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South Africa’s economy is 4.9% larger than previously estimated after the country’s statistics agency rebased the data series to update the way that it measures gross domestic product bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Africa’s biggest IPO has already secured as much as $1.6 billion of fully funded commitments — setting up a likely allocation squeeze as international investors race to secure a stake in Aliko Dangote’s refinery business. Read more: bloom.bg/4imET8m 📷: Damilola Onafuwa/Bloomberg

Indian farmers who helped force Prime Minister Narendra Modi into a rare policy retreat four years ago are set to join nationwide protests against a contentious overhaul of voter rolls on Friday, widening a movement challenging the country’s Election Commission. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cockroach problem is proving difficult to eradicate bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

Aliko Dangote’s fortune is poised to reach $58 billion. Now he’s preparing to hand it over to his three daughters bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz urged US President Donald Trump to reconsider his decision not to invite South Africa to the Group of 20 in Miami in December. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Cameroon is getting hammered by bond investors after a credit downgrade. Having a nonagenarian leader with no public succession plan doesn’t help. Read more: bloom.bg/4Bg0rfq 🎁: Alberto Pizzoli/AFP/Getty Images

India’s iPhone manufacturing push is working. The problem? Taxpayers may be paying too much for every step up the supply chain, writes @andymukherjee70 (via @opinion) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

South Africa stands a good chance of regaining its investment-grade credit rating within two years. according to Investec bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Satellites can spot the fires. Machines can clear the stubble. But neither can fix Delhi’s toxic skies while India lures farmers to grow more rice, writes @davidfickling (via @opinion) bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

Two jailed leaders of India’s Cockroach Janta Party are expected to be released Sunday, according to its legal head, as police barricades and a heavy security presence underscore continuing tensions in New Delhi bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Indian authorities detained Abhijeet Dipke, founder of the youth-led Cockroach Janta Party, on Friday as thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of New Delhi over a contentious voter-roll revision and the arrest of two prominent party leaders. @akritiisharma explains: bloom.bg/4zAfzT8

South Africa is heading in the right direction for its first credit-rating upgrade by Moody’s Ratings since 2009 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

The London stock market just saw one of its biggest listings in years, in the form of Airtel Money. Does this mark a turning point for the UK market? Can anything be done to encourage more IPOs? And what does it mean for your investments? bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

Long before she became South Africa’s fifth Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Navi Pillay was an inspiration to a community displaced by apartheid bloomberg.com/news/newslette…

Hundreds of opposition leaders and party workers marched through central New Delhi on Monday, stepping up pressure on India’s election watchdog over a contentious overhaul of voter rolls bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Delhi Moves Historic Protest Site as Voter Roll Anger Builds bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Indian authorities detained Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and spokespersons Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka ahead of a planned demonstration against a contentious revision of voter rolls. Police imposed sweeping restrictions in the national capital to stop supporters and allies from gathering for the youth-led protest bloom.bg/4jVcMzg

The 2026 Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law. Pillay served as a judge in South Africa, at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda and the International Criminal Court. Read more: bloom.bg/4yB5mpz 📷: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP