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Zimbabwe’s Stock Market Beat Wall Street. Now It Wants to Finance the Country’s Entrepreneurs
Zimbabwe’s stock market gained 68.5% in US-dollar terms through July 2026, calculated at official exchange rates. Its new entrepreneurship exchange, ZEEX, could also expand access to business funding. Explore Africa’s equity rally, the barriers investors face and whether smaller companies can turn market momentum into growth capital.
The Fence isn’t the Problem: What Ceuta and Melilla Really Reveal
Images of people crossing into Ceuta and Melilla have been presented as evidence that Europe is losing control of its borders. Dr Annabelle Houdret argues that the real crisis lies elsewhere: in youth unemployment, political exclusion, misinformation, unequal development and the absence of credible legal migration pathways.
Zimbabwe Returns to UN Security Council as Africa Pushes for Permanent Representation
Zimbabwe has been elected to the UN Security Council for the 2027–2028 term, reviving Africa’s long-standing demand for permanent representation and veto reform.
Every African Honouree on the TIME100 Philanthropy List, 2025 and 2026
A look at every African and African diaspora figure named on the TIME100 Philanthropy lists in 2025 and 2026, from Dangote to the Elumelus, Masiyiwas and Elbas.
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Zimbabwe’s Stock Market Beat Wall Street. Now It Wants to Finance the Country’s Entrepreneurs
Zimbabwe’s stock market gained 68.5% in US-dollar terms through July 2026, calculated at official exchange rates. Its new entrepreneurship exchange, ZEEX, could also expand access to business funding. Explore Africa’s equity rally, the barriers investors face and whether smaller companies can turn market momentum into growth capital.
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African Union Commission Calls for Coordinated Action Against Digital Violence Targeting Women and Girls
The African Union Commission brought together experts and human rights defenders at InnoFest’26 to strengthen Africa’s response to digital violence against women and girls. Participants called for better reporting channels, stronger survivor support and greater accountability from technology companies.
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Zimbabwe’s Stock Market Beat Wall Street. Now It Wants to Finance the Country’s Entrepreneurs
Zimbabwe’s stock market gained 68.5% in US-dollar terms through July 2026, calculated at official exchange rates. Its new entrepreneurship exchange, ZEEX, could also expand access to business funding. Explore Africa’s equity rally, the barriers investors face and whether smaller companies can turn market momentum into growth capital.
Business
Dangote Targets $100 Billion Revenue by 2030
Dangote Group’s Vision 2030 aims for $100 billion in annual revenue by the end of the decade. Backed by refinery and fertiliser expansion, the plan is a major test of African industrial ambition and its downstream benefits for SMEs.
Business
Strive Masiyiwa Makes an Infrastructure Bet on Africa with Econet Tech City
Strive Masiyiwa is building Econet Tech City in Zimbabwe, a large-scale industrial and technology hub near Harare designed to host 300 companies and reduce the cost of doing business in Africa.
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All African Nobel Prize Winners
Africa’s Nobel story spans science, literature, peace, anti-apartheid struggle, environmental justice, diplomacy and human rights. This guide lists African-born and strongly Africa-associated Nobel laureates, explaining who they were, where they came from, what and why they won.
Sport
Who Owns Zimbabwe Football? The Tycoons, Mining Giants and Power Brokers Behind PSL Clubs
Billionaires, miners, preachers, betting tycoons, and the state — inside the hidden ownership web controlling the Premier Soccer League.