🇿🇦 South Africa: Minister Enoch Godongwana Cuts Fuel Tax By R3
South Africa's Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana has announced a R3 (approximately €0.16) reduction in fuel taxes, positioning the move as emergency r...
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🇳🇬 Breaking: Tinubu writes Senate
President Bola Tinubu has formally requested Senate approval for a substantial $5 billion borrowing package, with immediate focus on a $1 billion UK E...
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🇿🇦 South Africa's April Fuel Crisis
South Africa's fuel market has entered another period of acute volatility. From 1 April 2026, petrol prices jumped by R3.06 per litre while diesel sur...
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🇰🇪 New financing deal to ease cash flow in Kenya's fresh
Kenya's fresh produce sector stands at a critical juncture. While the country remains Africa's largest exporter of horticultural products—generating a...
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🇰🇪 Kenya inflation increases to 4.4% in March 2026
Kenya's consumer price inflation ticked upward to 4.4% year-on-year in March 2026, marking a modest but notable acceleration from February's 4.3% read...
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🇿🇦 Temporary relief for motorists as govt cuts fuel levy by R3
South Africa's government has announced a temporary R3 per litre reduction to the fuel levy, effective April 1st, 2026, in response to surging global ...
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🇸🇳 Alyune-Blondin Diop (LoftyInc Capital)
LoftyInc Capital, the Africa-focused investment firm founded by Alyune-Blondin Diop, has announced a strategic allocation directing 30% of its new fun...
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🇰🇪 Kenyan flower firms hit by 10pc rise in freight charges
Kenya's flower industry, a cornerstone of the nation's export economy and a critical supply chain for European retailers, is confronting a significant...
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🇳🇬 Francophone Africa's Digital Commerce Moment Requires
Francophone Africa stands at a critical inflection point in digital commerce. While Anglophone markets like Nigeria and Kenya have produced billion-do...
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🇿🇦 NEWSFLASH: R3-per-litre cut to fuel levy softens April’s
South Africa's government announced a R3-per-litre reduction to the fuel levy in April, a measure designed to cushion motorists from the latest spike ...
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🇳🇬 City Gate chairman backs Tinubu’s housing drive
Nigeria's housing crisis has reached critical proportions, with an estimated 17 million housing units needed to bridge the gap between current supply ...
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🇪🇬 Egypt's Debt Ceiling Strategy Signals Investor
Egypt's adoption of a 40% external debt-to-GDP ceiling represents a watershed moment for macroeconomic management in the region's largest Arab economy...
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🇪🇬 Bringing Back German Investments - Egypt Today
Egypt's efforts to revitalize foreign direct investment from Germany represent a significant turning point in the North African nation's economic reco...
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🇪🇬 Sisi’s economic plan on right track - Egypt Today
Egypt's multi-year economic stabilisation programme, anchored by IMF support and fiscal discipline, continues to demonstrate measurable progress despi...
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🇰🇪 PHOTOS: Ultra modern Gikomba Market to be constructed
Nairobi's Gikomba Market, one of East Africa's largest informal trading hubs, is set for a transformative Sh3 billion (approximately €22 million) mode...
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🇰🇪 Gikomba traders count losses after demolitions
Kenya's informal economy, which accounts for approximately 34% of GDP and employs over 12 million people, faces a critical turning point following coo...
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🇳🇬 Nigerians used 1.26 million terabytes of data in February
Nigeria's digital infrastructure experienced a notable correction in February 2026, with aggregate data consumption declining to 1.26 million terabyte...
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🇰🇪 Savanna Fibre sparks price war in Kenya’s stagnant
Kenya's broadband market, long dominated by entrenched incumbents Safaricom and Airtel, faces its most serious competitive challenge in years as Savan...
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🇬🇭 Mahama Orders Roads Minister to Address Sole-Sourcing Probe
President John Dramani Mahama's directive to Roads Minister Kwame Governs Agbodza to respond to investigative findings on sole-sourcing practices repr...
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🇰🇪 Treasury discredits CoB on bond interest non-payments
Kenya's domestic debt servicing capacity has come under renewed scrutiny following a high-profile disagreement between the National Treasury and the C...
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