🇳🇬 States with the highest net FAAC allocation in January 2026
Nigeria's Federation Account Allocation Committee distributed N703.26 billion (approximately €950 million) to states in January 2026, marking a meanin...
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🇿🇦 COJ targets R1.4bn in unpaid govt debt
The City of Johannesburg's decision to disconnect government buildings over unpaid utility arrears represents far more than a municipal billing disput...
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🇿🇼 Zimbabwe: Annual Inflation Rises As Middle East Tension
** Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate climbed to 4.4% in March 2026, marking a subtle but meaningful acceleration from previous months. While the figur...
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🇳🇬 CBN crashes Ways & Means to N2.8trn – Cardoso
Nigeria's Central Bank has achieved a dramatic reduction in its Ways & Means facility, shrinking the emergency lending portfolio from N26.95 trillion ...
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🇿🇦 South Africa's Skills Crisis Deepens as R637M Vanishes Wh
South Africa's labour market presents a paradox that should concern European investors: unemployment has fallen to 31.4%—its lowest level in five year...
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🇿🇦 South Africa's Q4 unemployment rate falls to 31.4%
South Africa's labour market delivered an unexpected bright spot in Q4, with the official unemployment rate declining to 31.4%—its lowest level in fiv...
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🇳🇬 Dollar to Naira exchange rate today, March 27, 2026
Nigeria's currency markets demonstrated notable resilience on March 27, 2026, as the naira maintained its ground against the US dollar across both off...
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🇿🇦 South Africa rate stays at 6.75% amid Iran war inflation
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has maintained its benchmark repo rate at 6.75%, signaling a cautious holding pattern as policymakers navigate a...
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🇳🇬 Youths, not oil, Nigeria’s greatest asset — NSITF MD
Nigeria's policy establishment is making a strategic pivot that could reshape investment narratives across the continent. The Managing Director of the...
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🇪🇬 Egypt aims for 5.4% economic growth
Egypt's government has unveiled an ambitious fiscal roadmap for the 2026/27 financial year, projecting 5.4% economic growth alongside a primary surplu...
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🇰🇪 Will private sector-led dual training end Africa’s job cr
Africa's youth unemployment crisis has reached critical proportions. With over 200 million young people aged 15-24 across the continent, unemployment ...
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🇰🇪 COMESA attracts 67pc of Africa FDI as inflows hit $65bn
The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has emerged as a dominant force in attracting foreign direct investment to the African cont...
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🇿🇦 DA warns R10.3bn deal will bankrupt Joburg
South Africa's Johannesburg municipality faces a critical governance crisis that has significant implications for European investors with exposure to ...
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🇿🇦 Longer Middle East war could hike interest rates
The South African Reserve Bank's decision to hold interest rates steady at 6.75% masks a critical threat lurking beneath the surface—one that could fu...
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🇿🇦 Reserve Bank leaves interest rates unchanged
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has maintained its benchmark repo rate at 6.75%, keeping the prime lending rate anchored at 10.25% in a unanimou...
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🇰🇪 No new taxes as govt targets wider tax base, Mbadi says
Kenya's Finance Minister Lindiwe Mbadi has signalled a significant policy shift toward fiscal consolidation without new taxation, opting instead to ex...
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🇿🇦 LIVESTREAM | Reserve Bank announces repo rate decision
The South African Reserve Bank's decision to maintain its repo rate reflects a central bank caught between competing pressures—modest economic stabili...
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🇿🇦 South Africa's business confidence rises in first quarter
South Africa's business confidence index registered a meaningful uptick in the first quarter of 2024, signalling renewed optimism among corporate lead...
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🇪🇬 Egyptian, Serbia Investment FMs discuss ways to enhance
Egypt's Ministry of Investment is deepening ties with Serbia, marking a strategic pivot toward unlocking bilateral cooperation frameworks that could r...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria’s reform momentum offers signal—and lessons—for
Nigeria's economic turnaround over the past 18 months has sent ripples across Africa's investor community, and Kenya is watching closely. What started...
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