Executive Briefing · 24 August 2026
Local equity is the new entry fee. Lusaka shows the other way to set terms.
Nigeria's antitrust regulator priced MTN's tower approval at up to 30% local ownership, Dangote offered East African states 30% of Lamu, and Kenya priced Diageo's exit at a KSh15bn reserve. Institutions that write terms keep capital in the room. Zambia sealed six courts on petition day, and the repricing moved from the ballot to the bench.
The brief in numbers
- +21.3%
- MTN adjusted HEPS, H1 2026, inside guidance
- 30%
- the weekend's recurring entry fee — MTN tower sell-down, Dangote's Lamu offer
- KSh15bn
- reserve fund Kenya's CAK demands on the Diageo–Asahi EABL sale
- 2,115MW
- Julius Nyerere hydropower plant, inaugurated 22 August
- $900m
- Vox and Frogfoot fibre raise, South Africa's largest
Dates that decide the week
- Aug 25Zambia's petition window closes. Gold Fields prints against guided HEPS of $1.98 to $2.18.
- Aug 31Jumia's $50m close deadline. The US House returns with H.R. 6500 and the AGOA extension on it.
- Sep 01IMF end-of-mission statement on Senegal. Sasol reports FY2026.
In this briefing
- Business 3
- Regulatory 2
- Political 5
- Technology 1
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Prepared by the Kilwa Research team · Series editor: Hinsley Njila · research@kilwa.io
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