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MSME Support: SMEDAN is offering Nigerian business owners free access to its Lagos conference, November 8–10, with sessions on finance, exports, taxes, digital tools and workforce skills. Women in Business: Female founders from Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya and Malawi describe building companies despite persistent funding barriers; in Nigeria, 56% of women’s most recent loan applications were denied, versus 17% for men. SME Finance: Nigeria’s bankers’ institute is urging lenders to channel their new capital into affordable, long-term loans for small firms and productive industries. Power Costs: Benin plans four solar plants adding 62 MW by 2028, a potential boost for businesses facing unreliable electricity and high operating costs.

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Oct. 26, 2026

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Africa Must Develop Homegrown AI To Accelerate Sustainable Development – Popoola

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Leadership

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Owned By	Zainab Nda-Isaiah through Leadership Newspaper Group
Year Founded	2004
Website	leadership.ng
Domain Registration Year	2011
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Nigeria, Abuja
Owner Country	Nigeria

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What South Africa’s Best Small Businesses Can Teach New Founders This Entrepreneurship Month

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Africa.com

Center-left

Owned By	Teresa Clarke
Year Founded	2010
Website	www.africa.com
Domain Registration Year	1994
Access Type	open
Publication Location	South Africa, Johannesburg
Owner Country	United States

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Nigeria targets wider access to West African markets

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Vanguard

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Owned By	Sam Amuka through Vanguard Media Ltd. (Eze Anabe, Editor)
Year Founded	1984
Website	https://www.vanguardngr.com/
Domain Registration Year	1999
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Nigeria, Lagos
Owner Country	Nigeria

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The African Century will be built through green industrialisation, not mined from the ground

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Daily Maverick

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Owned By	The Daily Maverick Pty (Styli Charalambous, CEO & Branko Brkic, Editor-in-Chief; Inkululeko South Africa Media, Largest Shareholder)
Year Founded	2009
Website	https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/
Domain Registration Year	2008
Access Type	open
Publication Location	South Africa, Cape Town
Owner Country	South Africa

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South Africa's Hidden Tax: Corruption, Distrust and the Jobs We Need

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Owner: Iqbal Survé info about owner

IOL

Pro-Government

Owned By	Iqbal Survé through Sekunjalo Investment Holdings, Sagarmatha Technologies (Intellectual Property Owner) & National Media Group (Publishing Entity)
Year Founded	1996
Website	iol.co.za
Domain Registration Year	1996
Access Type	open
Publication Location	South Africa, Cape Town
Owner Country	South Africa

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Italy bets on Misrata as a gateway between Europe and Africa

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Owner: Federico Vincenzoni info about owner

Decode39

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Owned By	Federico Vincenzoni through Decode39 s.r.l.
Year Founded	2004
Website	decode39.com
Domain Registration Year	2020
Access Type	open
Publication Location	Italy, Rome
Owner Country	Italy

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‘They assume the man next to me is the owner’: four women doing business in Africa in their own way

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The Guardian

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Owned By	The Scott Trust through Guardian Media Group
Year Founded	1959
Website	theguardian.com
Domain Registration Year	1994
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United Kingdom, London
Owner Country	United Kingdom

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Senegal hosts Africa's first Olympic event as citizens struggle with rising living costs

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UNB - United News of Bangladesh

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Owned By	Enayetullah Khan through Cosmos Group
Year Founded	1988
Website	https://unb.com.bd/
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Access Type	open
Publication Location	Bangladesh, Dhaka
Owner Country	Bangladesh

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