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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Trade and Investment
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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Africa Development
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Ethiopia’s Industrial Growth Accelerates with Dangote’s $2.5B Fertiliser Plant
06/10/2025When Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, broke ground for a $2.5 billion fertiliser plant in Gode, Ethiopia, it wasn’t just another business announcement — it was a statement about the.
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Innovation
Africa’s Startup Acceleration: Lessons from the Big Four
01/10/2025In the first half of 2025, the African startup ecosystem appears to have regained momentum, with disclosed funding surging and investor confidence returning. Yet behind the positive numbers lies a.
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International
Trade and Investment
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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Africa
Entrepreneurship
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Why Nigeria’s Startup Success Is a Catalyst for Africa’s Future Prosperity
29/09/2025Since 2019, 22 Nigerian companies have secured places in Africa’s Top 100 most funded startups, with seven breaking into the Top 20—the highest representation of any single country at that.
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Finance
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Politics & Policy
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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A Flame of Change: Mamotake Matekane Joins Global Stage in Pursuit of UN SDGs
23/09/2025When the Waterlight Save Initiative (WSI), an ECOSOC-accredited NGO with consultative status at the United Nations, announced the appointment of Mamotake Matekane as its Global Ambassador and Vice President of the.
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Africa Development
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Leadership
Will Nigeria’s Push for Unified Oil Regulations Across Africa Deliver?
19/09/2025Recently, African petroleum regulators under Nigeria’s leadership have launched a continental forum to harmonise oil regulation, aiming to draw critical investment into the region’s rapidly growing energy sector. Yet, signing.
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Africa Development
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Innovation
Global Spotlight on Africa’s Fintech Innovation
19/09/2025In 2025, CNBC and Statista unveiled their list of the world’s top 300 fintech companies, and African firms earned a rightful place among the names shaping the future of financial.
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