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Antananarivo’s $173M Cable Car Dream Stalls Amid High Fares and Power Shortages
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar — An ambitious $173 million (€152 million) urban cable car project designed to bypass the chronic traffic gridlock of Madagascar’s capital, Antananarivo, has run into severe operational and financial headwinds shortly after launching.
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Six Saudi Oil Tankers Divert Around Africa Amid Houthi Threats
Six empty Saudi oil tankers have abandoned plans to transit the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and are instead sailing south around the Cape of Good Hope, according to vessel-tracking da
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DIFC Hits Record Growth in H1 2026, Active Firms Surpass 10,000
DUBAI — The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) announced record-breaking H1 2026 performance results, surpassing 10,000 active registered companies for the first time.
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AfDB Warns of $20 Billion Economic Impact as "Super" El Niño Threatens Regional Stability Across Africa
Severe climate forecasts threaten key macroeconomic targets, driving agricultural losses, surging food inflation, and massive adaptation funding deficits.
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Elon Musk& stratospheric rise to trillionaire status - in charts
The landmark market performance comes amid a massive period of operational acceleration for Musk's core ventures, drawing intense focus from institutional investors, global regulators, and competing tech conglomerates monitoring the unprecedented consolidation of economic capital.
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CONSUMER CRUNCH: Kenyan Importers Brace for Mass Price Hikes as Shipping Giant Hits China Routes with Punishing Surcharges
Kenyan businesses and retail consumers are staring at a steep rise in the cost of living following a major logistical shock on the high seas. Danish shipping conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk has officially confirmed a sweeping upward revision of its Peak Season Surcharge (PSS) on all containerized cargo moving from China and Hong Kong to East African gateway ports.
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Potential job losses as govt moves to shut down 500 firms
Concerns over rising unemployment have intensified in Kenya after the Registrar of Companies moved to dissolve and initiate strike-off proceedings against nearly 500 firms, in a sweeping enforcement exercise that could have far-reaching consequences for jobs and business continuity across multiple sectors.
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How Kenya’s producer prices fall again in March 2026 – KNBS
While a drop in producer prices is highly beneficial for corporate balance sheets and industrial expansion, economists warn that there is typically a lag before these savings reflect on supermarket shelves. Manufacturers often use the initial period of falling PPI to recoup financial losses incurred during previous hyper-inflationary cycles rather than immediately cutting retail prices.
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AFREXIMBANK POSTS ROBUST Q1 2026 RESULTS: NET INCOME JUMPS 25% TO $268.9 MILLION AS CREDIT EXPOSURE EXPANDS
CAIRO — The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has delivered a powerful opening statement for the 2026 financial year, reporting a 25% year-on-year surge in net income to $268.9 million for the first quarter ending March 31, 2026.