🇰🇪 Kenya adds 717,000 jobs in 2025
Kenya's labour market expanded significantly in 2025, with the informal sector absorbing 717,000 new workers—a growth rate of 4.1 percent that undersc...
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🇰🇪 Faulu Microfinance targets profitability as losses shrink
**HEADLINE:** Kenya Microfinance Profitability 2025: Faulu's Loss Shrinkage Signals Sector Turnaround **META_DESCRIPTION:** Faulu Microfinance Kenya ...
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🇳🇬 Zichis seeks shareholder approval for post-IPO capital raise
Zichis Agro-Allied Industries Plc, Nigeria's newly listed agricultural conglomerate, is moving swiftly into its post-IPO capital deployment phase. At ...
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🇰🇪 Kenya: Kenya Power Announces Planned Outages Across
Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) has announced a critical planned power interruption spanning multiple counties on Thursday, April 30, 2026, as...
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🇪🇹 Ethiopia: Strategic Policies Shield Ethiopia From Global
Ethiopia has emerged as a notable exception to global fuel supply volatility, maintaining uninterrupted domestic energy availability and sustaining cr...
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🇿🇲 Shaft-sinking project at Mingomba mine kicks off
Zambia's mining sector is showing renewed momentum as the Mingomba mine launches a major shaft-sinking initiative, marking a significant capital deplo...
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🌍 Stanchart Botswana Unit Lures Interest From South African
Standard Chartered's decision to divest its Botswana operations has triggered competitive interest from South African banking institutions, signaling ...
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🇿🇲 Zambia Targets U.S. Investment With High-Level Trade
Zambia and Burundi are mounting a coordinated push to attract U.S. capital through diplomatic trade missions scheduled for mid-2024, signaling a strat...
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🌍 Cocoa Beans in Algeria Trade | The Observatory of Economic
Algeria's cocoa trade presents a paradox: Africa's second-largest economy by GDP imports virtually all cocoa consumption, yet possesses neither signif...
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🌍 Burundi Targets U.S. Investors at Chicago Business Forum
Burundi is making a deliberate push to attract U.S. institutional and private investors, with officials and business delegates presenting at the Chica...
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🇰🇪 Malaba Border goes solar as KRA targets 90pc energy cost
Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has embarked on a transformative energy infrastructure project at the Malaba One-Stop Border Post, partnering with the S...
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🇨🇮 Ivory Coast considers cocoa price cut after Ghana
Ivory Coast, the world's largest cocoa producer, is weighing a significant price adjustment for its premium crop following Ghana's recent decision to ...
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🇪🇹 Continued Investment in Aviation Critical as Ethiopia’s
Ethiopia stands at an infrastructure crossroads. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has issued a stark warning: without sustained inve...
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🌍 National debt of Burkina Faso 2002-2031 - Statista
Burkina Faso's national debt tells a critical story for investors watching West African stability. Between 2002 and 2031, the Sahel nation faces a deb...
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🌍 Cape Verde airports receive funding boost - African Review
Cape Verde's archipelago economy just received a critical lifeline. The island nation has secured a substantial funding package to upgrade its airport...
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🇰🇪 Energy price surge to worsen Kenya's inflation - World Bank
Kenya faces a critical inflation headwind as the World Bank signals that global energy prices—surging 24% due to Middle East geopolitical tensions—wil...
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🇰🇪 World Bank warns Kenya on energy crisis and climate policy
Kenya faces a mounting energy affordability crisis as the World Bank warns that a 24% surge in global oil and gas prices—triggered by escalating Middl...
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🇬🇭 Parliament commends Akyem Mine - BusinessGhana
Ghana's Parliament has formally commended the Akyem Mine operation, signaling political backing for one of the country's most significant gold product...
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🌍 Sao Tome suspends Tesla power deal as energy crisis deepens
Sao Tome and Principe, Africa's second-smallest economy by population, faces a deepening energy crisis after suspending its contract with Tesla for po...
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🌍 Guinea-Bissau Launches Cashew Processing Venture
Guinea-Bissau, Africa's second-largest cashew producer after India's processing volumes, has taken a critical step toward economic diversification by ...
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