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Experts urge wider digital tax use as Kenya eyes Sh4.7tn

🇰🇪 Experts urge wider digital tax use as Kenya eyes Sh4.7tn

Kenya macro +0.65 · 15/04/2026

Kenya stands at a critical fiscal inflection point. With a revenue target of Sh4.7 trillion for the 2026/2027 budget cycle, the East African nation fa...

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Govt plans VAT cut to 8pc to ease fuel prices

🇰🇪 Govt plans VAT cut to 8pc to ease fuel prices

Kenya macro +0.60 · 15/04/2026

Kenya's government is pursuing a counterintuitive fiscal approach that combines immediate consumer relief with long-term revenue expansion—a strategy ...

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WAEC opens applications for recruitment of Nigerians, sets

🇳🇬 WAEC opens applications for recruitment of Nigerians, sets

Nigeria macro +0.60 · 15/04/2026

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has launched a recruitment campaign across its Nigerian operations, opening multiple positions spanning a...

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El-Sisi directs continued development of military

🇪🇬 El-Sisi directs continued development of military

Egypt macro +0.60 · 15/04/2026

Egypt's government has signalled a strategic shift toward leveraging its military production capabilities as an economic growth engine. President Abde...

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Nigeria’s insecurity has reached ‘state of war’

🇳🇬 Nigeria’s insecurity has reached ‘state of war’

Nigeria macro -0.85 · 15/04/2026

Nigeria's security situation has escalated to a critical threshold. The Arewa Forum, a prominent northern Nigerian think tank, has formally characteri...

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IMF praises South Africa’s resilience despite growth

🇿🇦 IMF praises South Africa’s resilience despite growth

South Africa macro +0.35 · 15/04/2026

The International Monetary Fund's recent assessment of South Africa presents a nuanced portrait of an economy caught between resilience and fragility....

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Egyptian FM convenes with major existing, potential U.S.

🇪🇬 Egyptian FM convenes with major existing, potential U.S.

Egypt macro +0.70 · 19/09/2023

Egypt's Foreign Minister has launched a comprehensive engagement initiative with American investors—both established players and new market entrants—m...

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Germany: Berlin conference for Sudan aims to raise over $1B

🌍 Germany: Berlin conference for Sudan aims to raise over $1B

Sudan macro -0.40 · 15/04/2026

Sudan's humanitarian crisis has largely disappeared from European headlines as geopolitical attention fragmented across Ukraine, the Middle East, and ...

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Nigeria's Economic Tightrope: Currency Strength Masks

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Economic Tightrope: Currency Strength Masks

Nigeria macro +0.65 · 15/04/2026

Nigeria's economy presents a paradoxical picture for foreign investors in early 2026. While the naira has strengthened to N1,348 per dollar—marking a ...

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Nigeria's Structural Reforms Meet Geopolitical Headwinds:

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Structural Reforms Meet Geopolitical Headwinds:

Nigeria macro +0.65 · 15/04/2026

Nigeria stands at a critical juncture. While domestic structural reforms are beginning to reshape the economy's fiscal architecture, external shocks a...

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Nigeria's Currency Surge Signals Structural Reform—What

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Currency Surge Signals Structural Reform—What

Nigeria macro +0.65 · 15/04/2026

Nigeria's naira has undergone a remarkable appreciation in recent weeks, strengthening to N1,348 per US dollar while simultaneously climbing to N1,825...

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Nigeria's Growth Stalls Amid Global Shocks While Debt

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Growth Stalls Amid Global Shocks While Debt

Nigeria macro -0.70 · 15/04/2026

Nigeria's economic outlook is deteriorating on multiple fronts. The International Monetary Fund recently downgraded its growth forecast for Africa's l...

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Africa's Manufacturing Crisis: Why Ecosystem Failure, Not

🇳🇬 Africa's Manufacturing Crisis: Why Ecosystem Failure, Not

Nigeria macro +0.65 · 15/04/2026

Africa's manufacturing sector faces a paradox that defies conventional economic reasoning. While policymakers obsess over tax rates and labour costs, ...

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Nigeria's Perfect Storm: Geopolitical Shocks, Soaring Debt,

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Perfect Storm: Geopolitical Shocks, Soaring Debt,

Nigeria macro -0.75 · 15/04/2026

Nigeria's economic outlook has darkened considerably as multiple structural headwinds converge to constrain growth, with the International Monetary Fu...

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Nigeria's Debt Crisis Deepens as Global Shocks Squeeze

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Debt Crisis Deepens as Global Shocks Squeeze

Nigeria macro -0.35 · 15/04/2026

Nigeria stands at a critical inflection point. With public debt surging to N159.28 trillion (approximately €106 billion) as of December 2025, and the ...

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Nigeria's Debt Crisis Deepens as Currency Stability Masks

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Debt Crisis Deepens as Currency Stability Masks

Nigeria macro +0.30 · 15/04/2026

Nigeria's economy is presenting a paradox that European investors must carefully navigate. While the Naira has maintained relative stability against t...

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Nigeria's Structural Fiscal Crisis: How Colonial Tax

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Structural Fiscal Crisis: How Colonial Tax

Nigeria macro +0.30 · 15/04/2026

Nigeria's economic architecture is collapsing under the weight of inherited dysfunction and compounding fiscal mismanagement. President Tinubu's recen...

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IMF revises Ghana’s growth rate for 2026 to 4.8%, inflation

🇬🇭 IMF revises Ghana’s growth rate for 2026 to 4.8%, inflation

Ghana macro +0.65 · 15/04/2026

The International Monetary Fund has delivered moderately positive news for Ghana's economic trajectory, revising upward its 2026 growth projection to ...

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Nigeria's Debt Spiral Accelerates as Subsidy Cuts Buy

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Debt Spiral Accelerates as Subsidy Cuts Buy

Nigeria macro -0.75 · 15/04/2026

Nigeria's public debt burden has breached the N159 trillion mark, climbing 3.9% in just three months from September to December 2025. This latest mile...

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eNCA Business | Market update | 15 April 2026

🇿🇦 eNCA Business | Market update | 15 April 2026

South Africa macro +0.55 · 15/04/2026

South Africa's equity markets delivered a measured positive performance on Tuesday, 15 April 2026, as investors cautiously embraced emerging signals o...

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