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Aliko Dangote’s cement company awards $10.5 million to distributors across Africa
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Co-op Bank Kenya CEO Gideon Muriuki acquires additional shares worth $1.2 million
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Piet Mouton, partners collect Capitec shares worth $91.5 million
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