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Egypt Launches Major 2026 Mediterranean Gas Drilling Programme

Egypt is preparing to develop its largest gas drilling programme in the Mediterranean, with drilling set to begin at the West Meina offshore field in North East Amriya. At a.

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Financial Safety Nets: Is Africa Building a Banking Crisis Firewall?

In the aftermath of repeated global financial crises over the last two decades, financial safety nets have become an indispensable component of sovereign financial architecture. Major advanced economies such as.

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Team Africa Initiative Positions Egypt Continental Financing Hub

Egypt has stepped forward with a proposal to mobilise $500 billion for nearly 300 projects across the continent. At the recent steering committee meeting of the African Union Development Agency.

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Zambia Aims for New IMF Pact to Anchor Economic Growth

Zambia has formally requested a new IMF programme on the backdrop of its most recent $1.7 billion IMF Extended Credit Facility (ECF), which ended in January 2026.   An IMF.

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Why Ethiopia Expects 10.2% Growth in 2026

Ethiopia is projecting real GDP growth of 10.2 per cent in the 2025/26 fiscal year, a sharp upward revision from its earlier 8.9 per cent forecast, according to Prime Minister.

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Ghana Joins the Global Easing Cycle as Inflation Falls Sharply

Ghana’s monetary authorities have taken a decisive step in recalibrating the country’s economic levers, cutting the central bank’s benchmark interest rate to 15.50 per cent in January 2026, the lowest.

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Ghana’s Gold Refinery Creates Billions in Domestic Value Retention

The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has formalised artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) through a new agreement to refine gold locally for global export. Ghana is not merely adjusting its mining.

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Wakjira Amante: Building Confidence in Ethiopia’s Investment Sector

Ethiopia’s investment environment is defined less by market volatility than by structural transition. Currency management, regulatory reform, industrial ambition, and foreign-exchange constraints intersect in ways that demand patient capital and.

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Abdelkérim Charfadine Bèguera: Chad’s Mining Reform Agenda

Chad’s mining sector occupies an ambiguous position in the country’s economic architecture. While geological surveys confirm commercially viable deposits of gold, limestone, uranium and other minerals, non-oil mining remains a.

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Economic Impacts of South Africa’s Strong Rand on Global Markets

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.

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