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Jumia has priced a $50 million equity raise led by the International Finance Corporation as the e-commerce company adds cash while working toward break-even. IFC will invest $25 million, with Axian and other investors providing the rest. The investors wil

Foreign investors are returning to South African government bonds as a stronger rand and high local yields lift returns from the carry trade.

The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command, has generated N19.84bn in revenue between January and July 2026, exceeding the N15.94bn collected throughout the whole of 2025.

The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Nenadi Usman, has called on political parties seeking to form a coalition ahead of the 2027 elections to collapse their structures into the Labour Party.

Press Release - A High Court in Abuja, Nigeria, on July 29, 2026, ordered the Nigeria Police Force to pay â‚12 million (about US$8,800) to journalist Kasarahchi Aniagolu as damages and litigation costs over her unlawful arrest, detention, and assault

Rwandan entrepreneur David Kamugundu has advanced to the top 20 of Africa's Business Heroes (ABH) 2026, securing Rwanda place in the next stage of one of Africa leading entrepreneurship competitions.

Police said the suspects have been arrested over the alleged plot.

Italy is set to donate six armoured vehicles formerly used by the Italian Carabinieri to the Somali police force, under a bilateral defence cooperation agreement signed between the two governments.

THE Geita Regional Roads Board (RRB) has urged authorities responsible for street lighting to resolve persistent outages across the region.

Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) chairperson nominee Dr Duncan Ojwang Oburu has pledged to speak "truth to power" and defend the rights of Kenyans if approved to lead the police oversight body.