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African Airlines Lead Global Passenger Traffic Growth in June 2026

Ethiopian Airlines Hits $9.1 Billion Revenue as Passenger and Cargo Demand Surge

Nigeria’s Central Bank Holds Benchmark Rate at 26.5% as Inflation Eases

Nigerian Businesses Maintain Optimism in June 2026 Despite Deep Regional and Cost Hurdles

Nigeria Private Sector Logs Fifth Month of Growth Despite June Cooling

Anti-Immigrant Marches Spark Violence and Shutter Businesses Across South Africa

Africa’s Merchandise Trade Hits $1.5 Trillion Despite Chronic $74 Billion Financing Gap

Lafarge Africa Rebrands as HBM Nigeria Following $1 Billion Takeover

SEC Halts Purported Dangote Refinery IPO Marketing, Orders Operator Refunds

Spiro Closes $270 Million Funding Round to Expand African Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

Fuel Shocks, Iran War Fears Drag South African Private Sector into May Contraction

Zambia Waives 10% Copper Export Tax to Clear Smelter Stockpiles

MTN Group Earnings Surge 27.9% as Nigeria and Ghana Drive Q1 Growth

Dangote Refinery Targets $50 Billion Valuation in Landmark 2026 IPO

African Leaders Demand Credit Rating Overhaul at Nairobi Summit

Ghana’s Inflation Hits 3.4% as 16-Month Disinflationary Streak Ends

Nigeria’s Cement Giant Rebrands to HBM After $1B Sale and CEO Terrorism Conviction

Limited Access to Finance, Power Deficits, and Insecurity Slows Nigeria’s Businesses in April

Dangote East Africa Refinery: The Tanga Energy Corridor & the Remaking of East African Industry

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Nigeria’s private sector sees 16-month growth streak as PMI hits 53.2

Nigeria: Otti commissions $35m beverage plant in Aba, pledges continued industrial support

Standard Bank targets 12% annual profit growth in new 2026–2028 Strategy

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Nigeria’s stock regulator issues 6-Week ultimatum for broker recapitalization plans

Ghana’s central bank eases policy rate to 4-year low on favorable macro conditions

Chinese Sinomine enters talks as Zimbabwe’s sudden lithium ban rattles supply chain

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Fee income and trading surge drive Standard Bank’s 11% profit jump

Canal+ smashes 2025 profit target, eyes African growth with 1,000 new hires

Oil Shock 2026: Brent Crude Eyes $100 as Hormuz Blockade Triggers Market Panic

Shoprite profit rises 7.7% as price cuts drive market share gains

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Federal government to prioritise resource allocation in the face of low oil prices, target 7% growth

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