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Explainer: Why Stablecoins are Catching on so Fast In Africa’s Largest Economies

In the space of just a few years, stablecoins, digital tokens designed to maintain price stability by being pegged to assets like the United States dollar, have evolved from niche.

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South Africa’s Jobs Market Improves: What Comes Next?

South Africa’s labour market exhibited some modest signs of improvement in the closing quarter of 2025, with the official unemployment rate easing slightly to 31.4 per cent. While the headline.

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Non-Oil Output in Egypt Rises for Third Month as Demand Moderates

Egypt’s non-oil private sector maintained its expansionary trend in January 2026, recording growth for the third consecutive month, according to the latest S&P Global Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). While overall.

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Nigeria’s FX Reforms Deliver US$20.98bn Inflows in 10 Months

The foreign exchange (FX) reforms driven by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) attracted foreign capital inflows worth US$20.98 billion in the first ten months of 2025, the Governor, Olayemi.

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BREAKING: NETUMBO NANDI-NDAITWAH, MANDISA MAYA, OTHER LEADERS NAMED AFRICAN LEADERSHIP MAGAZINE PERSONS OF THE YEAR 2025

…POTY Awards Ceremony Scheduled for Accra, 27–28 February 2026 1 December 2025 | London, United Kingdom African Leadership Magazine (ALM) is excited to announce the winners of the African Persons.

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What Africa’s CPI Decline Means for Everyday Consumers

Across markets in Africa, goods are gradually becoming affordable again. Commodity prices that once spiked under the weight of global inflation and geopolitical shocks are beginning to stabilise, while transport.

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Botswana Boosts Diamond Independence as ODC Prepares First Contract Sales

Botswana’s diamond story has been closely tied to De Beers, a partnership that transformed the Southern African nation into one of the world’s most prosperous mineral economies. But that story.

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Ivory Coast’s Cocoa Price Hike Sets New Standard for African Producers

Ivory Coast, one of the major suppliers of nearly half the world’s cocoa beans, has raised the guaranteed price it pays to farmers to a record $4.50 per kilogram. This.

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South Africa Records Q2 FDI Exodus as Anglo Spins Off

South Africa has recorded a swing in foreign direct investment (FDI) outflows of $4.26 billion in the second quarter of 2025, according to the South African Reserve Bank (SARB). This.

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How Botswana’s De Beers is Redefining Africa’s Diamond Industry

Botswana’s President Duma Boko has declared his government’s determination to finalize a deal for majority control of De Beers by October 2025. If successful, the transaction would mark a historic.

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