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Large Asian investors are linking to Nigeria’s TGI Group, ➡️ l.theafricareport.com/7Zb confirming a growing trend: the Nigerian consumer is on global radars, writes @NickNorbrook in his interview with Farouk Gumel, vice chairman of the Tropical General Investments (TGI) Group.
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When it comes to concession rights and legal battles, at the Port of Mombasa, it isn’t a question of whether tycoon Mohamed Jaffer and his business empire will win, but when, writes @HeraldAloo
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Tanzania’s defiant Samia pushes Russia on uranium assets during state visit l.theafricareport.com/xHv
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From the birr float to foreign-bank entry and logistics reform, ➡️ l.theafricareport.com/wDr Ethiopia is moving away from its tightly managed economic model. The danger is not openness itself, but opening before firms, regulators and households can absorb the shock, write @NickNorbrook and @michaelmasrie.
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Faced with sharply rising financing needs, several African institutions are accelerating their diversification into Asia. ➡️ l.theafricareport.com/1Vq Through bond issuances in yen or Chinese yuan, partnerships with Chinese banks, and the quest for new investors, this trend is establishing itself as a core strategic pillar.
Report by Alix Lavoué and @NickNorbrook.
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Access Bank founder says African institutions must escape sovereign-risk ceilings, ➡️ l.theafricareport.com/Igl tap global capital pools and use landmark deals such as the Dangote refinery IPO to make Lagos a serious financial centre.
Interview by @NickNorbrook in Nairobi.
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In an interview with The Africa Report's @NickNorbrook, in Kigali, ➡️ l.theafricareport.com/pjK the Nigerian president argues that tough decisions have stabilised the economy. Now he wants taxation, national champions and megaprojects to deliver the payoff.
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BUA’s chairman argues that African nations’ industrial sovereignty hinges on lower domestic costs, available energy, ➡️ l.theafricareport.com/WhU sound infrastructure and real regional markets – not rent-seeking protection.
Interview by @NickNorbrook.
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May 15
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu returns to the main stage at the 2026 Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda, for Day 2 of a conversation with Nicholas Norbrook, Managing Editor of The Africa Report, titled Holding the Line: Nigeria’s Reform Bet in a Fractured World.
President Tinubu reaffirmed that Nigeria’s reforms are bold, deliberate, and necessary for the country’s future and Africa’s growth.
@officialABAT | @africaceoforum | @NickNorbrook | @TheAfricaReport
#ACF2026 #AfricaCEOForum
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EXCLUSIVE Macron hits out at 'predatory' behaviour from China, US, Russia, and says African countries should look at European nations as partners for mineral and security deals. theafricareport.com/418100/m…
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Apr 23
Re-up my October piece on the initial Boulos-#Eritrea meeting following this great @RobbieGramer scoop !
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Behind the scenes, Wale Edun’s tenure was defined by a bruising battle over the purse strings. From blocking capital releases for landmark projects to a public arithmetic clash with the president, ➡️ l.theafricareport.com/Whp Oladimeji Ramon and @NickNorbrook examine the internal friction that made his replacement by Taiwo Oyedele inevitable.
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After recommending Nigeria reopen petrol imports, the World Bank withdrew its April policy update and replaced it with a more qualified note ➡️ l.theafricareport.com/RWS – as Dangote argues that freer imports would weaken fuel security and undercut African refining.
Report by @NickNorbrook.
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Zimbabwe’s exemption regime is back in court because South Africa still cannot decide what kind of migration system it wants. ➡️ l.theafricareport.com/EBu
Read more in @NickNorbrook's report.
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Rising crude prices look like a windfall for producers, ➡️ l.theafricareport.com/ozK but the reality of a strengthening dollar and capital flight threatens to derail the continent’s fragile recovery.
Report by @LdeBassompierre, @asufemi, @HeraldAloo and @NickNorbrook.
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After a massive funding shortfall, Abdul Mutallab Mukhtar has pivoted Family Homes Funds from a social programme into a market-facing financier, ➡️ l.theafricareport.com/S5U seeking private capital to fix a housing system crippled by interest rates as high as 30%.
He speaks to @NickNorbrook about the programme’s evolution, the limits of public funding and the stakes at play in this exclusive interview.
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Jan 13
Ugandans are losing internet access in the next hour. Please share this with them.
Tanzania shut down the internet but we still reported what happened. We’ll be watching Uganda closely
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😉 'This ranking was created with 5 key criteria: i) FDI ii) Quality of life iii) Infrastructure and housing iv) Employment and business v) Essential services.
Get the ranking here: theafricareport.com/ranking/…
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New US rule: 24 African countries face up to $15,000 travel bond requirements => Full list inside [no paywall] theafricareport.com/404389/t…
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19 Dec 2025
After an $11bn funding coup and 100 days of quiet diplomacy, the new AfDB chief sets out his stall for a leaner, more ambitious institution. ➡️ l.theafricareport.com/f4c
Exclusive interview by @NickNorbrook and @thaisbrouck.
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