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Paystack has launched the Paystack Small Business Program to help Nigerian small businesses grow and access funding.

Paystack is targeting 2,000 Nigerian SMEs in this initial phase, with additional partner offers expected over time.

Read here: https://t.co/aUPPSbrxl8

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United Capital Group has secured investment banking licences in Ethiopia and Rwanda, strengthening its pan-African growth strategy.

The approvals make it the first foreign institution licensed to provide investment banking services in Ethiopia

Read here: https://t.co/PuFOYzSTxr

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Yuno has partnered with Onafriq to provide businesses with access to payment infrastructure.

The collaboration aims to reduce the complexity and technical resources required to connect with multiple local payment systems across Africa.

Read here: https://t.co/BIq9gJThR3

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Nigerian SMEs are showing strong confidence in the year ahead.

According to a Mastercard report, 81% show optimism, while 68% expect revenue growth. Digital payments are also gaining traction, with 67% accepting mobile payments.

Read more here: https://t.co/XoI44N74ZZ

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Africa's sovereign cloud conversation is moving from theory to deployment.

Infrastructure is being built. Workloads are being hosted. AI is being enabled.

The future is already being deployed.

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#cloudcomputing #tech #infrastructure

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KCB and Airtel have partnered to expand financial access across Kenya.

Airtel Money customers can now deposit and withdraw cash at over 22,000 KCB agents nationwide, making transactions more convenient and accessible for millions of customers.

Read here: https://t.co/DI6Pc45AHI

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Afentra has been awarded a 35% operated interest in the KON4 onshore block in Angola.

The KON4 license covers a historically productive section of the onshore Kwanza Basin where 90 million barrels of oil equivalent have been produced.

Read here: https://t.co/1tiszx6N5A

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Africa's next unicorns won't just be great apps.

They'll be built on sovereign, scalable infrastructure that enables innovation across borders.

That is the infrastructure gap that AfriQloud fills.

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Africa can define the future.

With growing digital ecosystems and rising innovation, the continent has the opportunity to build its own path in technology and infrastructure.

AfriQloud is a step in that direction

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Kenya Airways Cargo has partnered with FedEx, strengthening Nairobi’s position as East Africa’s logistics gateway.

The agreement marks the first time FedEx has appointed Kenya Airways Cargo as its ground handling partner in Kenya.

Read here: https://t.co/uKpGxiJ6eA

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MTN has retained its position as Africa’s most valuable brand for the 13th consecutive year with a brand value of USD2.9 billion, the latest Africa 200 report from Brand Finance has revealed.

Read here: https://t.co/91gzNQEVqQ

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Egypt’s flexible exchange rate policy and tighter monetary stance have helped cushion the country from external shocks linked to the Iran conflict supporting the country's ‘B’/Stable rating, Fitch Ratings says.

Read more here: https://t.co/Q5rX6Cinnp

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This week in business @AfricaBizz

👉Morocco emerges as Africa’s leading industrial economy, surpassing South Africa
👉MTN Nigeria pledges to connect eight million homes to fibre by 2028
👉Spiro acquires UK engineering firm Coexlion
👉EAC pushes regional mobile roaming plan

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Opinion: Smart glasses are no longer a niche technology or a distant concern. These are equipped with AI and always-on cameras are rapidly moving into the mainstream, raising urgent privacy and legal concerns across East Africa.

Read full column here: https://t.co/t4KbMweSDF

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The Africa Jobs Fund, an investment fund focused on job creation in Sub-Saharan Africa has launched targeting $100 million in capital to back companies in export manufacturing and international labour mobility

Read here: https://t.co/X9jXPEZWAM

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True digital transformation won't come from isolated innovation. Governments, startups, and enterprises all have a role to play in Africa’s digital future.

AfriQloud provides the platform to collaborate.

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WPP-Scangroup has announced that Miriam Kaggwa has exited the company effective 1 June 2026.

In the company, Kaggwa held three key roles; Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Acting CEO, following Patricia Ithau’s departure in July 2025.

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Trident Energy is expanding its footprint the Republic of Congo’s ageing offshore oilfields following its 2025 acquisition of stakes in the Nkossa, Nsoko II, Lianzi and Moho-Bilondo fields.

Read more here: https://t.co/eg37RzwM40

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Eric Mugerwa: Why the cloud platform sits underneath every serious AI initiative, not beside it. A thread🧵

"Across Africa, there’s a quiet assumption in AI infrastructure conversations: that 'AI deployment' means bare metal and GPUs, and everything else is overhead.

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According to reports, Morocco has overtaken South Africa as Africa’s leading industrial economy reflecting country’s sustained industrial upgrading, export diversification strategy, and long-term industrial policy implementation.

Read more here: https://t.co/uH1Z3deEcx