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Easter holidaymakers switching from Dubai to Spain as flights fill up

🇰🇪 Easter holidaymakers switching from Dubai to Spain as flights fill up

Kenya trade -0.30 · 18/03/2026

The travel patterns of East Africa's affluent holidaymakers are undergoing a significant realignment, with traditional Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ...

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StanChart net profit down 38pc to Sh12.4bn

🇰🇪 StanChart net profit down 38pc to Sh12.4bn

Kenya finance -0.75 · 18/03/2026

While net interest income fell 13 percent to Sh28.9 billion, non funded income decreased by 23 percent to Sh13.4 billion....

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AFCON 2025: Senegal reject CAF verdict, head to CAS after final forfeit ruling

🇸🇳 AFCON 2025: Senegal reject CAF verdict, head to CAS after final forfeit ruling

Senegal macro -0.65 · 18/03/2026

In an official press release issued on 17 March, 2026, the Senegalese federation acknowledged receipt of CAF’s ruling in case DC23316 but strongly con...

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NSE Is Said to Set Modest Fee for Its $2.5 Billion India IPO

🌍 NSE Is Said to Set Modest Fee for Its $2.5 Billion India IPO

Pan-African finance +0.65 · 18/03/2026

The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE), one of Asia's largest and most influential trading platforms, is preparing to go public with a valuation e...

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Africa: CAF Strips Senegal of Afcon 2025 Title, Awards It to Morocco

🇸🇳 Africa: CAF Strips Senegal of Afcon 2025 Title, Awards It to Morocco

Senegal macro -0.60 · 18/03/2026

[Premium Times] In a statement released on Tuesday, CAF confirmed that the decision was taken in line with its regulations, overturning the earlier ou...

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Conjoined twins successfully separated in Limpopo

🇿🇦 Conjoined twins successfully separated in Limpopo

South Africa health +0.70 · 18/03/2026

In a procedure that would have required transportation to an international medical hub just a decade ago, a surgical team at Mankweng Hospital in Limp...

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Shipping firms defend freight hike, cite inflation and FX pressures

🇳🇬 Shipping firms defend freight hike, cite inflation and FX pressures

Nigeria trade -0.40 · 18/03/2026

Nigeria's maritime sector is grappling with a significant cost inflation problem that threatens to reshape supply chain economics across West Africa. ...

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Nigeria’s oil output drops 9% to 1.483m bpd

🇳🇬 Nigeria’s oil output drops 9% to 1.483m bpd

Nigeria energy -0.65 · 18/03/2026

Nigeria's crude oil production has suffered another significant setback, falling sharply to 1.483 million barrels per day (bpd) in February 2026, down...

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Nigeria's Currency Stabilisation Masks Deeper Economic and Governance Challenges for Foreign Investors

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Currency Stabilisation Masks Deeper Economic and Governance Challenges for Foreign Investors

Nigeria macro +0.65 · 18/03/2026

Nigeria's foreign exchange market has demonstrated notable resilience in recent weeks, with the naira strengthening to N1,345 per US dollar in mid-Mar...

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Newmont pays GH¢12.8bn in taxes to gov’t in 2025

🇬🇭 Newmont pays GH¢12.8bn in taxes to gov’t in 2025

Ghana mining +0.75 · 18/03/2026

Newmont Corporation's substantial GH¢12.822 billion tax payment to the Ghanaian government in 2025 underscores the critical role multinational mining ...

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Fuel price crisis may trigger presidential intervention – NPA boss

🇬🇭 Fuel price crisis may trigger presidential intervention – NPA boss

Ghana energy -0.70 · 18/03/2026

Ghana's energy sector is approaching an inflection point. With petroleum prices continuing their upward trajectory, the National Petroleum Authority's...

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While local businesses struggle, foreigners are finding fortune

🇰🇪 While local businesses struggle, foreigners are finding fortune

Kenya macro -0.65 · 18/03/2026

Kenya's business landscape is experiencing a striking divergence in fortunes. While local enterprises grapple with mounting operational challenges, fo...

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IMF urges South Africa to simplify business regulations for job creation and economic growth - MSN

🇿🇦 IMF urges South Africa to simplify business regulations for job creation and economic growth - MSN

South Africa macro +0.60 · 17/03/2026

The International Monetary Fund's latest intervention on South African business regulation reform arrives at a critical juncture for European investor...

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The sparkle is fading in Africa’s diamond heartland - Financial Times

🌍 The sparkle is fading in Africa’s diamond heartland - Financial Times

Botswana mining -0.75 · 03/09/2025

Africa's diamond mining sector is experiencing a period of profound structural challenge that extends far beyond cyclical market fluctuations. Once po...

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AFCON Controversy Overshadows Morocco's Disputed Championship Win as Legal Battle Looms

🇲🇦 AFCON Controversy Overshadows Morocco's Disputed Championship Win as Legal Battle Looms

Morocco macro +0.15 · 18/03/2026

Morocco's controversial Africa Cup of Nations victory has thrust continental football governance into crisis, with far-reaching implications for insti...

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Suicide bombings show resilience of Nigerian jihadists despite years of war

🇳🇬 Suicide bombings show resilience of Nigerian jihadists despite years of war

Nigeria macro -0.85 · 18/03/2026

It is still not clear which of Nigeria's militant groups carried out the attack, underscoring......

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Belgium orders ex-diplomat to stand trial for 1961 murder of Congo's Lumumba

🌍 Belgium orders ex-diplomat to stand trial for 1961 murder of Congo's Lumumba

Democratic Republic of Congo macro -0.30 · 18/03/2026

Belgium's decision to prosecute a former diplomat in connection with Patrice Lumumba's 1961 assassination marks a watershed moment in post-colonial ac...

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Congo Republic's Sassou wins re-election with nearly 95% in tightly controlled vote

🌍 Congo Republic's Sassou wins re-election with nearly 95% in tightly controlled vote

Congo Republic macro -0.65 · 18/03/2026

Denis Sassou Nguesso's commanding re-election victory in the Republic of Congo, securing nearly 95% of votes cast in Sunday's presidential election, r...

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Naira strengthens to N1,345/$, hits highest level in one month

🇳🇬 Naira strengthens to N1,345/$, hits highest level in one month

Nigeria macro +0.65 · 18/03/2026

The naira appreciated to N1,345/$ at the official foreign exchange market on Tuesday, improving from N1,355/$ recorded on Monday. This is according to...

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NAFDAC warns Nigerians on MR.7 SUPER 700000 capsules recall

🇳🇬 NAFDAC warns Nigerians on MR.7 SUPER 700000 capsules recall

Nigeria health -0.65 · 18/03/2026

Nigeria's pharmaceutical sector is facing a critical credibility crisis as regulatory authorities grapple with an expanding wave of counterfeit medica...

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