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Shareholders of BUA Foods Plc re-elected Abdul Samad Rabiu as Chairman and approved a N28.00 per share final dividend for the 2025 financial year at the company's 5th AGM. Read full article →
The Retirement Benefits Appeals Tribunal suspended a Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) directive requiring Standard Chartered Kenya Pension Fund trustees to reassess pension claims from former members not covered in an earlier 2021 court case. Read full article →
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued 46 Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) licences across five tiers: one Tier 1, eleven Tier 2, sixteen Tier 3, seven Tier 4, and eleven Tier 5 and has… Read full article →
Greenpeace Africa is calling for suspension of Aliko Dangote's proposed 700,000 barrels-per-day oil refinery, confirmed to be sited at Kenya's Lamu port, pending an independent environmental and social impact assessment. Read full article →
The Kenya Petroleum Oil Workers Union has filed a High Court petition to nullify the appointment of KPC Board Chair Faith Bett Boinett, citing constitutional violations and conflict of interest linked to Fastnett Energy Limited… Read full article →
Commercial electricity costs in Kenya reach Sh24 per kilowatt-hour, nearly double South Africa's Sh13.06 and almost ten times Ethiopia's Sh2.56, a critical disadvantage for export-oriented manufacturers locked into fixed supply contracts.Kenya's manufacturing sector paid Sh462… Read full article →
Stanbic Bank Kenya has appointed Michael Mutiga, former Chief Business Development and Strategy Officer at Safaricom, as its new CEO, effective August 1, pending regulatory approval from the CBK. Read full article →
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Nigeria launched a nationwide enlightenment campaign through the National Investor Protection Fund (NIPF) to help investors recover approximately N270 billion in unclaimed dividends and other dormant capital market funds. Read full article →
The Associated Mine Workers Union of Zimbabwe (AMWUZ), Zimbabwe Diamond and Allied Minerals Workers Union (ZDAMWU), and the Chamber of Mines of Zimbabwe agreed on a new 13-grade wage structure for the mining sector. Read full article →
Nigeria generated ₦21.6 trillion in tax revenue in H1 2026, a 49% increase from ₦14.27 trillion in H1 2025, as disclosed by Dr. Tope Fasua, Special Adviser to the President on Economic Affairs, at the… Read full article →
Egyptian logistics startup Mylerz raised over EGP100 million (approximately $2.04 million) in blended debt and equity from existing shareholders, led by Lorax Capital Partners with participation from digital payments firm Fawry. Read full article →
ntel, Nigeria's pioneer telecoms operator, has relaunched commercially with AirFibre, a fixed wireless broadband platform built on Tarana Wireless technology that demonstrated download speeds of 981.05Mbps and upload speeds of 480.74Mbps at its relaunch event… Read full article →
The Petroleum Commission of The Gambia and the Petroleum Commission of Ghana signed an MoU on 10 July 2026 to formalise cooperation on regulatory capacity building and technical knowledge sharing. Read full article →
MeTL Group, chaired by Mohammed Dewji, is investing $275 million in graphite mining in Tanzania, targeting the electric vehicle battery supply chain with plans to reach battery-grade exports to Europe, Japan, and South Korea. Read full article →
The National Infrastructure Fund (NIF), a state-backed vehicle established under the National Infrastructure Fund Act 2025, is recruiting its first CEO to lead the institution's setup and investment strategy. Read full article →
Nigerian telecom operators recorded 155,397 fibre-cut incidents across April and May 2026, a 2,428% increase compared to the 5,934 cases recorded in the first three months of the year, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission… Read full article →
PalmPay Nigeria has appointed Samuel Oluyemi, a former Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) Business Development Lead with over two decades of experience, as its new Chief Operating Officer, effective immediately. Read full article →
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki launched the ICT Integration in 10,000 Junior Schools Project on July 13 at Kaptarkok Junior School in Elgeyo Marakwet, with a live demonstration connecting six schools across six counties simultaneously.The programme… Read full article →
NEC Africa and PowerX have announced a strategic partnership combining NEC's pan-African ICT delivery capability with PowerX's AI and machine learning analytics platform to manage cell site infrastructure across Africa's telecommunications networks. Read full article →
Liberia's newly established Seed Development and Certification Agency (SDCA) issued its first certifications on July 10, 2026, with CHAP Agro Inc. among the first eight Liberian-owned companies to receive official seed certification.The SDCA was created… Read full article →
Tanzania shuts Chinese steel plant. Tanzania's Deputy Minister Reuben Kwagilwa ordered the indefinite closure of Hangjin Steel Tanzania Limited in Mkuranga District, Coast Region, after a surprise government inspection uncovered serious environmental violations including operating without… Read full article →
On July 8, 2026, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) held a Treasury Bills auction offering N700 billion across three tenors: 91-day, 182-day, and 364-day bills and ultimately allotted N1.06 trillion, exceeding the amount offered. Read full article →
British High Commissioner Matt Baugh confirmed UK-Kenya bilateral trade has surpassed Sh340 billion (£2 billion) for the first time, one year after the two countries signed a Strategic Partnership. Read full article →
Airtel Africa's $57m partnership with UNICEF, launched in 2021, has connected 3,296 schools and reached over 2 million learners and 40,000 teachers across 13 African countries so far.64 digital learning platforms have been zero-rated, enabling… Read full article →
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), in a suit brought by the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), ruled that police officers who are lawyers but not formally appointed as legal officers can only prosecute criminal… Read full article →
President Ruto announced that the African Development Bank Group approved Sh10.6bn in financing for Phase II of the Thwake Dam, Kenya's largest dam, covering a €64.2m AfDB loan, €4.2m from the African Development Fund, and… Read full article →
President Ruto confirmed a partnership with Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote to build a Sh2.2 trillion oil refinery in Lamu County, projected to process 700,000 barrels of crude oil per day. Read full article →
Matrix Energy, AA Rano, and AYM Shafa have applied to join as defendants in Dangote Refinery's N100 billion lawsuit seeking to void all petroleum import licences issued by the AGF and the Nigerian Midstream and… Read full article →
Access Holdings Plc vested over 200 million shares across 77 employees of the Group, including Access Bank Plc subsidiaries, with former Executive Director Bolaji Agbede receiving the largest single allocation of 15.09 million shares.The vesting… Read full article →
Timon, a stablecoin-powered travel payments platform founded by Tomi Ayorinde and Chizaram Ucheaga, has crossed 100,000 users and secured investment from crypto accelerator Alliance after being accepted into its programme. Read full article →
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