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When it comes to concession rights and legal battles, at the Port of Mombasa, it isn’t a question of whether tycoon Mohamed Jaffer and his business empire will win, but when, writes @HeraldAloo

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Tanzania’s defiant Samia pushes Russia on uranium assets during state visit https://t.co/GxdvVLaPLL

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From the birr float to foreign-bank entry and logistics reform, ➡️ https://t.co/Fuqmf4UrfY Ethiopia is moving away from its tightly managed economic model. The danger is not openness itself, but opening before firms, regulators and households can absorb the shock, write @NickNorbrook and @michaelmasrie.

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Faced with sharply rising financing needs, several African institutions are accelerating their diversification into Asia. ➡️ https://t.co/I2M4s4rnRu Through bond issuances in yen or Chinese yuan, partnerships with Chinese banks, and the quest for new investors, this trend is establishing itself as a core strategic pillar.

Report by Alix Lavoué and @NickNorbrook.

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Access Bank founder says African institutions must escape sovereign-risk ceilings, ➡️ https://t.co/ufwGU4IyRK tap global capital pools and use landmark deals such as the Dangote refinery IPO to make Lagos a serious financial centre.

Interview by @NickNorbrook in Nairobi.

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In an interview with The Africa Report's @NickNorbrook, in Kigali, ➡️ https://t.co/SMpu2kkzLa the Nigerian president argues that tough decisions have stabilised the economy. Now he wants taxation, national champions and megaprojects to deliver the payoff.

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BUA’s chairman argues that African nations’ industrial sovereignty hinges on lower domestic costs, available energy, ➡️ https://t.co/xB19wLFIlO sound infrastructure and real regional markets – not rent-seeking protection.

Interview by @NickNorbrook.

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President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returns to the main stage at the 2026 Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, for Day 2 of a conversation with Nicholas Norbrook, Managing Editor of The Africa Report, titled Holding the Line: Nigeria’s Reform Bet in a Fractured World.

President Tinubu reaffirmed that Nigeria’s reforms are bold, deliberate, and necessary for the country’s future and Africa’s growth.

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EXCLUSIVE Macron hits out at 'predatory' behaviour from China, US, Russia, and says African countries should look at European nations as partners for mineral and security deals. https://t.co/rIt53K61NO

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@_hudsonc Re-up my October piece on the initial Boulos-#Eritrea meeting following this great @RobbieGramer scoop !
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Behind the scenes, Wale Edun’s tenure was defined by a bruising battle over the purse strings. From blocking capital releases for landmark projects to a public arithmetic clash with the president, ➡️ https://t.co/ZRagUfdnbX Oladimeji Ramon and @NickNorbrook examine the internal friction that made his replacement by Taiwo Oyedele inevitable.

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After recommending Nigeria reopen petrol imports, the World Bank withdrew its April policy update and replaced it with a more qualified note ➡️ https://t.co/w1YIlF7x2s – as Dangote argues that freer imports would weaken fuel security and undercut African refining.

Report by @NickNorbrook.

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Zimbabwe’s exemption regime is back in court because South Africa still cannot decide what kind of migration system it wants. ➡️ https://t.co/HWwxh4hIGp

Read more in @NickNorbrook's report.

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Rising crude prices look like a windfall for producers, ➡️ https://t.co/NOKucW74Cs but the reality of a strengthening dollar and capital flight threatens to derail the continent’s fragile recovery.

Report by @LdeBassompierre, @asufemi, @HeraldAloo and @NickNorbrook.

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After a massive funding shortfall, Abdul Mutallab Mukhtar has pivoted Family Homes Funds from a social programme into a market-facing financier, ➡️ https://t.co/vPHnk9ovaM seeking private capital to fix a housing system crippled by interest rates as high as 30%.

He speaks to @NickNorbrook about the programme’s evolution, the limits of public funding and the stakes at play in this exclusive interview.

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Ugandans are losing internet access in the next hour. Please share this with them.

Tanzania shut down the internet but we still reported what happened. We’ll be watching Uganda closely

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@statsfrica 😉 'This ranking was created with 5 key criteria: i) FDI ii) Quality of life iii) Infrastructure and housing iv) Employment and business v) Essential services.

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New US rule: 24 African countries face up to $15,000 travel bond requirements => Full list inside [no paywall] https://t.co/Yf0nXTFfwp

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After an $11bn funding coup and 100 days of quiet diplomacy, the new AfDB chief sets out his stall for a leaner, more ambitious institution. ➡️ https://t.co/5CyZo7scfY

Exclusive interview by @NickNorbrook and @thaisbrouck.