energy flows through the Strait of Hormuz have strengthened the case for developing Tanzania’s long-stalled liquefied natural gas project, as geopolitical …

Egypt Dominates Africa’s Sukuk Market With 48% Share as Issuance Tops $7 Billion

Senegal Parliament Launches Probe Into €1 Billion Total-Return-Swap Financing Deals

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Tunisia’s Cash Holdings Hit Record $10.5 Billion, Putting Pressure on Banks

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South African Miners Accelerate Renewable Energy Investment to Cut Costs and Grid Dependence
Africa’s New Credit Rating Agency: What Investors Need to Know Ahead of Its October Launch
Egypt Dominates Africa’s Sukuk Market With 48% Share as Issuance Tops $7 Billion
Ventures Platform Closes $84 Million Fund to Back African Startups With Larger Cheques
MTN Explores Banking Licences as Africa’s Largest Telecoms Operator Expands Into Lending

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Economy

Tunisia’s Cash Holdings Hit Record $10.5 Billion, Putting Pressure on Banks
by Oluebube Elechi
Brazilian Companies Near Angola Farmland Deal Covering Up to 800,000 Hectares
by Emmanuel Ebube
NICA Calls for N2 Trillion Capital Injection Into Nigeria’s National Credit Guarantee Company
by Oluebube Elechi
Morocco’s Growing Economic Leverage Strengthens Its Position in Spain’s Trade and Supply Chains
by Gift Egbeiyon
Seychelles Launches Blue and Green Economy Project With UNDP to Drive Nature-Positive Development
by Gift Egbeiyon
Nigeria Energy Inflation Falls to 4.37% in July, Lowest in Four Months
by Oluebube Elechi

Wealth

Africa’s Ultra-Wealthy Increase Property Investments as Demand for Wealth Preservation Grows
Abdulsamad Rabiu Becomes Africa’s Second-Richest Person as Wealth Surges
Africa’s Super-Rich Are Turning to Family Offices to Protect Expanding Fortunes

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