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Business Insider » Africa becomes Diageo’s fastest-growing major market as $2.3 billion sale prepares Japanese giant Asahi for major continental push
7 Aug 2026 - Africa has emerged as one of Diageo’s strongest-performing regions just as the British drinks giant prepares to relinquish direct ownership of its…
Business Insider » Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey’s NATO-style defence pact puts $5.5 billion arms deals with two African countries back in spotlight
7 Aug 2026 - A new NATO-like defence alliance between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey has revived attention on Pakistani arms deals worth more than $5 billion…
Business Insider » NATO-style Saudi-Pakistan-Turkey defence pact puts $5.5 billion arms deals for 2 African countries back in spotlight
7 Aug 2026 - A new NATO-like defence alliance between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey has revived attention on Pakistani arms deals worth more than $5 billion…
Business Insider » Africa’s largest lithium producer approves US$1.59 billion in new investments as mining and manufacturing take nearly 80%
7 Aug 2026 - Zimbabwe approved US$1.59 billion worth of new investment projects in the second quarter of 2026, with mining and manufacturing absorbing nearly 80%…
Business Insider » Libya moves closer to 2 million barrels a day as US-backed budget opens Africa's largest crude reserves to American firms
7 Aug 2026 - Libya is moving closer to its goal of producing 2 million barrels of oil per day by the start of the next decade after a US-backed agreement on a…
Business Insider » Namibia gets a possible new 6km gold discovery as Canadian miner prepares 5,000-metre drilling campaign
7 Aug 2026 - A possible new gold discovery stretching six kilometres has emerged in Namibia, with a Canadian-listed miner preparing its first major drilling…
Business Insider » Senegal jails three TikTok influencers for insulting President Faye as political tensions with former ally Sonko deepen
7 Aug 2026 - A Senegalese court has sentenced three TikTok influencers to prison for insulting President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, putting the country’s increasingly…
Business Insider » Italy and France join the UK and Germany in a $400m race to unlock $10 billion for Africa’s green revolution
7 Aug 2026 - Italy and France have officially joined a growing list of international backers for Africa’s sustainable development by pledging a combined $50…
Business Insider » Kemi Badenoch-led Conservatives vow to bar foreign nationals from social housing in England
7 Aug 2026 - Britain’s Conservative Party, led by British-Nigerian politician Kemi Badenoch, has pledged to bar most foreign nationals from social housing in…
Business Insider » Morocco agrees to take back child migrants after Africa-Europe border crisis leaves over 1,100 minors stranded in Spain
7 Aug 2026 - Morocco has said it is ready to cooperate with Spain and other European partners to return unaccompanied Moroccan minors after last week’s…
Business Insider » Former Goldman Sachs banker found guilty of paying over $1 million in bribes to secure Ghana power plant deal
7 Aug 2026 - A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker has been convicted of his role in a bribery scheme that involved paying more than $1 million to Ghanaian…
Business Insider » Africa's wealthiest king commands royal forces to battle a national emergency with 25 aircraft - 2 Super Puma, 8 Canadair CL-415 ,15 Turbo aircraft
7 Aug 2026 - King Mohammed VI's Royal Armed Forces are leading a massive response to national forest fires by deploying a specialized fleet of 25 aircraft to…
Business Insider » Spain’s far left and far right unite on rare common ground to oppose Morocco co-hosting the 2030 World Cup after Ceuta crisis
7 Aug 2026 - Spanish lawmakers from opposite ends of the political spectrum are pressing Madrid to reconsider co-hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup with Morocco…
Business Insider » Uganda approves troop deployment to Gaza under Trump's post-war stabilisation plan
7 Aug 2026 - Uganda's parliament has voted to approve the deployment of the country's military to the Gaza Strip if an international security force proposed under…
Business Insider » World’s Largest Shipping Company Launches Weekly Service to Nigeria’s Lekki Port
6 Aug 2026 - In a major addition to Nigeria’s maritime industry, the world’s largest shipping line, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), has officially launched…
Business Insider » Ghanaian mining tycoon drags Nigerian authorities to international court in Paris over 501-hectare estate
6 Aug 2026 - A long-running dispute over one of Abuja's biggest real estate developments has moved beyond Nigeria's borders, with Ghanaian businessman Sir Sam…
Business Insider » Chinese mining giants hit back at claims their cobalt contains excessive uranium after DR Congo bars them from exporting copper and cobalt concentrates
6 Aug 2026 - Chinese-owned mining companies in the Democratic Republic of Congo have rejected claims that their cobalt contains excessive uranium after Kinshasa…
Business Insider » Emirates bets bigger on Africa as South African Airways partnership unlocks nine more destinations
6 Aug 2026 - South African Airways’ recovery strategy has received another boost as Emirates deepens its investment in Africa’s aviation market.
