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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Agri-Business and Education
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Ethiopia’s Industrial Growth Accelerates with Dangote’s $2.5B Fertiliser Plant
06/10/2025When Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, broke ground for a $2.5 billion fertiliser plant in Gode, Ethiopia, it wasn’t just another business announcement — it was a statement about the.
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Infrastructure
Ethiopia’s $10 Billion Investment in Bishoftu Airport
02/10/2025Anyone who has passed through Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport knows the scene: shoulder-to-shoulder crowds, long security lines, and departure halls struggling under the weight of success. Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s.
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Nigeria’s Solid Minerals Minister, Dr Henry Dele Alake, Honoured with African Leadership Award at Global Power Forum
25/09/2025NEW YORK, United States – 25 September 2025 Dr Henry Dele Alake, Honourable Minister of Solid Minerals Development of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has been recognised with the African Leadership.
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Politics and Economy
Ghana’s Bold Rate Cut: How Monetary Policy is Responding to Slowing Inflation
23/09/2025Ghana’s central bank surprised markets in mid-September 2025 by cutting its policy rate by 350 basis points, the single largest reduction in recent memory taking the monetary policy rate to.
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World Rhino Day: South Africa Records Drop in Rhino Poaching
22/09/2025South Africa marks World Rhino Day with cautious hope after reporting a decline in poaching, a rare moment of progress in a struggle that has spanned decades. Figures released by.
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Leadership
Will Nigeria’s Push for Unified Oil Regulations Across Africa Deliver?
19/09/2025Recently, African petroleum regulators under Nigeria’s leadership have launched a continental forum to harmonise oil regulation, aiming to draw critical investment into the region’s rapidly growing energy sector. Yet, signing.
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Innovation
Global Spotlight on Africa’s Fintech Innovation
19/09/2025In 2025, CNBC and Statista unveiled their list of the world’s top 300 fintech companies, and African firms earned a rightful place among the names shaping the future of financial.
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Trade and Investment
AGOA at Risk: What It Means for African Industries
18/09/2025The African Growth and Opportunity Act, better known as AGOA, was born in 2000 with the hope of being more than just a trade deal. Envisioned under President Bill Clinton,.
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Energy
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Inside Zimbabwe’s $455 Million Power Plant Revamp
18/09/2025Zimbabwe has agreed a $455 million, 15-year concession deal with the Africa-focused unit of India’s Jindal Steel for the refurbishment of a 920 megawatt coal-fired power plant, the energy minister.
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