Economy

RABAT, Aug 13 – Morocco’s General Directorate of Taxes (DGI) has set September 1, 2026 as the deadline for several tax payments …

ABUJA, Aug 12 – Nigeria collected ₦27.1 trillion ($19.93 billion) in taxes between January and July 2026, as new tax laws and …

NAIROBI, Aug 11 – Kenya expects its budget deficit to narrow to 5.7% of gross domestic product in the 2027/28 financial year, …

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 11 – South Africa’s unemployment rate rose to 33.6% in the second quarter of 2026 from 32.7% in the first …

HARARE, Aug 10 – Zimbabwe received $2.45 billion in remittances from citizens living abroad in 2025, with the United Kingdom overtaking South …

CAIRO, Aug 10 – Egypt’s annual urban consumer inflation accelerated in July, underscoring continued price pressures in the country despite a decline …

LAGOS, Aug 10 – In the first half of 2026, Morocco’s ports processed 148.6 million tons of trade traffic, marking a 14.4% …

RABAT, Aug 10 – Most Moroccan manufacturers said business conditions remained normal in the second quarter of 2026, although rising production costs …

ACCRA, Aug 6 – Ghana’s annual inflation rate eased to 4.6% in July, down from 5.3% in June, marking the first monthly …

NAIROBI, Aug 5 – Kenya is negotiating approximately $450 million in emergency financing from the World Bank to help cushion its economy …