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Kenya's budget deficit surges to Sh1.12 trillion

🇰🇪 Kenya's budget deficit surges to Sh1.12 trillion

Kenya macro -0.85 · 01/04/2026

Kenya's Treasury has sounded an alarm that reverberates across East Africa's investment landscape. Treasury Principal Secretary Chris Kiptoo's disclos...

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Nigeria's $6bn Borrowing Spree Masks Structural

🇳🇬 Nigeria's $6bn Borrowing Spree Masks Structural

Nigeria macro +0.60 · 01/04/2026

Nigeria's economic narrative in early 2026 presents a paradox that European investors must carefully deconstruct. On the surface, the Naira has stabil...

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Nigeria Tackles $88B Illicit Flows While Taking $6B New Debt

🇳🇬 Nigeria Tackles $88B Illicit Flows While Taking $6B New Debt

Nigeria macro -0.65 · 01/04/2026

Nigeria stands at a critical juncture. While Finance Minister Olawale Edun publicly champions urgent action against Africa's $88 billion annual illici...

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Nigeria's $6bn Debt Gamble: Can Tinubu's Infrastructure Bet

🇳🇬 Nigeria's $6bn Debt Gamble: Can Tinubu's Infrastructure Bet

Nigeria macro +0.45 · 01/04/2026

Nigeria's government has just approved a $6 billion external loan—a move that reveals both the ambition and fragility of Africa's largest economy. Pre...

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eNCA Business | Market update | 1 April 2026

🇿🇦 eNCA Business | Market update | 1 April 2026

South Africa macro +0.65 · 01/04/2026

South Africa's equity markets entered April on a constructive footing, with the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) posting a solid day of trading on Tu...

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Senate Passes 2026 Budget Without Scrutinising Tinubu's

🇳🇬 Senate Passes 2026 Budget Without Scrutinising Tinubu's

Nigeria macro -0.65 · 01/04/2026

Nigeria's Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu's request to increase the 2026 budget allocation without the customary rigorous scrutiny that typi...

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Egyptian ministers meet with World Bank Group regional

🇪🇬 Egyptian ministers meet with World Bank Group regional

Egypt macro +0.65 · 15/09/2021

Egypt is cementing its position as North Africa's climate finance hub following high-level discussions between government ministers and the World Bank...

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Nigeria's Growth Target Strained by Mounting Debt Burden

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Growth Target Strained by Mounting Debt Burden

Nigeria macro -0.85 · 01/04/2026

Nigeria finds itself at a critical economic crossroads. While Finance Minister Wale Edun champions an ambitious 7% annual GDP growth target—backed by ...

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Naira depreciates to N1,420/$ in parallel market

🇳🇬 Naira depreciates to N1,420/$ in parallel market

Nigeria macro -0.75 · 01/04/2026

Nigeria's economic fundamentals are showing increasing strain as the naira continues its downward spiral against the dollar, while the government simu...

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Domestic workers push for rights as Kenya eyes key labour

🇰🇪 Domestic workers push for rights as Kenya eyes key labour

Kenya macro +0.30 · 01/04/2026

Kenya stands at a pivotal moment in formalizing its domestic work sector—a development with significant implications for European investors eyeing Eas...

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AMABHUNGANE: Robert Gumede - Tongaat Hulett’s not-so-sweet

🇿🇦 AMABHUNGANE: Robert Gumede - Tongaat Hulett’s not-so-sweet

South Africa macro -0.85 · 01/04/2026

The Special Investigating Unit's (SIU) intensifying probe into Robert Gumede's alleged involvement in Covid-19 tender irregularities has cast a harsh ...

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NASS passes N68trn 2026 budget, boosts RMAFC allocation

🇳🇬 NASS passes N68trn 2026 budget, boosts RMAFC allocation

Nigeria macro +0.65 · 01/04/2026

Nigeria's National Assembly has approved a N68.323 trillion (approximately €36.5 billion) budget for 2026, marking a significant 15.4% increase over P...

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Behold, our capitalists

🇳🇬 Behold, our capitalists

Nigeria macro -0.75 · 31/03/2026

Nigeria is facing a familiar yet destabilizing economic headwind: external geopolitical disruption translating into domestic inflation that threatens ...

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Girls Education Investment Offers Nigeria Economic Growth

🇳🇬 Girls Education Investment Offers Nigeria Economic Growth

Nigeria macro +0.70 · 31/03/2026

Nigeria's education sector presents a paradox that savvy European investors are beginning to recognize: massive underinvestment in girls' schooling re...

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Atiku slams Tinubu, senate over “Reckless” $6bn loan

🇳🇬 Atiku slams Tinubu, senate over “Reckless” $6bn loan

Nigeria macro -0.75 · 31/03/2026

Nigeria's National Assembly has approved a controversial $6 billion external borrowing facility in what critics are describing as a dangerously expedi...

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Low-Debt African Nations Offer Stability for Investors

🇳🇬 Low-Debt African Nations Offer Stability for Investors

Nigeria macro +0.60 · 18/03/2026

The International Monetary Fund's latest assessment reveals a critical bifurcation in African sovereign debt dynamics—one that European investors are ...

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Senate extends 2025 budget implementation to June 30

🇳🇬 Senate extends 2025 budget implementation to June 30

Nigeria macro +0.30 · 31/03/2026

Nigeria's Senate has extended the implementation timeline for the 2025 budget's capital expenditure component to June 30, a move that carries signific...

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South Africa seeks $116 billion investment over seven years

🇿🇦 South Africa seeks $116 billion investment over seven years

South Africa macro +0.80 · 31/03/2026

President Cyril Ramaphosa has positioned South Africa at a critical inflection point, announcing an ambitious target to attract $116 billion in global...

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President Tinubu seeks Senate approval to raise 2026

🇳🇬 President Tinubu seeks Senate approval to raise 2026

Nigeria macro -0.55 · 31/03/2026

President Bola Tinubu's request to increase Nigeria's 2026 budget by N9 trillion—a 15.4% expansion that would raise total appropriations from N58.4 tr...

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Just in: Senate passes N68trn 2026 budget

🇳🇬 Just in: Senate passes N68trn 2026 budget

Nigeria macro +0.60 · 31/03/2026

Nigeria's Senate has approved a significantly expanded 2026 budget of N68 trillion (approximately €82 billion), representing a N9 trillion increase fr...

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