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Africa Private Capital Collapse: Startups Left in the Cold as Investors Retreat

The numbers tell a stark story. In 2025, just 16 private equity funds on the African continent managed to raise a combined $2.7 billion — a devastating 34% drop from the previous year, according to the African Private Capital Association. For a continent that has long relied on foreign capital to fuel its entrepreneurial rise, […]

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Pope Leo in Cameroon: Africa’s Future Depends on Peace, Not Just Resources

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Pope Leo XIV arrived in Yaoundé on April 15th for the second leg of his eleven-day African pilgrimage, delivering messages that extended far beyond theology into the realms of economics, conflict, and the continent’s place in a rapidly destabilizing world. At the centre of his public speeches in Cameroon was a theme that has defined

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Nigeria Charges Six Over Alleged Coup Plot: What the Trial Means for West Africa’s Largest Democracy

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Nigeria’s Department of State Services announced on Tuesday that six individuals have been formally charged in connection with an alleged plot to overthrow the government of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The accused, whose identities have not been fully disclosed by security agencies pending legal proceedings, are said to have coordinated meetings, acquired materials, and sought

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China Pledges Deeper Africa Partnership as Iran War Fallout Hits Continental Growth

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Chinese President Xi Jinping told a Beijing summit of African leaders on Tuesday that China stands ready to deepen its partnership with African nations as the continent grapples with the economic fallout from the ongoing Iran conflict — a war that has sent oil prices climbing, disrupted supply chains, and pressured currencies across sub-Saharan Africa.

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Taiwan President Cancels Eswatini Trip After China Blocks African Airspace

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Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te was forced to cancel a planned visit to Eswatini this week after China pressured three African nations into revoking permission for his aircraft to fly over their territories — a move that Taiwan’s government described as “deliberate intimidation” and a violation of international norms governing transit. The incident, confirmed by Taiwan’s

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Sudan’s War Enters Its Fourth Year as the World’s Largest Humanitarian Crisis Nobody Is Watching

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Three years of war in Sudan have produced what the United Nations and multiple international NGOs now describe as the worst humanitarian catastrophe on earth. Yet the world has largely looked away. On April 15, 2026, Sudan marked the fourth anniversary of the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) led by General Abdel Fattah

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At Least 18 Killed as Commuter Omnibus Explodes on Zimbabwe Highway

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At least 18 people were killed and several others injured on Thursday, April 16, 2026, when a commuter minibus — popularly known as a kombi — caught fire and exploded on the Bulawayo-Beitbridge highway in southern Zimbabwe, one of the country’s most vital transport arteries. Police confirmed the victims were returning from a funeral when

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Pope Leo XIV Slams ‘Logic of Extractivism’ in Angola, Calls for End to Foreign Exploitation of Africa

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Pope Leo XIV used the first day of his visit to Angola on Saturday, April 18, 2026, to deliver one of the sharpest critiques of foreign exploitation of Africa ever spoken from the Vatican, denouncing the “logic of extractivism” that has left the continent rich in resources yet poor in development for its own people.

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DR Congo and M23 Rebels Agree Humanitarian Corridor; Prisoners to Be Released Within 10 Days

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The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 armed group — known as the AFC (Armed Forces of Congo) — signed a landmark humanitarian agreement on Sunday, April 19, 2026, that could mark a significant step toward easing the suffering of millions caught in the crossfire of Africa’s most devastating ongoing conflict.

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Fuel Price Surge Pushes African Governments Into Costly Tax Cuts — and a Fiscal Crossroads

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From Lusaka to Pretoria, Windhoek to Harare, African governments are racing to contain the fallout from a global petroleum price surge — and paying a heavy price to do it. As fuel costs spiked sharply in early 2026, driven in large part by the escalation of the US-Iran conflict, governments across the continent cut taxes

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Uganda Gold Boom: How a Country Producing Almost No Gold Became One of Africa Top Exporters

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Uganda produces very little gold. And yet gold now accounts for more than half of the country total export earnings, with exports worth billions of dollars annually. The apparent contradiction lies at the heart of one of East Africa most intriguing and opaque economic phenomena. In 2025, Uganda exported approximately 6.4 billion dollars worth of

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How Gum Arabic — the Ingredient in Coke, Pepsi and MMs — Is Fuelling Sudan War

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Deep in the savannahs of Sudan Kordofan and Darfur regions, millions of rural families make their living from the acacia tree. They score its bark, collect the sap as it bleeds out, and watch it harden into amber-coloured tears. Once processed into a fine white powder — known in the food industry as additive E414

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