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Dangote Plans 1,000MW Power Plant in Kenya as Energy Push Expands
Dangote Industries is set to deepen its footprint in East Africa with plans for a 1,000-megawatt liquefied natural…
US Treasury Yields Hold Steady as Investors Await Key Inflation Data
US Treasury yields remained largely steady on Thursday as investors turned their attention to fresh wholesale…
Global Clean Energy Investment Drops 17% as China Pullback Weighs on Market
Global clean energy investment fell 17% in the first half of 2026, with a sharp pullback in China emerging as the…
OPEC+ Keeps Saudi Arabia, Russia Oil Output Unchanged for October
Saudi Arabia, Russia and five other major oil producers have agreed to maintain their September 2026 oil production…
Oil Prices Cross $100 as US-Iran Conflict Deepens, Raising Nigeria’s Revenue Hopes
Global oil prices have surged above $100 per barrel for the first time since late July as intensifying military…
Open AI Appoints AI Safety Researcher Paul Christiano to Foundation Board
Open AI has appointed prominent AI safety researcher Paul Christiano to the board of the Open AI Foundation,…
Bank of Ghana Flags 20 Unlicensed Loan Apps, Warns Public Against Operators
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has flagged 20 mobile loan applications operating without the required licence or…
Africa Loses $74.5bn to High-Risk Perception as Borrowing Costs Soar
Africa is losing an estimated $74.5 billion in additional debt-service costs because of exaggerated risk…
Stock Futures Slip as Brent Crude Surges Past $100 Amid U.S.-Iran Tensions
Stock futures edged lower early Wednesday as investors returned to a cautious mood following a broad sell-off in…
AfDB Unveils $5.1bn Plan to Cushion Africa From Energy, Fertiliser Crisis
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a $5.1 billion response plan aimed at helping Nigeria and…
Hackers Steal Claude Tokens From Subscribers as Anthropic Warns Users
Hackers are reportedly targeting Claude subscribers, secretly using compromised account sessions to consume users’…
Rising Oil Prices Put China’s Independent Refiners Under Pressure
China’s independent refiners could be heading for a difficult period as rising international oil prices and…
IMF: Trade Payment Restrictions Can Strengthen Current Account, Influence Exchange…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said trade payment restrictions can strengthen a country’s current…
Africa to Supply 620m New Workers by 2050 as World Bank Warns of Job Creation…
Sub-Saharan Africa is set to become the world’s biggest source of new workers over the next 25 years, with more…
African Startups Risk Losing Investors With $1m Pre-Seed Targets, Sidebrief COO…
African startups could be putting off potential investors by setting ambitious $1 million pre-seed fundraising…
AI Model Fatigue Sets In as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta Race to Release New…
AI Model Fatigue Sets In as OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Meta Race to Release New Models
A wave of artificial…
Google Puts Voice AI Inside Gmail, Docs and Keep
Google is taking another step into the future of everyday work by bringing voice-powered artificial intelligence to…
Ghana Stocks Set for 81% Gain in 2026 as Databank Targets 16,000 Points
Ghana’s stock market is on track for one of its strongest performances in recent years, with Databank Research…
Nvidia’s AI Investments Surge to $99 Billion as Chip Giant Deepens Bet on Tech…
Nvidia’s growing influence in the artificial intelligence industry is no longer limited to supplying the powerful…
Kenya, Dangote Plan 1,000MW LNG Power Plant as Tanzania Gas Emerges as Key Supply…
Kenya and Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, are exploring a major 1,000-megawatt LNG power project linked to the…
Nigeria, IEA Sign Deal to Strengthen Energy Data, Attract More Investment
Nigeria has taken another step towards improving its energy sector after signing a Joint Work Programme with the…
Dangote Investments Driving Africa’s Industrial Growth, AFC Boss Says
The sustained investments of the Dangote Group across Africa are playing a major role in driving industrialisation…
UK Set to Approve Jackdaw Gas Field as Energy Costs Surge
The United Kingdom is reportedly preparing to approve the development of the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea as…
Google Escapes Ad Business Breakup as US Judge Orders Changes to Its Operations
Google has avoided a major breakup of its advertising business after a US federal judge rejected the government’s…
OPEC+ Likely to Keep October Oil Output Unchanged as Iran War Disrupts Supply
OPEC+ is expected to keep its oil production policy unchanged for October as disruptions linked to the Iran war…
AfCFTA Unveils $5.17bn Digital Trade Corridor to Transform African Commerce
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is set to strengthen digital trade across the continent with the…
UAE Energy Firm Moves to Acquire 90% Stake in Azura Power
Abu Dhabi-based energy infrastructure platform ePointZero is set to acquire a 90 percent stake in Azura Power…
Dow Falls 374 Points as U.S.-Iran Strikes Rattle Markets, But Wall Street Ends…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell sharply on Monday as renewed military strikes between the United States…
Ventures Platform Raises $84m as Investors Double Down on African Startups
Ventures Platform has secured $84 million in fresh funding for its second institutional fund, surpassing its…
WIOCC Secures $300 Million Investment to Expand Africa’s Digital Infrastructure
WIOCC Group has secured a $300 million investment from the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Vision…