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Africa's Investment Paradox: Why Tunisia's Reform Success Masks a Continent-Wide Currency Crisis

🇹🇳 Africa's Investment Paradox: Why Tunisia's Reform Success Masks a Continent-Wide Currency Crisis

Tunisia macro +0.85 · 24/03/2026

Tunisia's remarkable 30% surge in foreign direct investment to $1.2 billion signals a crucial turning point for North African economies—yet it arrives...

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How Ghana’s economy became a cautionary tale for Africa

🇬🇭 How Ghana’s economy became a cautionary tale for Africa

Ghana macro -0.85 · 13/05/2023

Ghana's economic deterioration over the past three years has become a stark warning for investors across the African continent. Once positioned as a b...

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Africa's Agricultural Boom and the Fast-Growth Companies Reshaping the Continent's Economic Future

🇳🇬 Africa's Agricultural Boom and the Fast-Growth Companies Reshaping the Continent's Economic Future

Nigeria macro +0.80 · 02/05/2022

Africa stands at a critical inflection point. While some nations—most notably Ghana—have stumbled under the weight of fiscal mismanagement and externa...

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Mozambique central bank holds rate at 9.25% amid rising inflation risks

🇲🇿 Mozambique central bank holds rate at 9.25% amid rising inflation risks

Mozambique macro -0.65 · 24/03/2026

Mozambique's monetary authority has signaled a critical shift in its policy stance, halting a prolonged cycle of interest rate reductions and maintain...

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Diplomats raise red flags over Tanzania’s business reforms

🇹🇿 Diplomats raise red flags over Tanzania’s business reforms

Tanzania macro -0.70 · 04/03/2026

Tanzania's ambitious push to modernise its business environment has triggered an unusual diplomatic pushback from Western missions, signalling deeper ...

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Naira appreciates to N1,395/$ in parallel market

🇳🇬 Naira appreciates to N1,395/$ in parallel market

Nigeria macro +0.60 · 23/03/2026

Nigeria's currency showed renewed resilience this week as the Naira appreciated to N1,395 per dollar in the parallel market, up from N1,405 the previo...

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Middle-East war: Business closures, job losses loom — NECA, NLC, LCCI, ASBON

🇳🇬 Middle-East war: Business closures, job losses loom — NECA, NLC, LCCI, ASBON

Nigeria macro -0.85 · 23/03/2026

Nigeria's business environment faces mounting pressure from converging economic and geopolitical headwinds, with major employer associations sounding ...

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Sim Tshabalala: The B20 has created enormous value for Africa

🇳🇬 Sim Tshabalala: The B20 has created enormous value for Africa

Nigeria macro +0.75 · 21/11/2025

The B20—an influential coalition of Africa's largest corporations and business leaders—has emerged as a critical catalyst for economic transformation,...

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Africa's Investment Boom Reshapes Capital Flows: Where European Money Should Go in 2025

🇳🇬 Africa's Investment Boom Reshapes Capital Flows: Where European Money Should Go in 2025

Nigeria macro +0.80 · 28/10/2025

The investment landscape across Africa is experiencing a fundamental shift. Recent rankings positioning Africa among the world's most attractive emerg...

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African Investment Momentum Accelerates as Leadership Prioritises Capital Inflows and Commodity Wealth Creation

🇿🇦 African Investment Momentum Accelerates as Leadership Prioritises Capital Inflows and Commodity Wealth Creation

South Africa macro +0.60 · 12/01/2026

Africa's investment landscape is experiencing a notable inflection point as political leaders and private sector architects simultaneously pursue capi...

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Africa's Investment Renaissance: How Diplomatic Corridors Are Opening $132 Billion in Opportunity for European Investors

🇿🇦 Africa's Investment Renaissance: How Diplomatic Corridors Are Opening $132 Billion in Opportunity for European Investors

South Africa macro +0.75 · 07/11/2025

Africa is experiencing a synchronized investment surge driven by high-level diplomatic engagement and strategic capital mobilization, creating a rare ...

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In London, Mbah ignites investors’ interest in Enugu

🇳🇬 In London, Mbah ignites investors’ interest in Enugu

Nigeria macro +0.75 · 23/03/2026

Enugu State, traditionally overshadowed by Lagos's dominance in Nigeria's investment landscape, is emerging as a deliberate alternative for foreign ca...

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Nigeria will pay heavy price if Iran war doesn’t end

🇳🇬 Nigeria will pay heavy price if Iran war doesn’t end

Nigeria macro -0.85 · 23/03/2026

Nigeria's industrial heavyweight Aliko Dangote has sounded a stark warning about the cascading economic consequences of prolonged Middle East tensions...

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Shockwaves from the Gulf: How the Iran war could reshape Africa’s economic outlook

🇿🇦 Shockwaves from the Gulf: How the Iran war could reshape Africa’s economic outlook

South Africa macro -0.75 · 23/03/2026

The escalating conflict between Iran and regional powers represents far more than a geopolitical headline for European investors focused on Africa. It...

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Why family businesses face extinction – LBS

🇳🇬 Why family businesses face extinction – LBS

Nigeria macro -0.75 · 23/03/2026

Africa's family businesses represent one of the continent's most significant economic engines, yet they face an existential crisis rooted in governanc...

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The ANC’s sudden embrace of South African business

🇿🇦 The ANC’s sudden embrace of South African business

South Africa macro +0.65 · 19/02/2026

After decades of ideological tension between the African National Congress and South African corporate interests, a striking political realignment is ...

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Guinea-Bissau missed key IMF targets as weak reforms persist, but still got fresh funding

🌍 Guinea-Bissau missed key IMF targets as weak reforms persist, but still got fresh funding

Guinea-Bissau macro -0.55 · 23/03/2026

Guinea-Bissau's approval for a fresh tranche of International Monetary Fund financing represents a paradox that reveals both the fragility and pragmat...

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Nigeria's Economic Crossroads: Energy Crisis Meets Currency Stability in Test of Central Bank Credibility

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Economic Crossroads: Energy Crisis Meets Currency Stability in Test of Central Bank Credibility

Nigeria macro -0.85 · 23/03/2026

Nigeria's economy stands at a critical juncture as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East collide with the Central Bank's ambitious monetary policy ...

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Kenya in push for removal of consensus rule in EAC

🇰🇪 Kenya in push for removal of consensus rule in EAC

Kenya macro +0.60 · 16/08/2025

Kenya is intensifying its push to reform the East African Community's decision-making structure by challenging the consensus-based voting rule that ha...

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US-Africa Week ahead: 5 Things to watch at the IMF and World Bank meetings

🇳🇬 US-Africa Week ahead: 5 Things to watch at the IMF and World Bank meetings

Nigeria macro +0.60 · 13/10/2025

The convergence of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank annual meetings represents a critical juncture for African economic policy and...

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