Safaricom is hiding customer phone numbers in M-PESA transaction alerts to combat scammers who pose as agents, while Nigeria's central bank warns users never to share banking credentials.

MTN Group reversed a R10.9 billion loss to report R27 billion profit after tax for 2025, while South Africa's mineral exploration expenditure fell for the seventh consecutive year, signaling continued investor concerns about the country's mining sector competitiveness.

The United States Trade Representative has initiated formal investigations into Nigeria and 59 other economies over alleged failures to prevent forced labour imports, while China announced zero-tariff access for 53 African nations starting May 2026.

An Abuja magistrate court will decide Tuesday whether to extend former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai's detention, while factional congresses in Bauchi and Oyo states signal widening divisions within Nigeria's main opposition party.

Suspected terrorists attacked residential areas in Maiduguri early Monday, forcing residents to flee as troops repelled the assault. The incident comes amid heightened security operations nationwide, including arrests at Akure Airport and Niger Delta crackdowns.

Signature Bank Limited has exceeded Nigeria's N50 billion minimum capital requirement for regional banks through a rights issue, becoming one of the first institutions to comply with the Central Bank's recapitalisation directive.

South Africa's governing ANC confronts criticism from apartheid victims' families over reparations delays while coalition partner DA draws scrutiny for its stance on summoning the US ambassador.

Nigeria's 36 states and FCT are to receive N92.8 billion in withholding tax refunds, while the Supreme Court has validated AMCON's N22 billion sale of Lagos Continental Hotel.

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Manchester City and Manchester United both dropped points on Wednesday, allowing Arsenal to stretch their advantage to seven points at the top of the Premier League table.

Iranian missile and drone strikes on Gulf oil facilities have triggered sharp crude price increases, prompting US strategic reserve releases and raising supply security concerns across African import-dependent economies.

China continues to dominate Africa's trade and infrastructure landscape while regional investment patterns shift, with AKFED divesting its stake in Nation Media Group pending four-country regulatory approval.

While Elon Musk unveils a new Tesla-xAI collaboration aimed at replicating software company functions, African courts and schools grapple with AI's limitations in legal proceedings and creative education.

Nigeria's main opposition party confronts internal fractures as former Sokoto Governor Aminu Tambuwal defects to the African Democratic Congress while the Wike-aligned Board of Trustees urges an end to litigation.