Intelligence Feed

12,686 articles
Last 30 daysLast 90 daysAll timeArchive
IMF cuts South Africa’s growth outlook amid mounting

🇿🇦 IMF cuts South Africa’s growth outlook amid mounting

South Africa macro -0.85 · 14/04/2026

The International Monetary Fund's successive downward revisions to growth forecasts across Africa's largest economies signal a troubling deceleration ...

Read full analysis →
Ghana showcases economic recovery at IMF/World Bank meetings

🇬🇭 Ghana showcases economic recovery at IMF/World Bank meetings

Ghana macro +0.70 · 14/04/2026

** Ghana's presentation at the recent IMF and World Bank annual meetings represents a carefully calibrated messaging shift—one that signals genuine m...

Read full analysis →
MINT: The playbook of a new economic order

🇳🇬 MINT: The playbook of a new economic order

Nigeria macro +0.70 · 14/04/2026

When Goldman Sachs economist Jim O'Neill coined "BRIC" in 2001, he wasn't predicting the future—he was reading the present with demographic precision....

Read full analysis →
IMF cuts Nigeria’s 2026 growth outlook to 4.1%

🇳🇬 IMF cuts Nigeria’s 2026 growth outlook to 4.1%

Nigeria macro -0.65 · 14/04/2026

The International Monetary Fund has revised its economic growth forecast for Nigeria downward, projecting 4.1% expansion in 2026 rather than the previ...

Read full analysis →
Stanchart clashes with pensioners, RBA in Sh7 billion

🇰🇪 Stanchart clashes with pensioners, RBA in Sh7 billion

Kenya finance -0.75 · 14/04/2026

Standard Chartered Bank's escalating conflict with Kenya's Retirement Benefits Authority (RBA) and the Attorney General's office over approximately $6...

Read full analysis →
Benin elects 49-year-old Wadagni as new president

🌍 Benin elects 49-year-old Wadagni as new president

Benin macro +0.70 · 14/04/2026

Benin has elected Patrice Talon's finance minister Sebastien Ajavon as its next president, marking a decisive victory in a nation increasingly watched...

Read full analysis →
Nigeria slashes import duties to fight rising cost of living

🇳🇬 Nigeria slashes import duties to fight rising cost of living

Nigeria trade +0.65 · 14/04/2026

Nigeria is implementing a significant trade policy shift effective July 1, reducing import duties across multiple product categories in an effort to c...

Read full analysis →
Rewriting Distribution: Storipod & Narrative Landscape

🇳🇬 Rewriting Distribution: Storipod & Narrative Landscape

Nigeria tech +0.75 · 14/04/2026

The partnership between Storipod and Narrative Landscape Press represents a watershed moment in African publishing infrastructure—one with profound im...

Read full analysis →
NSE admits Fincredit into Ibuka growth program

🇰🇪 NSE admits Fincredit into Ibuka growth program

Kenya finance +0.75 · 14/04/2026

The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has admitted Fincredit Solutions into its Ibuka growth program, marking a strategic move to bridge Kenya's persi...

Read full analysis →
Sam Pharmaceutical celebrates 55 years, commissions

🇳🇬 Sam Pharmaceutical celebrates 55 years, commissions

Nigeria health +0.75 · 14/04/2026

Sam Pharmaceutical Limited's commissioning of a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Ota, Ogun State, marks more than a corporate milestone—it r...

Read full analysis →
Guinness Nigeria Plc Announces ₦2.00 Interim Dividend

🇳🇬 Guinness Nigeria Plc Announces ₦2.00 Interim Dividend

Nigeria finance +0.85 · 14/04/2026

Guinness Nigeria Plc has signalled renewed confidence in its operational trajectory by declaring an interim dividend of ₦2.00 per ordinary share for t...

Read full analysis →
Kenyan Accelerator Backs Assistive Tech for Disabled Users

🇰🇪 Kenyan Accelerator Backs Assistive Tech for Disabled Users

Kenya tech +0.75 · 14/04/2026

Kenya is quietly becoming a hub for assistive technology innovation, with the latest cohort from Innovate Now accelerating 19 startups targeting Afric...

Read full analysis →
Nigeria’s renewable energy sector gets $20m blended finance

🇳🇬 Nigeria’s renewable energy sector gets $20m blended finance

Nigeria energy +0.75 · 14/04/2026

Nigeria's energy crisis has long been a constraint on economic growth and a persistent barrier to market entry for foreign investors. With an estimate...

Read full analysis →
PERSONAL FINANCE : Banked but baffled: Treasury takes aim

🇿🇦 PERSONAL FINANCE : Banked but baffled: Treasury takes aim

South Africa finance +0.60 · 14/04/2026

South Africa's National Treasury has signalled a strategic pivot toward mass financial inclusion, releasing a draft National Consumer Financial Educat...

Read full analysis →
GRIM PROSPECTS: Zama zama operations easier than legal

🇿🇦 GRIM PROSPECTS: Zama zama operations easier than legal

South Africa mining -0.85 · 14/04/2026

South Africa's gold mining industry faces a structural crisis that goes far beyond commodity price volatility. According to recent analysis, criminal ...

Read full analysis →
Egypt PM says govt working to shield economy amid regional

🇪🇬 Egypt PM says govt working to shield economy amid regional

Egypt macro -0.65 · 26/03/2026

Egypt's government is executing a deliberate economic stabilization strategy amid escalating regional tensions, according to statements from Prime Min...

Read full analysis →
Women urged to take up leadership in supply chain sector

🇰🇪 Women urged to take up leadership in supply chain sector

Kenya trade +0.70 · 14/04/2026

Africa's supply chain and procurement sectors remain disproportionately male-dominated, despite mounting evidence that gender-diverse leadership teams...

Read full analysis →
Crude oil demand to see biggest quarterly plunge since Covid

🇳🇬 Crude oil demand to see biggest quarterly plunge since Covid

Nigeria energy -0.80 · 14/04/2026

The International Energy Agency's latest assessment has sent ripples through energy markets: crude oil demand is poised to experience its most severe ...

Read full analysis →
South Africa’s coalition in peril after ANC passes budget

🇿🇦 South Africa’s coalition in peril after ANC passes budget

South Africa macro -0.75 · 02/04/2025

South Africa's fragile governing coalition has entered critical territory following the African National Congress's unilateral passage of the 2024 bud...

Read full analysis →
Rwanda’s visa-free model fuels Africa’s shift toward open

🇷🇼 Rwanda’s visa-free model fuels Africa’s shift toward open

Rwanda macro +0.75 · 14/04/2026

Rwanda's ambitious visa-free entry policy—now extended to 70+ nationalities, including all EU citizens—has emerged as a quiet but powerful catalyst fo...

Read full analysis →