Why Nigeria’s Central Bank Slashes MPR to 27%
24/09/2025Nigeria’s Central Bank has broken a long spell of monetary rigidity. At its 302nd Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, the Bank trimmed the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) by 50 basis.
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Morocco Holds Rates Steady at 2.25% Amid Global Uncertainty
24/09/2025In Rabat, Morocco’s central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib, took a cautious yet deliberate step at its September 2025 meeting, opting to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 2.25 percent. The.
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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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UNGA 80: What Africa Must Demand
22/09/2025As leaders converge at the United Nations headquarters in New York for the 80th session of the General Assembly, the air is thick with expectation. Representatives of all 193 UN.
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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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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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How Kenya Is Leading Africa’s Astro-Tourism Movement
12/09/2025Kenya has long been synonymous with safari adventures, wildlife reserves, and coastal retreats. Now, in a bold step toward diversifying its tourism economy, the country is positioning its night skies.
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Reimagining Nigeria-South Africa Economic Ties: A Post-Oil Strategy
12/09/2025Nigeria and South Africa—Africa’s two largest economies—are once again at a defining moment in their relationship. Historically shaped by conflict, cooperation, and competition, the partnership between Abuja and Pretoria has.
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South-South Ties: Africa and Latin America’s New Development Pact
11/09/2025At the dawn of a new era in global cooperation, Africa and Latin America are charting a course beyond historical orbit, away from entrenched Euro-U.S. alignments and towards a shared.
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HE Capt. Ibrahim Traoré Honoured with Africa Inspirational Leadership Award at Global Power Forum by African Leadership Magazine
10/09/2025NEW YORK, United States – 25 September 2025 His Excellency Captain Ibrahim Traoré, President of Burkina Faso, has been conferred with the distinguished Africa Inspirational Leadership Award by African Leadership Magazine. The honour.
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