African markets and business updates

Mr Abdulsalam speaks candidly about the structural failures that leave small firms, NHS trusts, and civil society groups exposed.

Israel said Monday that Iran had launched missiles targeting it, hours after Israel launched airstrikes targeting central and western Iran in response to missile fire from Tehran. The exchange of strikes threatened to drag the wider Middle East back into a regional war.

South Africa's president promised Sunday to act on what he called concerns over illegal migration following a rise in anti-immigrant protests and sentiment in Africa's most advanced economy, with other nations claiming their citizens have been targeted in xenophobic attacks.

The European Union’s crisis commissioner Hadja Lahbib arrived in Bunia on Sunday, capital of Ituri province and the epicenter of eastern DR Congo’s ongoing Ebola outbreak. She urged a ceasefire in the conflict-hit region, calling it a "health emergency."

A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern Philippines on Monday, killing at least four people, injuring more than 200 and triggering a tsunami. Buildings were damaged, flights were canceled and authorities warned coastal residents to move to higher ground.

Kenyan startup Calculate Fuel has launched a platform that helps users estimate fuel costs before travelling. Founded earlier this year by Kevin Kihara, Calculate Fuel allows users to calculate trip fuel expenses based on route, vehicle type, fuel consumption, and fuel prices. Beyond calculations, the platform is building mobility intelligence tools using anonymised route and usage data to help understand transport behaviour, vehicle trends, and commonly used travel routes across Africa.…

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One of the largest privately held conservation properties in the Eastern Cape has been put up for sale. Tyityaba Nature Reserve, a proclaimed reserve covering roughly 13,000 hectares on the Wild Coast, has been listed at an indicative R145 million (about USD 8.9 million), according to the selling agent, Bass Property Group ( www.BassPropertyGroup.co.za ). The property sits about 18 kilometres inland from Kei Mouth. Its status as a gazetted proclaimed reserve, a designation under South African law…

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Africa's telecoms being hit by rising diesel costs, how TaxInfo is simplifying Nigeria's tax debate, and an American company betting big on Ghana's Ultranet.