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Nigeria's Institutional Crisis: Why Job Creation Means

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Institutional Crisis: Why Job Creation Means

Nigeria macro -0.65 · 20/04/2026

Nigeria presents a paradox that should concern any investor eyeing West Africa's largest economy. Walk through Lagos's commercial districts and you'll...

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Strong institutions, not strong men, key to Nigeria’s

🇳🇬 Strong institutions, not strong men, key to Nigeria’s

Nigeria macro +0.60 · 20/04/2026

Nigeria faces a critical juncture as two converging crises threaten macroeconomic stability and investor confidence. The combination of deteriorating ...

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Subnational debt hits N4.36 trillion in 2025, Lagos leads

🇳🇬 Subnational debt hits N4.36 trillion in 2025, Lagos leads

Nigeria macro -0.75 · 20/04/2026

Nigeria's subnational debt crisis deepened in 2025, with combined borrowings across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) climbing to ...

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Social Solidarity Ministry reviews economic empowerment

🇪🇬 Social Solidarity Ministry reviews economic empowerment

Egypt macro +0.60 · 07/04/2026

Egypt's Social Solidarity Ministry has initiated a comprehensive review of its economic empowerment financing mechanisms aimed at vulnerable and margi...

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Outrage over paid queue spots as Sassa launches

🇿🇦 Outrage over paid queue spots as Sassa launches

South Africa macro -0.75 · 20/04/2026

South Africa's Social Security Agency (Sassa) has launched a formal investigation into an alarming black market operating at its offices, where desper...

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Nigeria Among Africa’s Top Economies – IMF

🇳🇬 Nigeria Among Africa’s Top Economies – IMF

Nigeria macro +0.70 · 20/04/2026

Nigeria's position as Africa's largest economy by GDP remains secure, but a closer examination of how the government is deploying fiscal resources rev...

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Liberia: Lawmakers Reviews U.S.$45m Supplementary Budget

🌍 Liberia: Lawmakers Reviews U.S.$45m Supplementary Budget

Liberia macro +0.30 · 20/04/2026

Liberia's legislative body is undertaking a critical review of a $45 million supplementary budget for fiscal year 2026, marking a pivotal moment in th...

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Liberia: Mano River Union Members Strengthen Financial

🌍 Liberia: Mano River Union Members Strengthen Financial

Liberia macro +0.60 · 20/04/2026

The Mano River Union (MRU), a regional economic bloc comprising Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea, has entered a critical phase of institutional stren...

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Nigeria's Cash Transfer Scaling Tests Fiscal Transparency

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Cash Transfer Scaling Tests Fiscal Transparency

Nigeria macro +0.60 · 20/04/2026

Nigeria's federal government has crossed a significant threshold in its social safety net expansion, disbursing N60 billion through its Household Pros...

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Nigeria's Currency Stabilizes Amid Fiscal Clarity Push—What

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Currency Stabilizes Amid Fiscal Clarity Push—What

Nigeria macro +0.60 · 20/04/2026

Nigeria's naira has entered a consolidation phase after a remarkable appreciation run, settling around N1,348 per dollar following its recent peak of ...

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Nigeria's Federal Revenue System Under Scrutiny: What

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Federal Revenue System Under Scrutiny: What

Nigeria macro +0.30 · 20/04/2026

Nigeria's Federal Government has moved to clarify its revenue allocation mechanisms following World Bank analysis that sparked debate about potential ...

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Nigeria's Finance Ministry Pushes Back on Revenue Diversion

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Finance Ministry Pushes Back on Revenue Diversion

Nigeria macro -0.30 · 20/04/2026

Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Finance has issued a direct rebuttal to recent allegations of hidden spending and revenue diversion within the federatio...

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Nigeria: FCT Teachers Resume Strike Today, Halt School

🇳🇬 Nigeria: FCT Teachers Resume Strike Today, Halt School

Nigeria macro -0.85 · 20/04/2026

Teachers across Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory have initiated an indefinite strike, shutting down public primary and secondary schools and signal...

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Nigerian Breweries Flags FX and Supply Chain Risks

🇳🇬 Nigerian Breweries Flags FX and Supply Chain Risks

Nigeria macro -0.55 · 20/04/2026

Nigeria's largest brewing company has sounded a warning that reverberates across the investment community: global instability is threatening to compou...

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Nigeria's Fiscal Transparency Row: What Foreign Investors

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Fiscal Transparency Row: What Foreign Investors

Nigeria macro +0.30 · 20/04/2026

Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Finance has pushed back against mounting criticism regarding the handling of federation revenue, rejecting allegations t...

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Kenya: Oburu Oginga Warns Against 'Reckless Tax Removal'

🇰🇪 Kenya: Oburu Oginga Warns Against 'Reckless Tax Removal'

Kenya macro -0.65 · 20/04/2026

Kenya's opposition leader Oburu Oginga has injected a critical voice into an increasingly heated debate over fuel taxation and pricing policy, caution...

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eNCA Business | Market update | 20 April

🇿🇦 eNCA Business | Market update | 20 April

South Africa macro 0.00 · 20/04/2026

South Africa's primary equity exchange begins another trading week facing a complex backdrop of domestic monetary pressures and continental economic c...

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Nigeria's Finance Ministry Pushes Back on World Bank

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Finance Ministry Pushes Back on World Bank

Nigeria macro -0.30 · 20/04/2026

Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Finance has moved decisively to counter allegations of revenue diversion and concealed spending, characterizing recent i...

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Zimbabwe's Economy Stabilizes, Attracting Foreign Investors

🇿🇼 Zimbabwe's Economy Stabilizes, Attracting Foreign Investors

Zimbabwe macro +0.70 · 20/04/2026

Zimbabwe's economy is signalling renewed stability after years of currency volatility and inflation that deterred foreign investment. President Emmers...

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Nigeria's Fiscal Transparency Row: What European Investors

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Fiscal Transparency Row: What European Investors

Nigeria macro -0.30 · 20/04/2026

Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Finance has pushed back against allegations of concealed public spending and diverted federation revenues, attributing t...

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