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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Rio Tinto Approves Restart of $473 Million Zulti South Mineral Sands Project in South Africa
Uganda to Begin Gold Purchases as Central Bank Targets Reserve Growth
Nigeria Splits OPL 245 Into Four Blocks Under Eni, Shell Deal
Egypt Net Foreign Assets Rise to Record $29.5 Billion in January
Kenya to Begin Vehicle Inspections in July as Part of Safety Reforms
The Hormuz Effect: How Middle East Tensions Are Repricing Africa’s Risk and Opportunity

Energy

Energy
Nigeria Splits OPL 245 Into Four Blocks Under Eni, Shell Deal
Energy
OPEC+ Agrees 206,000 Bpd Output Increase as Middle East Tensions Disrupt Supply
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

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
Vodafone Partners With Amazon Satellites to Link Remote Masts Across Europe and Africa
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

Mining

Mining

Zambia Lifts Suspension on Mopani’s Mufulira Mine Operations

Mining

Namibia Uranium Output Set to Rise as Paladin, Bannerman Advance Projects

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

In Focus

Nigeria Splits OPL 245 Into Four Blocks Under Eni, Shell Deal
OPEC+ Agrees 206,000 Bpd Output Increase as Middle East Tensions Disrupt Supply
MTN Group Expects Earnings to Quadruple on Nigeria, Ghana Performance
Nigeria Signs $1.3 Billion Deal With AFC to Build Alumina Refinery and Boost Mining
Vodafone Partners With Amazon Satellites to Link Remote Masts Across Europe and Africa
Libya’s Al-Mabruk Field Targets 30,000 bpd as NOC Boosts Production
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

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Commodities

Nigeria’s President Extends Raw Shea Nut Export Ban to 2027
Ghana Cocoa Buyers Owe Banks Up to $750 Million as Sector Strain Deepens
Ivory Coast Faces Rising Unsold Cocoa Stocks as Price Dispute Slows Trade
Ivory Coast Weighs Cocoa Price Cut to Match Ghana Amid Market Slump

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Uganda to Begin Gold Purchases as Central Bank Targets Reserve Growth
Economy
Egypt Net Foreign Assets Rise to Record $29.5 Billion in January
Economy
Kenya to Begin Vehicle Inspections in July as Part of Safety Reforms
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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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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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