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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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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Tourism Africa
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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