World Bank Raises Africa’s 2025 Growth Forecast to 3.8%
07/10/2025The World Bank has raised its growth forecast for Sub-Saharan Africa in 2025 to 3.8 per cent, up from 3.5 per cent in April, signalling cautious optimism across a region.
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Africa Sports Development
E1 World Championship
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E1 World Championship Debuts in Lagos as Team Brazil Triumphs
06/10/2025The E1 World Championship, the first all-electric powerboat racing series, took to the waters of Lagos from 4–5 October 2025, marking a defining moment in its global expansion. More than.
Finance
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Trade and Investment
Waiting on AGOA: How Currency Markets Brace for Trade Shock in Africa
03/10/2025Global markets often react to policy decisions long before their full economic effects are felt. For many African economies, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has functioned for a.
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Infrastructure
South Africa Economy
South Africa’s Manufacturing Recovers as PMI Hits Year’s High
02/10/2025South Africa’s manufacturing sector showed renewed signs of strength in September, with the seasonally adjusted Absa Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rising to 52.2 points from 49.5 in August. This marked.
Afripreneur
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Innovation
Africa’s Startup Acceleration: Lessons from the Big Four
01/10/2025In the first half of 2025, the African startup ecosystem appears to have regained momentum, with disclosed funding surging and investor confidence returning. Yet behind the positive numbers lies a.
Energy Transition Africa
Global Energy Security
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Mozambique’s LNG Revival: Balancing Opportunity and Risk
30/09/2025At a time when the world is grappling with the twin imperatives of energy security and climate transition, Mozambique’s beleaguered LNG megaproject stands at a crossroads. With global demand for.
Global Diplomacy
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UNGA80
Eighty Years of the UN: The Road Ahead from UNGA80
29/09/2025The 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly opened against a backdrop of overlapping crises and institutional strain, a moment that asks not only whether the UN can still.
Global Development
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Trade and Investment
China & South Africa Deepen Investment Ties amid U.S. Tariff Pressures
25/09/2025When Washington tightened the screws with steep tariffs on South African exports, Pretoria found itself at a crossroads. No longer assured of duty-free access under AGOA, South Africa now confronts.
Finance
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Politics & Policy
Why Nigeria’s Central Bank Slashes MPR to 27%
24/09/2025Nigeria’s Central Bank has broken a long spell of monetary rigidity. At its 302nd Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, the Bank trimmed the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 50 basis.
Global Development
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Politics and Economy
Morocco Holds Rates Steady at 2.25% Amid Global Uncertainty
24/09/2025In Rabat, Morocco’s central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib, took a cautious yet deliberate step at its September 2025 meeting, opting to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.25 percent. The.