Namibia Slashes Repo Rate to 6.50%
15/10/2025In a move to breathe life into its slowing economy, the Bank of Namibia has reduced its benchmark repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.50 percent, marking the country’s.
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The Rebirth of Banhine: Inside Mozambique’s Bold Wildlife Restoration Mission
13/10/2025Across continents, the decline of wildlife in protected areas has become a bellwether of ecological stress and a warning for humanity. The Convention on Biological Diversity, the United Nations’ SDG.
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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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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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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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South Africa Records Q2 FDI Exodus as Anglo Spins Off
30/09/2025South 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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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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