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What Nigeria’s 2026 Budget Reveals About Its Security Priorities

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2026 budget proposal, presented to a joint session of Nigeria’s National Assembly in December 2025, marks a clear strategic shift in the country’s fiscal priorities. Officially.

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AFCON 2025 Morocco and the Reign of Africa’s Football Economy

Football extends beyond the pitch because it remains one of the few global activities capable of cutting across social, cultural, and political divisions. Nowhere is this more evident than at.

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Nigeria’s $30 Billion Budget Reset: Fiscal Reform for 2026?

Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has proposed a 43.56 trillion naira ($29.96 billion) budget reset aimed at repealing and re-enacting the 2024 budget to extend through December 2025. The primary.

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South Africa’s Inflation Cooldown and the Case for More Rate Cuts

South Africa’s headline inflation eased to 3.5% year-on-year in November 2025, marking the first decline in three months and positioning the country within the South African Reserve Bank’s (SARB) target.

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Uganda’s Export Boom: How Coffee, Cocoa, Gold, Oil Drive Growth

Uganda’s export performance in October 2025 came with a lot of positivity as merchant goods export earnings nearly doubled year-on-year, climbing to $1.5 billion from $769.6 million in October 2024,.

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ECOWAS Summit Outcomes: Sanctions, Single Currency Push & Regional Integration

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) convened its 68th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government in Abuja in mid-December 2025, at a moment.

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Uganda’s $2 Billion Oil Bet Reshaping UNOC, Vitol, and Economy

Uganda’s state-owned National Oil Company (UNOC) is set to acquire a $2 billion loan from Vitol Bahrain EC (VBA) to fund oil-linked infrastructure, including a domestic refinery, pipelines, storage terminals,.

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Inside AfDB’s $11bn Replenishment and What It Means for Africa

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has secured $11 billion for the African Development Fund (ADF), its concessional financing window for low-income African countries, marking a record replenishment amid tightening global.

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Kenya Taps Private Partnerships for $311 Million Grid Upgrade

Kenya has entered a $311 million agreement with Pan-African infrastructure fund Africa50 and India’s PowerGrid Corporation to construct two high-voltage electricity transmission lines and substations. This project represents a significant.

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How Kenya’s New Funds Could Shift Public Investment Paradigms

Kenya’s Cabinet has approved the establishment of two landmark financial vehicles, the National Infrastructure Fund (NIF) and the Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) aimed at underpinning long-term national development without deepening.

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