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By Dele Kuti, Global Head, Energy at Standard Bank Corporate & Investment Banking As we approach the second half of the year, it is important to reflect on the busy first half. After a hectic 2025, most observers would have expected some form of respite. Unfortunately, respite will not likely ....
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Women-led startups generate twice the revenue per dollar invested, yet receive less than 1% of venture capital in Africa Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has today released a new report, Financing Women’s Digital Entrepreneurship: A Pathway to Closing Africa’s Economic Gender Gap, revealing that women’s economic participation in Africa has fallen 0.6 percentage points below 2022 levels, […]
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By Angelo Anthony Angola is increasingly recognised by global investors as a market of strategic importance—not only for its resources, but for the way its institutions are improving how they engage international capital. With abundant natural resources, a young population and a strategic Atlantic coastline, Angola sits at the intersection of energy, trade and regional […]
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By Robert Gumede, Vision Sugar Group Let me be direct. When most people talk about the Tongaat Hulett crisis, they reach for the language of finance. They talk about creditors, claims, business rescue practitioners, and court timelines. I understand why this is the first reaction of many who engage with the story of Tongaat Hulett. […]
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By Oti Egwu Global trade is becoming harder to navigate. Supply chains remain under pressure, capital is shifting, and countries are reassessing how and where they engage. In this environment, growth is less about access alone and more about the strength and structure of partnerships. Against this backdrop, the relationship between Nigeria and the United […]
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By Salome Achieng’ Delaila, PhD. The Africa–France summit in Nairobi, branded the “Africa Forward Summit,” marked a symbolic shift in global diplomacy. For the first time in more than half a century, the gathering moved outside France’s traditional Francophone sphere into East Africa. Yet as the summit closed on May 12, 2026, one question remained: […]
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As the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism enters its permanent phase and global buyers tighten emissions disclosure requirements, South African mining operations are accelerating the integration of privately contracted renewable power into their energy mix. Energy strategy is fast becoming a proxy for carbon performance, and a determinant of long-term market access. Lyra Energy, the […]
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