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1.2 Billion New Workers in 15 Years: Is Africa Ready?

Over the next decade and a half, Africa will experience a demographic shift unprecedented in its history. The World Bank’s Country Growth and Jobs Report projects that approximately 1.2 billion.

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Kenya Pushes for Durable Trade Pact Beyond AGOA

Kenya and the United States will resume bilateral trade negotiations from Monday through Thursday next week, according to Kenya’s Trade Minister Lee Kinyanjui. One or two follow-up sessions will “firm.

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Does Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Matter for Growth Diversification in Zambia?

The launch of the China–SCO Economic and Trade Exchange Centre and the Guangdong and Macao Development Platform in Guangzhou marks a shift in how Zambia intends to engage with China:.

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Why UK Capital Is Fueling Nigeria’s Next Economic Chapter

Nigeria has re-emerged as a destination serious investors are willing to bet on again, as about 65 per cent of Nigeria’s recent foreign capital inflows came from the United Kingdom..

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ICIEC Backs EUR 132.5 Million Financing to Boost Uzbekistan’s Steel Capacity

The Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC) is supporting a EUR 132.5 million financing package arranged by Standard Chartered to help complete a major steel.

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Namibia Maintains 6.50% Rate as the Central Bank Signals Its Economic Direction

Namibia’s move to keep its main interest rate at 6.50% may look like a routine announcement at first glance, but it reflects a careful reading of the country’s economic mood..

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Nigeria’s Economy Steadies at 3.98% as Non-Oil Sectors Lead

Nigeria’s economy expanded by 3.98% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2025, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). That pace represents a small slowing from the 4.23% expansion.

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Nigeria’s Apex Bank Holds MPR at 27%, Adjusts Tools to Protect Disinflation

When the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) concluded its 303rd sitting in Abuja on 25 November 2025, it delivered a decision that combined caution.

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Africa’s Climate Edge: Nature and Communities in Focus at COP30

Climate ambition took on a deeply human and ecological face as COP30 shifted its gaze towards oceans, forests, small businesses, young people and traditional custodians of the land. The discussions.

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FNB and Mastercard Simplify Africa’s Cross-Border Payments

Millions of Africans rely on remittances to sustain families, fund education, and power small businesses. The ability to send money quickly and affordably across borders is more than a financial.

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