Business Daily - The UAE's growing influence in Africa
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The United Arab Emirates has become the largest state investor in Africa. It's spending billions of dollars across the continent; building ports, power plants and renewable energy projects.
We look at why Emirati companies are expanding so rapidly, and find out how much this investment is reshaping economies.
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Presented and produced by Sameer Hashmi
(Picture: General view of Berbera Port and Bebera city in Somaliland in the Horn of Africa, on 31st August 2021. Dubai-based port operator DP World and the Government of Somaliland, opened a container terminal at Berbera Port in June 2021. Credit: Getty Images)
Published on Thursday, 8th January 2026.
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