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Africa’s power list: Billionaires to watch in 2026

At the close of the first quarter of 2025, Africa’s economic landscape continues to be shaped by bold entrepreneurship, strategic investments, and a growing focus on regional integration.

  1. UTT AMIS plans regional expansion as assets hit Sh3.2tr

  2. Tanzania’s Raddy Energy to import $320m Siemens gas turbines

  3. Katambi tasks NDC to drive major industrial revolution and youth employment

  1. Joel Lwaga’s ‘Olodumare’ lyric video sets a new YouTube record

  2. Government creates strategy to expand regional markets, boost exports

  3. How night tourism is boosting Tarangire’s appeal

  4. Kariakoo bustles amid festive season shopping rush

  5. Tanzania PM rejects claims of 10,000 deaths during post-election protests

  6. Sugu speaks out as Prime Minister weighs in on artiste-fan dispute

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Africa’s power list: Billionaires to watch in 2026

At the close of the first quarter of 2025, Africa’s economic landscape continues to be shaped by bold entrepreneurship, strategic investments, and a growing focus on regional integration.

  1. South Africa arrests Kenyans working on US refugee applications

  2. M23 says it will withdraw from seized Congo town after US request

  3. M23 says hundreds of Burundi soldiers captured in latest Congo offensive

  1. Oil tensions rise as Dangote targets Nigerian regulator over fuel imports

  2. US ends temporary legal status for Ethiopians

  3. Food rations to Sudan to be reduced due to funding shortages, WFP says

  4. IMF reaches staff level agreement on Ethiopia's fourth review, unlocks $261 million

  5. Uganda to receive up to $1.7 billion of US funding under Trump health plan

  6. Congo rebels enter strategic town as peace deal crumbles

World

They quit government to protest Trump. Now they are running for Congress to stop him

It was Megan O'Rourke's dream job. As a top climate scientist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, she oversaw grants for research projects aimed at making food production healthier and more...

  1. Ex-Harvard morgue boss gets eight years for selling body parts

  2. Trump orders 'blockade' of sanctioned oil tankers leaving, entering Venezuela

  3. Pakistan's military chief Asim Munir in spotlight over Trump's Gaza plan

  4. Bondi gunmen were inspired by Islamic State

Business

BoT injects $45 million into the forex market

The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has injected $45 million into the Interbank Foreign Exchange Market (IFEM) through an auction, as part of its ongoing efforts to ensure adequate liquidity and stability...

  1. Tanzania regional trade surplus widens by 56 percent

  2. Auric Air launches Kahama, Mwanza flights in response to rising demand

  3. Rollout of universal health insurance on the horizon

  4. West Africa pushes for cheaper flights as bloc cuts fees and taxes

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