🇰🇪 April inflation rate rises to 5.6pc as food, fuel and fares
Kenya's inflation rate accelerated sharply to 5.6 percent in April, up from 4.4 percent in March, according to data released by the Kenya National Bur...
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🇲🇿 World Bank Says Mozambique Overruns Pose a $50 Billion Risk
Mozambique faces a critical infrastructure financing crisis, with the World Bank warning that cost overruns on major development projects could expose...
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🇳🇬 Between democracy, neoliberalism and the developmental
Nigeria stands at a critical crossroads. After decades of structural adjustment programmes (SAPs) and IMF-prescribed neoliberal reforms, the country's...
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🌍 Côte d’Ivoire powers ahead but faces human capital challenge
Côte d'Ivoire continues to outpace peers across West Africa with robust economic momentum, yet a widening human capital deficit threatens to derail lo...
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🌍 AfDB launches $209 million Country Strategy to drive
The African Development Bank (AfDB) has unveiled a transformative $209 million Country Strategy Framework aimed at catalysing industrial development a...
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🌍 Namibia holds rates for third straight time as Middle East
The Bank of Namibia (BoN) maintained its benchmark interest rate at 8.25% in its latest monetary policy decision, marking the third consecutive hold s...
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🌍 Business for a Greener Eswatini - UNDP
Eswatini is positioning itself as a regional leader in sustainable business practices through a comprehensive framework launched in partnership with t...
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🌍 Burundi faces worst economic crisis outside of active
Burundi is experiencing what analysts describe as the "worst economic crisis in a country not at war"—a stark assessment that underscores the severity...
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🇿🇦 Rising fuel and food prices squeeze household budgets
South African consumers are navigating an increasingly unforgiving economic landscape as the cost of living crisis intensifies in 2026. New data from ...
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🇰🇪 Kenya’s inflation rises to 5.6pc in April on fuel,
Kenya's inflation rate accelerated to 5.6% in April 2026, marking a notable uptick from the previous month and signaling intensifying cost-of-living p...
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🇰🇪 Kenyan workers post first real wage growth since 2020
Kenya's labor market delivered a rare win for workers in 2025, with real average earnings climbing 2 percent—the first meaningful wage growth in five ...
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🌍 Namibia’s IMF debt vanishes on paper in major fiscal update
--- **HEADLINE:** Namibia IMF Debt Write-Off 2024: What Fiscal Relief Means for Southern Africa **META_DESCRIPTION:** Namibia eliminates IMF arrears...
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🌍 “Liberia Is Rising on Taxpayers’ Shoulders”
Liberia's economy is at a critical juncture. The West African nation is attempting to fund essential infrastructure, healthcare, and education while f...
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🇿🇦 South African rand weakens ahead of key economic data
The South African rand is weakening ahead of a critical batch of economic data that could reshape investor sentiment and monetary policy expectations....
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🇱🇾 Libya Advances Climate Investment Dialogue at UNDP Rome
Libya is positioning itself as a climate-forward investment destination, advancing a critical dialogue on green finance and sustainable development at...
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🇳🇬 CPPE warns inflation erodes wages, deepens Nigeria’s real
Nigeria's labour market is entering a critical inflection point. Workers across the country are experiencing a silent but devastating squeeze on livin...
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🇺🇬 Uganda: Museveni Signs New Labour Law but Minimum Wage
President Yoweri Museveni has formally assented to the Employment (Amendment) Act, 2025, marking a significant legislative shift in Uganda's labour fr...
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🇰🇪 Kenya adds 882,100 jobs in 2025
Kenya's labour market delivered a significant expansion in 2025, with the economy generating 882,100 new jobs according to the 2026 Economic Survey re...
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🇰🇪 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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🌍 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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