Nigeria Consumer Firms Book US$52.7 Million in Fees
Nestlé and Heineken's Nigerian units led US$52.7 million in brand and technical fees to global groups in the first half...
October 4, 2026Section
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Absa Digital Asset Custody Goes Live in South Africa
South Africa's Absa now holds Bitcoin for big investors, a first for an African bank, it says. Local crypto holdings...
October 4, 2026
Tanzania Plans US$25 Million Hotel at SGR Rail Station
Tanzania's state railway and a workers' fund plan a US$25 million four-star hotel at a Morogoro station, betting on 2,800...
October 4, 2026
Ghana Gets LPG Tanker and Tema Terminal for Supply
A 40,000-cubic-metre tanker built for Ghana made its first delivery as a new gas terminal opened, part of a push...
October 4, 2026
Central Africa Tenders CEMAC Money Market Platform
The central bank for six Central African countries and 66 million people has opened a tender for one system to...
October 4, 2026
Namibia Tells New Swiss Envoy to Win Trade, Investment
Namibia's president told her new Swiss envoy to turn goodwill into trade and investment, four months after nonstop Zurich-Windhoek flights...
October 4, 2026
Tongaat Hulett Runs On as US$150 Million Lifeline Ends
South Africa's biggest sugar producer keeps milling after its US$150 million state credit line ran out on 30 September, as...
October 4, 2026
Nigeria Court Freezes Lagos Property in Abacha Land Row
A Nigerian court has put a Victoria Island plot in Lagos under a receiver in a dispute brought by the...
October 4, 2026
South Africa’s Makhanda Mayor Admits Water Failure
A South African mayor admits her town's water system is broken and promises steady taps in 2027, yet the key...
October 4, 2026