🇰🇪 Infrastructure, trust key to cities success as Nairobi
Nairobi and Rome share an unexpected problem: despite their status as major continental and European hubs, both cities are experiencing stagnation in ...
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🌍 Gabon's uncertain push for IMF loan leads regional return
Gabon's hesitant approach to securing an International Monetary Fund bailout has become a bellwether for a deeper regional phenomenon: after years of ...
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🇳🇬 ITUC-Africa rallies continent for stronger voice on jobs
Africa's trade union federations are mounting a coordinated continental campaign to reshape global labour policy, signalling a critical shift in how t...
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🇳🇬 Africa poverty crisis deepens as ILO warns of protection gap
The International Labour Organization's latest warning about deepening poverty across sub-Saharan Africa signals a structural challenge that extends f...
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🇳🇬 Gbenga Daniel proposes amnesty for repatriation of stolen
Nigeria's financial leadership is exploring a controversial but potentially transformative approach to combating capital flight: offering amnesty to i...
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🇿🇦 Lesufi Grants EFF Control of Gauteng Finance Portfolio
South Africa's Gauteng Province—home to Johannesburg's financial hub and approximately 16% of the nation's GDP—has entered uncertain political territo...
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🇳🇬 Protest in Edo over hardship, hike in fuel price others
Nigeria is experiencing a convergence of economic pressures that European investors and entrepreneurs operating in the region cannot ignore. Street pr...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria's Debt Spiral Deepens as Transport Costs Surge—What
Nigeria's macroeconomic pressures are intensifying on multiple fronts, creating a complex risk environment for European businesses and investors opera...
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🇳🇬 World Bank backs Nigeria’s reform progress
** Nigeria's economic reform trajectory has received formal validation from the World Bank, a significant endorsement that carries material implicati...
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🌍 Exclusive: Gabon formally requests IMF programme, Fund says
Gabon has formally submitted a request for a financial programme with the International Monetary Fund, marking a decisive pivot toward fiscal stabilis...
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🇿🇦 MILESTONE: SARS hits R2.01-trillion revenue mark for first
South Africa's tax authority has achieved a watershed moment, collecting R2.01 trillion in revenue during the 2024/25 financial year—exceeding budget ...
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🇲🇿 Mozambique Becomes Africa's Most Distressed Sovereign
Mozambique has officially displaced Senegal as Africa's most distressed sovereign borrower, a troubling shift that underscores the continent's widenin...
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🇺🇬 Uganda, Egypt discuss Iran war impact on Africa's energy
High-level diplomatic talks between Uganda and Egypt this week underscore a growing consensus among African policymakers that geopolitical instability...
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🇳🇬 VAT allocations to states surge 74% to N423 billion
Nigeria's Value Added Tax (VAT) distribution to states jumped dramatically in January 2026, climbing 74% month-on-month to N423.25 billion from N242.9...
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🇪🇬 El-Sisi directs government to finalize Post-IMF economic
** Egypt is entering a critical inflection point in its economic recovery. Following three consecutive International Monetary Fund bailout programmes...
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🇿🇦 South African rand slips as traders assess US inflation
South Africa's revenue authority has achieved a historic milestone, collecting R2.01 trillion (approximately €108 billion) in the 2025/26 fiscal year—...
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🇿🇦 SARS beats target, collects record R2 trillion in revenue
** South Africa's tax authority has achieved a milestone that signals a potential inflection point in the country's fiscal health. The South African ...
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🇿🇦 PIE IN THE SKY OP-ED: SAA claims R162m ‘profit’ but deeper
South African Airways (SAA) has returned to headlines with claims of profitability in its 2025 annual report—a narrative that demands serious scrutiny...
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🇳🇬 Nigeria PMI hits 53.2, expansion sustains 16th month
Nigeria's economic recovery continues to defy skepticism. The composite Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) reached 53.2 in March 2026, marking the sixte...
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🇬🇭 Ghana inflation falls to 3.2% in March 2026
Ghana's inflation trajectory has reached a significant milestone. The West African nation's consumer price index decelerated to 3.2% year-on-year in M...
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