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Apple Inc.
$293.26 $5.77
Alphabet Inc.
$397.05 $1.75
NYSE Composite Index
$22,942.15 $69.15
NASDAQ Composite
$26,247.08 $440.88
S&P 500
$7,398.93 $61.82
FTSE 100
$13,944.69 $33.97
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African central bankers push ahead with monetary integration plans
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Commerzbank cuts 3000 jobs to resist UniCredit takeover pressure and boost profits

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French climate envoy Benoît Faraco to strengthen African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 as France deepens energy partnership with Africa

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Airtel Africa profit surges to US$1.41bn as subscriber growth fuels telecom expansion

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May 8, 2026

Dangote eyes London listing to take Africa’s biggest cement empire global

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Ramaphosa prioritises BRICS over Africa summits

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Global Affairs

Aramco profits surge as Middle East conflict boosts oil revenues despite supply fears

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May 11, 2026

Africa CDC and Ethiopia Officially Launch Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) 2026 to Advance Africa’s Health Security and Sovereignty Agenda

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Merck Foundation and African First Ladies advance cancer care training in Africa

Sentech Africa
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Africa’s digital future takes center stage at Sentech Tech Week in Cape Town

May 8, 2026

Targeting 250,000 bpd by 2030, First Exploration & Petroleum Development Company (First E&P) joins African Energy Week (AEW) 2026 as diamond sponsor

Tanzania
May 8, 2026

Tanzania, Turkey sign tax deals to boost trade and investment ties

African Women
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African women urged to seize opportunities in fast-growing green economy

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May 11, 2026

Senegal seeks bigger role for local insurers in oil and gas sector

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May 11, 2026

Ramaphosa prioritises BRICS over Africa summits

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May 11, 2026

Africa CDC and Ethiopia Officially Launch Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA) 2026 to Advance Africa’s Health Security and Sovereignty Agenda

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Zambia pushes solar expansion as Lusaka backs major Egypt-led power project

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May 11, 2026

Journalists beaten and detained in Mogadishu as Somalia faces renewed press freedom concerns

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May 10, 2026

IMF reaches staff-level deal with Cabo Verde on ECF, resilience reviews

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May 10, 2026

Perseus Mining names Wade Bickley COO amid African expansion

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May 9, 2026

EDB Mauritius, GIPC bring high-level investment delegation to Accra

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Finance
May 9, 2026

Mobile money overtakes banks as diaspora transfers reshape Central Africa’s financial system

Diaspora
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May 8, 2026

Diaspora remittances to Central Africa shift from banks to mobile money, central bank data shows

Finance
May 8, 2026

M-Pesa Ethiopia subscriber base more than doubles as Safaricom expands digital payments push

South African Rand
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May 8, 2026

South African rand firms on weaker dollar as Ramaphosa impeachment ruling adds political focus

Liberia road
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May 8, 2026

Liberia secures US$63m to pave strategic road linking Côte d’Ivoire border

Nigeria banks
Finance
May 8, 2026

Nigeria banking rules force Access Holdings to rethink African expansion

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May 11, 2026

Ethiopia accelerates electric vehicle shift as fuel crisis forces bold economic reset

Economy
May 9, 2026

Algeria bets on local sugar as Cevital launches US$600m beet project to cut imports

Economy
May 9, 2026

Somalia on the brink as UN warns aid could stop amid worsening hunger crisis

Economy
May 9, 2026

Egypt inflation eases slightly to 13.4% but price pressures remain persistent

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Ghana’s strong economic future depends on empowering youth through education, skills development and mentorship

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May 11, 2026

Aramco profits surge as Middle East conflict boosts oil revenues despite supply fears

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Anthropic turns to Elon Musk’s SpaceX as AI demand forces scramble for computing power

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U.S. job growth beats expectations but signals a cooling labour market

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May 11, 2026

Ethiopia accelerates electric vehicle shift as fuel crisis forces bold economic reset

News Technology
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UCT partners HyperionDev to boost digital skills training and bridge gap between university and industry

News Technology
May 9, 2026

Somalia launches smartphone financing plan to bring millions of low income users online

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