Business Insider » Tanzania and Uganda join forces to build East Africa’s next energy hub in a move that could reshape regional fuel trade
6 Aug 2026 - East Africa is taking another step towards becoming one of Africa’s fastest-growing energy corridors.
Business Insider » Kenya is bringing the AI boom home with East Africa’s first fund tracking Microsoft, OpenAI and other global tech giants
6 Aug 2026 - For years, African investors eager to profit from the artificial intelligence boom have largely had one option: send their money overseas. Kenya now…
Business Insider » Africa’s top oil producer targets $50 billion offshore comeback as it battles Namibia and Guyana for global energy investment
6 Aug 2026 - Africa’s biggest oil producer is making its strongest pitch yet to win back global energy investors.
Business Insider » World's 12th wealthiest billionaire drops Bill Gates Foundation from $6 billion donation, despite pledging majority of $200 billion for Africa
6 Aug 2026 - A new report has revealed that World's 12th-richest person as of 8/6/2026 on Forbes list, Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has excluded the Bill…
Business Insider » Trump considers closes U.S. office in Cameroon as visa applicants continue to rely on Yaoundé
6 Aug 2026 - The United States is closing its diplomatic office in Douala while routine visa processing for Cameroon remains concentrated in Yaoundé. The decision…
Business Insider » Former CEO of Africa’s leading airline hired to rescue India’s second-largest carrier after record losses of more than $2 billion
6 Aug 2026 - Air India has appointed former Ethiopian Airlines chief Tewolde Gebremariam as its new chief executive and managing director, handing one of Africa’s…
Business Insider » World's largest cobalt producer bans copper and cobalt concentrate exports, hitting Chinese, Canadian and Swiss mining giants
6 Aug 2026 - The Democratic Republic of Congo has officially banned the export of copper and cobalt concentrates to encourage more processing within its own…
Business Insider » An African island nation is offering its ‘golden passport’ for $90,000 to raise development funds amid an EU crackdown on Caribbean schemes
6 Aug 2026 - São Tomé and Príncipe, a remote Central African archipelago in the Gulf of Guinea known for its cocoa-growing heritage and lush island landscape, is…
Business Insider » Kenya seeks $450 million World Bank lifeline as Iran war and El Niño threaten its economy
6 Aug 2026 - Kenya is seeking about $450 million in emergency financing from the World Bank as it moves to shield its economy from mounting external shocks,…
Business Insider » Africa's largest gold producer grows gold reserves to $11.9 billion despite a massive $1.9 billion loss from its gold program
6 Aug 2026 - A new report has revealed that although Ghana's gross international reserves climbed to $11.9 billion by the end of 2025, the central bank incurred a…
Business Insider » Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, turns his sights to North America as he sells Africa to the Canadian Prime Minister
6 Aug 2026 - Africa's richest man, Aliko Dangote, the President and CEO of Dangote Industries Limited, recently held a high-level meeting with Canadian Prime…
Business Insider » U.S. doubles Ebola funding to $512 million as Africa battles its second-largest outbreak ever
6 Aug 2026 - The U.S. State Department has announced a significant increase in its financial commitment to the Ebola response in the eastern Democratic Republic…
Business Insider » Despite billionaire Motsepe's backing, FIFA president calls crisis meeting in Morocco as UEFA opposes another Infantino term.
6 Aug 2026 - FIFA President Gianni Infantino has recently called an urgent meeting with top football officials in Morocco to protect his leadership after a…
Business Insider » Dangote's planned $5 billion refinery IPO in Nigeria could be followed by a listing in Africa's richest country
6 Aug 2026 - Africa's largest stock exchange is positioning itself to host a secondary listing of Dangote Petroleum Refinery, as interest grows across the…
Business Insider » Africa-Asia Fund commits $82.8 million to expand DRC telecom towers, and support major fibre-optic operations across Africa.
