Nigeria Inflation Drops to 18 Percent, Lowest in Three Years
16/10/2025For the first time in three years, Nigeria’s headline inflation has slipped below the 20 per cent mark, a moment many economists see as both a symbolic and structural turning.
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What Nigeria’s New FSO Vessel Means for Oil Exports and Revenues
14/10/2025When nations envisage greater control over their oil value chain, they often shift midstream or downstream to reassert sovereignty and reduce external vulnerabilities. Nigeria’s commissioning of FSO Cawthorne, its first.
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What the COMESA Digital Payments System Means for African Trade
10/10/2025In the architecture of global trade, currencies are more than mere denominations; they are the lubricants and friction points of exchange. For decades, much of intra-African and regional trade has.
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Ivory Coast’s Cocoa Price Hike Sets New Standard for African Producers
09/10/2025Ivory 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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Ethiopia Begins Duty-Free Exports Under AfCFTA
09/10/2025Ethiopia has officially commenced trade under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), marking a historic step towards deeper economic integration on the continent. Beginning with duty-free exports of key.
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End of Francophone Dominance?: Cameroon-China Partnership Impacts African Trade
08/10/2025Not long ago, France stood unchallenged as Cameroon’s biggest trade ally, a relationship steeped in history, politics, and post-colonial interdependence. However, 2025 has upended that order. China has become Cameroon’s.
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What Niger’s $144.7 Million AfDB Deal Means for Its Energy Future
07/10/2025It’s not every day that a $144.7 million deal promises to change the trajectory of an entire nation — but for Niger, this is more than a financial agreement. It’s.
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Kenya’s New Wealth & Infra Funds: A Path Out of Debt or a Risky Gamble?
07/10/2025Kenyan President William Ruto has unveiled plans to establish a sovereign wealth fund alongside an infrastructure fund, a move aimed at attracting investment into critical sectors while steering the country.
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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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The Impact of South Africa’s Visa Waiver for Estonia
29/09/2025In many countries in Africa, people long for the ease of travelling with nothing but passports, but for citizens of Estonia, this is now a reality. South Africa’s recent decision.
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