🇳🇬 Nigeria spends N16 trillion servicing debt in 2025
Nigeria's fiscal squeeze has reached a critical juncture. The country's total debt service obligations climbed to approximately **N16 trillion in 2025...
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🇳🇬 CBN OMO sales surge over fivefold to N18.79 trillion in Q1
Nigeria's central bank has dramatically escalated its Open Market Operations (OMO) sales, flooding the financial system with aggressive liquidity mana...
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🇳🇬 Government-backed businesses undermine Nigeria's economy,
Nigeria's persistent reliance on state-backed commercial ventures has become a cautionary tale for policymakers and investors alike. The Alliance for ...
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🇿🇦 Cost of living rises by 3,1% in March
South Africa's cost of living accelerated to 3.1% in March 2026, up marginally from 3.0% in February, according to the latest Consumer Price Index (CP...
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🇳🇬 Reps receive bill to repeal Police Trust Fund Act, set
Nigeria's House of Representatives has taken a significant step toward restructuring the country's police funding architecture by receiving a bill to ...
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🇪🇬 Egypt targets 5.4% growth, ramps up investment and social
Egypt is charting an aggressive growth trajectory for fiscal year 2026–27, targeting 5.4% GDP expansion while simultaneously ramping up capital invest...
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🇬🇭 Africa’s 5 fastest-growing economies ranked by IMF’s April
The International Monetary Fund's April 2026 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa reveals a continent in flux, with growth concentrated in...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria’s public debt stock now N159.28trn
**HEADLINE:** Nigeria Public Debt N159.28 Trillion in 2025: Investor Implications **META_DESCRIPTION:** Nigeria's public debt hits N159.28 trillion (...
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🇳🇬 Neglect of education cause of poor human development – Obi
Nigeria faces a critical inflection point: a ballooning public debt of N159.28 trillion (approximately $110.97 billion USD as of December 2025) is cro...
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🇿🇦 ECONOMIC GROWTH OP-ED: Foreign direct investment — not just
South Africa faces a critical economic inflection point in 2026. While headline consumer inflation ticked up to 3.1% in March—a modest increase from F...
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🇿🇦 South Africa inflation rises to 3.1% in March 2026
South Africa's consumer price inflation edged upward to 3.1% year-on-year in March 2026, marking a modest but meaningful acceleration from February's ...
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🇳🇬 Vanguard Economic Discourse: Economy not working if
Nigeria's economy presents a paradox that should alarm every investor and policymaker: official growth metrics mask a deepening crisis in the most fun...
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🇰🇪 Treasury minister defends proposed tax measures
Kenya's Treasury minister has stepped forward to defend a slate of proposed tax measures facing mounting scrutiny from the business community and parl...
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🇰🇪 IMF Warns Kenya on Fuel Inflation and Wage Crisis
BRIEF **HEADLINE:** Kenya Economic Outlook 2025: IMF Warns on Fuel Costs as Wage Crisis Deepens **META_DESCRIPTION:** IMF flags Kenya's economic ris...
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🇳🇬 Fiscal indiscipline and budget overlap drain Nigeria's
Nigeria's currency crisis is deepening, and forex traders are pointing squarely at the Federal Government's fiscal management as the culprit. Accordin...
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🇲🇦 Morocco Industry Sees 41% Female Workforce, Outpacing
Morocco's manufacturing and industrial sectors are reshaping regional labor dynamics. Female workers now represent 41% of the industrial workforce—a l...
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🇰🇪 Wage Delays Push Half of Kenya's Workers to Advance Loans
Kenya's salaried workforce faces a deepening liquidity crisis, with a landmark UNIFI report exposing that over half of wage earners now depend on adva...
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🇳🇬 Edun cites economic gains as he exits cabinet, thanks Tinubu
Wale Edun's departure from Nigeria's cabinet marks a critical inflection point for Africa's largest economy. As Finance and Coordinating Minister unde...
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🇰🇪 IMF projects wider fiscal deficit for Kenya amid Middle
The International Monetary Fund has revised its fiscal projections for Kenya upward, signaling a deeper budget shortfall ahead as geopolitical shocks ...
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🇳🇬 Paris Club Refund: SAN Ikwueto alleges ‘disturbing’ consulta
Nigeria's Paris Club refund dispute has escalated into a governance crisis. Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Patrick Ikwueto has formally alleged what...
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