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The Burkina Faso government has adopted a decree declaring the creation of a new 8-hectare brewery and beverage plant for SN-BRAFASO, the country’s leading brewery and beverage producer, as an urgent public utility.

Moniepoint Inc., a Nigerian business-banking unicorn, has completed its acquisition of a 78% stake in Kenya’s Sumac Microfinance Bank

The investment in Twiva, which took part in the fourth edition of the Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator last year, is undisclosed, but Jobtech Alliance has already been working with the startup

Biotech startup ELMED Life Sciences has raised $2.7 million (around Rs 25 crore) in a Series A funding round from AgriSURE Fund, managed by NABVENTURES.

Dream Sports, the parent of Dream11, is set to enter the stockbroking space with a new platform, Dream Street, as it looks to diversify beyond gaming and compete with players such as Groww and Zerodha.

Mate Rimac, the founder of Croatian electric vehicle maker Rimac Group, started working on electric robotaxis seven years ago. Now part of his vision is coming to fruition

Angola is set to raise $2.5 billion through the sale of dollar-denominated bonds, betting that higher oil prices driven by the Iran–Israel conflict will attract strong investor demand.

Croatia is set to overhaul its work visa framework as part of broader immigration reforms aimed at addressing labour shortages and attracting foreign talent into key sectors of its economy.

Kenya’s Ndovu Wealth has launched the Kibaba Multi-Asset Special Fund, a collective investment scheme offering structured, diversified exposure across global asset classes.

littlefish, the South African startup building financial infrastructure for small businesses, has raised a $9.5 million Series A round to scale its merchant operating system

Zuckerberg has asked product managers, designers, engineers, and other employees to reach out if they’re interested in working on the new initiative.

The landmark case, taking place in Los Angeles County Superior Court, aimed to hold the social media platforms accountable for the harms