5 Aug 2026 - Africa's push to expand digital infrastructure has received another boost after the Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF) committed $…
Business Insider » An African country is now willing to welcome France back less than two years after ending 65 years of military ties
5 Aug 2026 - After being pushed out of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, and facing limited prospects of returning to those countries, France is reshaping its…
Business Insider » The ‘largest gold heists in history’ worth around $100m came from one of Africa’s bloodiest wars, with the UAE allegedly at the center
5 Aug 2026 - Sudan's civil war broke out in April 2023, resulting in not only one of Africa's most catastrophic wars, but also one of the largest gold heists in…
Business Insider » China and the EU are competing for Namibia’s minerals, but the Southern African country now has to decide who gets the value
5 Aug 2026 - Namibia has signed nine cooperation agreements with China covering energy, mining, infrastructure, agriculture, technical training and green minerals.
Business Insider » Africa gets another unicorn from Nigeria valued at $2.1 billion, making it a top 3 startup firm on the continent
5 Aug 2026 - Last year, reports indicated that Moove, a vehicle financing startup that serves Nigerian drivers, led by British-Nigerian entrepreneur Ladi Delano,…
Business Insider » $385 billion UAE sovereign fund invests $3 billion in Brazilian fruit for jet fuel, bringing good and bad news for Dangote Refinery
5 Aug 2026 - The global aviation industry is on the verge of a significant change as a $3 billion investment prepares to turn a native Brazilian fruit into high-…
Business Insider » Global race for critical minerals drives new investment into Malawi as Australian miner snaps up rare earth project
5 Aug 2026 - Malawi is attracting fresh international investment in its critical minerals sector after Australian-listed AuKing Mining agreed to acquire the…
Business Insider » Africa’s second-largest copper producer heads to elections with $10 billion mining boom and 3-million-tonne ambition at stake
5 Aug 2026 - As Zambia heads to the polls next week, the country’s mining industry is focused on more than who wins the presidency.
Business Insider » Former South African president Jacob Zuma elevates son Duduzane to MK Party’s second-highest office after leadership purge
5 Aug 2026 - Former South African president Jacob Zuma has elevated his son, Duduzane Zuma, to the second-highest position in the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party,…
Business Insider » South African aerospace firm unveils new aerial vehicles intended to solve a challenging security problem that affects ‘many nations’
5 Aug 2026 - The South African aerospace and defence company, Paramount Aerospace Industries, is developing an unmanned aerial vehicle to address a growing…
Business Insider » China is betting big on Egypt, and the gamble has now crossed $10 billion
5 Aug 2026 - During a government meeting to boost economic cooperation with China, Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said that Chinese investment in Egypt…
Business Insider » France and the UK step in to help resolve a $2.7 billion problem distressing Zimbabwe
5 Aug 2026 - Zimbabwe’s massive debt could be eased significantly after two economic powerhouses, the United Kingdom and France, agreed to be a part of the newly…
Business Insider » Billionaire Patrice Motsepe and CAF executives backs Infantino after FIFA drops plan to "sell the World Cup" for $4.2 billion
5 Aug 2026 - Patrice Motsepe, the billionaire president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has spearheaded a wave of support for FIFA President…
Business Insider » Nigeria raises military wage bill to $679 million after Tinubu approves up to 80% pay rise for 250,000 troops
5 Aug 2026 - President Bola Tinubu has approved salary increases of between 30% and 80% for about 250,000 members of Nigeria’s armed forces, lifting the country’s…
Business Insider » Dangote Refinery seeks to raise $5 billion in October IPO as Kenya eyes $500 million stake
4 Aug 2026 - Nigeria's Dangote Refinery is preparing for what could become Africa's largest-ever stock market listing, seeking to raise about $5 billion through…
Business Insider » The U.S. got World War II uranium from DR Congo. China has secretly sourced it there for 20 years, investigation says
4 Aug 2026 - Lighthouse recently co-published an investigative report with the Financial Times revealing that a region in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)…
Business Insider » An island nation is offering 'golden passports' for $90,000, with visa-free access to 85+ destinations, to fund its fight against climate change
4 Aug 2026 - Nauru, a small Pacific island nation facing rising sea levels, has launched a citizenship-by-investment programme that allows foreigners to obtain a…
Business Insider » World's oldest head of state approves military reshuffle while leaving his country without a president for 2 months
4 Aug 2026 - A recent report shows that Cameroon’s president, Paul Biya, the world’s oldest president, has not been in the public eye for nearly two months.