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Poor security and infrastructural under-investment blight national prospects
South African internet group owns more than a quarter of China’s Tencent
Head of DRC state mining group says country has lost opportunity to leverage market dominance
Abandonment of years-long policy follows removal of central bank chief Godwin Emefiele
Removal of central bank chief and scrapping of fuel subsidies gives markets ‘everything they hoped for’
Rush to stock up fuel causes long queues at service stations and immediate scarcity
Veteran fixer Jean-Yves Ollivier brokers an improbable plan to take six of the continent’s leaders to Moscow and Kyiv
FT-Statista’s top 100, plus: global shocks test continent’s resilience; Nigeria leads; DRC solar offers hope; Egypt must reform to build on success stories; healthcare rises to dialysis challenge; the drive to digital; investors who do their research
The need is to transform the minority of successful Egyptian companies into an overwhelming majority
Entrepreneurial flair continues to be key feature of continent’s economic dynamism
Fast-growing companies thrive despite high inflation, chronic shortage of dollars and difficulties accessing foreign investment
Continent’s rising demographics present an opportunity for private providers
Getting kits to customers who need it at a price they can afford in Democratic Republic of Congo is a miracle of technology and supply chains
Discerning fund managers say the continent can provide lucrative and stable returns
Stimulus effect of the pandemic continues to be felt and much opportunity for growth remains
M-Kopa draws Standard Bank, IFC and Sumitomo among lead investors in debt and equity raising
South African miner says move will allow it to access deeper pool of investors
List of 100 shows that sectors from fintech to renewable energy to healthcare managed to develop their businesses while much of the world shut down
National Oil Corporation chair outlines plans to increase investment and lift production to 2mn b/d
Indian tycoon Prateek Gupta accused of ‘systematic fraud’ by world’s largest private metals trader
FTSE 100 miner’s Duncan Wanblad warns country’s economy under threat from ‘scourges’ of power cuts, broken logistics and corruption
Companies beset by blackouts lead a surge in investment in their own supplies, mostly renewables
Plan highlights battle over power producer, whose outgoing chief suffered recent attempted poisoning
André de Ruyter, who resigned after trying to overhaul the troubled utility, claims he was given cyanide-laced coffee
With the pace of inflation expected to moderate next year, the metal is well-placed for a recovery
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