Editor's Picks

Botswana Central Bank Keeps Interest Rate at 3.5% Amid Stable Inflation Outlook
Kenya Targets Ksh5 Trillion Infrastructure Fund With IFC Support
Tunisia Cash in Circulation Climbs to Record $9.6 Billion, Central Bank Data Shows
Ivory Coast Faces Rising Unsold Cocoa Stocks as Price Dispute Slows Trade

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Libya’s Al-Mabruk Field Targets 30,000 bpd as NOC Boosts Production
Oil Surges 10% on Iran Conflict, Analysts Warn of Possible $100 Spike
Nigeria’s Economic Growth Edges Higher to 4.07% in Fourth Quarter
Ghana Cocoa Buyers Owe Banks Up to $750 Million as Sector Strain Deepens
Zambia Seeks Revisions to $1 Billion U.S. Health Deal Over Terms
Consolidated Bank of Kenya Confirms Dominic Murage as Acting CEO After Regulatory Approval

Energy

Energy
Libya’s Al-Mabruk Field Targets 30,000 bpd as NOC Boosts Production
Energy
Angola’s Sonangol Pursues $4.8 Billion Chinese Loan for Lobito Refinery Project
Energy
Ethiopia’s Strategic Surge From the GERD to the Red Sea and the US in the Room
Energy
Mubadala Energy Acquires 15% Stake in Egypt’s Offshore Nargis Gas Block
Energy
Morocco Invites Bids for 361 Mining Blocks in Tafilalet and Figuig Region

Finance

Finance
South Sudan Replaces Finance Minister Again as Kiir Names Salvatore Garang
Finance
Standard Bank Issues Africa’s First FLAC Bonds, Raises 2 Billion Rand to Reinforce Crisis Protection
Finance
IMF Approves $91 Million in Funding for Niger After Programme Review
Finance
Egypt’s MSMEDA Provides 500 Million EGP to Support MSMEs
Finance
South Africa Enters Afreximbank with $8 Billion Financing Plan to Boost Trade and Industry

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Credit Ratings

Nigeria’s Tinubu Calls for Africa-Owned Credit Rating Agency to Challenge Global Risk Mispricing

Technology

Tech
Spiro Secures $50 Million to Expand Electric Motorcycle Network Across Africa
Tech
Nigeria’s Terra Industries Signs MoU With DICON to Boost Local Military Technology Production
Telecommunications
Nigeria Telecom FDI Rises to $392.92 Million in Nine Months as Q3 Inflows Surge
Tech
Kenya Launches BiasharaLink and Deal House to Connect Businesses Across Borders
Telecommunications
Ethio Telecom Cites Digital Security Risks in Clash With Safaricom
Tech
Morocco to Launch Digital Platform to Boost Diaspora Investment and Private Capital

Mining

Mining

Ghana’s Gold Output Reaches Record 6 Million Ounces in 2025

Mining

China’s Zijin to Launch DR Congo’s First Lithium Output at Manono in June

Mining

Angola’s Endiama Targets 17 Million Carats After Record Diamond Output

Mining

Mali Creates State-Owned Company to Manage Mining Stakes

Mining

Mozambique to keep South32 Aluminium Smelter Operating

Mining

Angola Targets Strategic Minority Holding in De Beers as Sale Talks Intensify

Mining

ArcelorMittal South Africa Narrows 2025 Loss After Long Steel Shutdown

Mining

Glencore in Talks to Sell 40% Stake in DRC Copper and Cobalt Assets at $9 Billion Valuation

In Focus

Zambia Seeks Revisions to $1 Billion U.S. Health Deal Over Terms
Consolidated Bank of Kenya Confirms Dominic Murage as Acting CEO After Regulatory Approval
Spiro Secures $50 Million to Expand Electric Motorcycle Network Across Africa
Nigeria, Sweden Push Investment-Ready Projects in Energy, Digital Economy
Angola’s Sonangol Pursues $4.8 Billion Chinese Loan for Lobito Refinery Project
Zimbabwe Halts Raw Mineral and Lithium Exports to Curb Leakages, Boost Local Processing
Nigeria’s Terra Industries Signs MoU With DICON to Boost Local Military Technology Production
Ethiopia’s Strategic Surge From the GERD to the Red Sea and the US in the Room

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Opinions

Libya’s Al-Mabruk Field Targets 30,000 bpd as NOC Boosts Production
Oil Surges 10% on Iran Conflict, Analysts Warn of Possible $100 Spike
Nigeria’s Economic Growth Edges Higher to 4.07% in Fourth Quarter
Ghana Cocoa Buyers Owe Banks Up to $750 Million as Sector Strain Deepens

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South Sudan Replaces Finance Minister Again as Kiir Names Salvatore Garang
Standard Bank Issues Africa’s First FLAC Bonds, Raises 2 Billion Rand to Reinforce Crisis Protection
IMF Approves $91 Million in Funding for Niger After Programme Review
Egypt’s MSMEDA Provides 500 Million EGP to Support MSMEs
South Africa Enters Afreximbank with $8 Billion Financing Plan to Boost Trade and Industry

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Nigeria’s Economic Growth Edges Higher to 4.07% in Fourth Quarter
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South Africa’s Producer Inflation Falls to 2.2% Year-on-Year in January
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South Africa to Introduce Legal Fiscal Anchor as Deficit Outlook Rises
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IMF Approves $2.3 Billion Disbursement to Egypt After Reform Programme Reviews
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Kenya Targets Ksh5 Trillion Infrastructure Fund With IFC Support

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Botswana Central Bank Keeps Interest Rate at 3.5% Amid Stable Inflation Outlook
Policy
Nigeria Central Bank Cuts Benchmark Rate by 50 Basis Points to 26.50%
Policy
Rwanda Central Bank Raises Policy Rate to 7.25% as Inflation Exceeds Target Range
Policy
Nigeria Mandates Direct Remittance of Oil and Gas Revenues to Federation Account
Policy
Banque Pictet Establishes South Africa Office to Capture Africa’s Growing Wealth Market

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