🇰🇪 KNCCI warns of economic strain as high fuel costs hit
Kenya's business community is sounding the alarm over a structural economic problem that extends far beyond fuel pumps. The Kenya National Chamber of ...
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🇳🇬 Jet fuel: Keyamo seeks calm, calls stakeholders’ meeting
Nigeria's aviation sector is facing mounting pressure as jet fuel prices surge following escalating Middle East tensions, triggering a rare public dis...
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🇳🇬 United Nigeria Airline suffers 3rd bird strike in 48hrs
United Nigeria Airlines has experienced three bird strike incidents within a 48-hour window involving its Embraer 190 fleet, marking an unprecedented ...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria Rejects IMF Bailout, Relies On Reforms Amid Global
Nigeria has drawn a clear line in the sand. Despite mounting fiscal pressures and a debt burden that continues to climb, Finance Minister Wale Edun an...
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🇿🇦 Tongaat Hulett wins court delay in liquidation fight
Tongaat Hulett Limited, one of southern Africa's largest sugar producers and a critical player in regional agricultural supply chains, has narrowly av...
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🇳🇬 Odu'a Investment, Elektron Plan 50MW Power Plant Lagos
Nigeria's electricity crisis remains one of the most persistent barriers to industrial competitiveness across West Africa. Against this backdrop, a si...
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🇰🇪 Kenya's Economic Slowdown Meets Policy Uncertainty: IMF
Kenya's economic trajectory faces a critical juncture as the International Monetary Fund cuts its 2026 growth forecast to 4.5 percent—down from the pr...
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🇰🇪 Kenya's 90-Day Fuel VAT Cut: A Political Win That Masks
President William Ruto's signature on the VAT (Amendment) Act 2026 represents a decisive but temporary intervention in Kenya's volatile fuel pricing e...
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🇿🇦 BURIED RISK: The Tongaat Hulett collapse threatening SA’s
South Africa's sugar industry faces a critical inflection point as Tongaat Hulett Limited, the country's largest sugar producer, battles existential l...
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🇿🇦 Talks underway to ease fuel pain
South Africa's motorists face a pivotal moment as government negotiations attempt to forestall what could be a severe fuel price shock in May 2026. Th...
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🇳🇬 We receive N1.5m after 35 years of service, retired police
Nigeria's contributory pension scheme is facing a legitimacy crisis as retired police officers publicly denounce retirement benefits so inadequate tha...
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🇳🇬 Rising transport cost deepening Nigeria’s cost-of-living
Nigeria's transport sector is experiencing a severe cost escalation that extends far beyond logistics—it has become a systemic pressure point threaten...
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🇰🇪 Ruto cuts fuel VAT in half for 90 days, forgoing 1.2
President William Ruto's decision to slash fuel VAT from 16% to 8% represents a significant—if temporary—pivot in Kenya's fiscal strategy. The VAT (Am...
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🇰🇪 Kenya: President Ruto Signs Tax Relief Law Reducing Fuel
President William Ruto's decision to sign the VAT (Amendment) Act 2026 into law marks a pivotal moment for Kenya's economic management—and a critical ...
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🇰🇪 Former Airport Sacco officials owe Sh50mn in unpaid loans
A significant governance crisis at Kenya's Airport Sacco has surfaced, revealing approximately Sh50 million (approximately €375,000) in unpaid loans o...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria's Monetary Expansion Clashes with Inflation
Nigeria's central bank is aggressively expanding domestic monetary assets, but the country's economic fundamentals are sending mixed signals that shou...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria faces inflation, currency volatility and new taxes
Nigeria's macroeconomic environment is tightening considerably in mid-2026, presenting material challenges for European entrepreneurs and investors op...
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🇳🇬 Pound to Naira exchange rate today, April 17, 2026
Nigeria's currency markets sent a reassuring signal on April 17, 2026, as the naira held relatively steady against sterling across both official and i...
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🇿🇦 Moya delivers firm mandate to stabilise Tshwane
Pretoria's municipal government is attempting a high-stakes governance overhaul. Mayor Nasiphi Moya's recent State of the City Address marks a strateg...
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🇰🇪 1,100 Kenyan workers face lay off as Meta ends contract
Meta's decision to terminate its contract with Kenyan outsourcing firm Sama represents a significant inflection point in how Big Tech manages content ...
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