Dangote launches $2.1bn refinery share sale in Nigeria
Dangote refinery IPO opens to investors in Nigeria, offering a 3% stake in the oil refinery through a share sale worth up to $2.1 billion
Kinshasa cleanup puts former gang members to work
Kinshasa cleanup crews are clearing waste across the DRC capital, but reports of heavy-handed enforcement have raised concerns
Guinea and Ivory Coast strengthen ties on security and trade
Guinea Ivory Coast cooperation is set to deepen after Presidents Mamady Doumbouya and Alassane Ouattara agreed to strengthen security and trade ties
Uganda buries King Oyo as Tooro succession dispute continues
King Oyo’s succession remains disputed after the Tooro monarch was buried in Uganda, with elders and members of the royal family divided over his successor
Olympic flame arrives in Senegal ahead of historic first for Africa
The Olympic flame has arrived in Senegal ahead of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games, the first Olympic sporting event ever held in Africa
At least 26 children killed in DRC school fire
A DRC school fire has killed at least 26 children and injured 25 others in Bukavu, where authorities have launched an investigation
South Africa pushes digital trade as BRICS seeks stronger business ties
BRICS Africa trade could gain from stronger digital links as South Africa pushes technology to connect businesses across the expanding economic bloc
UK citizenship costs £1,839 as high fees affect African migrants
UK citizenship fees now total £1,839 for applicants, adding to the immigration costs faced by thousands of African migrants seeking British nationality
Yemen fighting intensifies as forces battle for control in Taiz
Yemen fighting has intensified in Taiz and along the Red Sea coast as government-aligned forces and the Houthis battle for control
There’s a place in Africa where millions of bats fill the sky
The Kasanka bat migration brings millions of fruit bats to Zambia each year, creating one of Africa’s most remarkable wildlife spectacles
Nigerian tech firm wins $1m mining security contract
Nigeria mining security firm Terra Industries has secured a $1 million contract to protect a Kaduna project with gold and lithium deposits

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