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The International Finance Corporation (IFC) plans to provide a financing package of up to US$175 million to data centre operator AirTrunk through a combination of debt and equity investment. The…
The United Kingdom’s flag carrier said Thursday that it will launch flights from London to Kilimanjaro, Tanzania’s premier tourist destination. Flights will operate three times a week from London Gatwick,…
Sthembiso Dlamini, chief executive of South Africa’s Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA), recently conducted an official site visit to Cassava Technologies following the company’s R1.75 billion data centre investment…
South Africa’s Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, has been confirmed as a speaker at African Energy Week 2026 in Cape Town, with his session framed specifically around…
Commodities giant Glencore — roughly a tenth owned by South African billionaire Ivan Glasenberg — is facing a $2 billion lawsuit filed in Singapore, alongside a reported $480 million loss,…
South Africa’s African Bank is undergoing a significant leadership reset following a difficult first half of the year and a string of executive departures. Former Group CEO Kennedy Bungane left…
The World Bank Group says it mobilised a record $112 billion in private capital during fiscal year 2026, more than triple the $35 billion it recorded just four years earlier.…
TotalEnergies has committed $10 billion to expanding its operations in Angola, following a new oil discovery that is expected to come online within roughly three months. The investment marks one…
First Bank of Nigeria’s Chief Executive says the bank now spends approximately ₦6 billion every year defending against cyber threats, underscoring how seriously Nigerian banks are treating digital security as…
As the European Union moves to formally ban Russian LNG imports from 2026 and pipeline gas from 2027, African gas producers are being handed a rare strategic opening. Industry leaders…