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Swiss Re Foundation's $500,000 grant set to boost Africa's insurance sector

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Exxon to exit Equatorial Guinea amid wider Africa crude phaseout

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Exxon to exit Equatorial Guinea amid wider Africa crude phaseout

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Meta launches #FlexNaija metaverse campaign for content creators in Nigeria

29 Nov 2022

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Zimbabwe power shortage to worsen as hydro plant halts generation

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Karabo Ledwaba 28 Nov 2022

Lagos shortlists consortium to build $2.5bn bridge

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Lagos shortlists consortium to build $2.5bn bridge

MacDonald Dzirutwe 28 Nov 2022

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Frank Phiri and Bhargav Acharya 25 Nov 2022

NNPC starts oil drilling in northern Nigeria

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NNPC starts oil drilling in northern Nigeria

Felix Onuah and MacDonald Dzirutwe 25 Nov 2022

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Banking

Nigeria unveils new bank notes in bid to control liquidity

25 Nov 2022

Tanzania's Ramani announces $32m Series A funding

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24 Nov 2022

Tanzanians sue Barrick Gold in Canada over alleged mine shootings by police

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Helen Reid and Clara Denina 24 Nov 2022

MultiChoice Africa Accelerator Programme expands to 8 more African countries

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24 Nov 2022

Kenyan building collapses spark alarm as cities swell

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Tommy Wilkes 23 Nov 2022

COP27: An historic deal was made, but what comes next?

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Irene Lauro 23 Nov 2022

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Walmart's R6.4bn buyout of Massmart a done deal

23 Nov 2022

Shoprite to shut operations in Democratic Republic of Congo

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Stanis Bujakera 23 Nov 2022

India's Jindal wins bid to build Botswana's 300MW coal power plant

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India's Jindal wins bid to build Botswana's 300MW coal power plant

Brian Benza 22 Nov 2022

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Ethos Private Equity announces its imminent buyout

22 Nov 2022

Mattel launches NFT marketplace

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Mattel launches NFT marketplace

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New desalination plant points towards Morocco's drought response

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New desalination plant points towards Morocco's drought response

Ahmed Eljechtimi 22 Nov 2022

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Closing the gender gap in digital microinsurance among women smallholders in Africa

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