South Africa’s rand (ZAR) in mid-December 2025 traded around 16.85 to 17.10 per US dollar, reflecting a 5.66% appreciation over the past year. This resurgence is tied to a combination.
Ethiopia has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). This will, in effect, bring in $261 million in fresh financing, pending board approval. For Ethiopia, this is.
The U.S. House of Representatives’ committee on trade signalled that it will take up a proposed three-year extension of AGOA, the landmark trade initiative that for over two decades provided.
Ghana’s economy expanded by 5.5 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025. The data, released by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), underscores a rebound in activity across a.
As 2025 draws to a close, Africa’s development story is increasingly defined not by the size of its GDP alone, but by the lived experiences of its people. Education quality,.
South Africa’s PetroSA has facilitated a deal giving Shell Offshore a 60% stake in Block 2C off the west coast. This represents a strategic shift in how the country approaches.
South Africa has secured its biggest private-sector investment in freight rail to date, with Traxtion committing R3.4 billion, a little over $200 million, to enhance the country’s rail capacity. The.
The African Development Bank Group has offered Namibia a new partnership commitment worth $1.78 billion under its 2025–2030 Country Strategy Paper (CSP). This comes at a crucial moment, as the.
Kenya has reached an agreement to sell a 15% stake in Safaricom to Vodacom for about $1.6 billion. Once finalised, Vodacom’s ownership will rise to 55%, giving it majority control.
South Africa’s private-sector activity contracted for the second consecutive month in November, driven by sustained falls in output and new business volumes, according to an S&P Global survey. The Purchasing.
