Policy

VICTORIA, Mar 23, 2026 — The Office of the President has appointed three senior officials to the Cabinet Office, in a move that …

ACCRA, Mar 18 – Ghana’s central bank has lowered its benchmark interest rate by 150 basis points, extending its monetary easing cycle …

NAIROBI, Mar 17 – Kenya is preparing to tighten its grip on digital piracy, with a proposed law that would allow courts …

Kampala, Mar 16 – Uganda has completed high-level consultations with regional partners to develop a formal roadmap for ratifying and domesticating the …

LUANDA, Mar 12 – Banco Nacional de Angola has kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 17.5%, marking the first pause in …

ACCRA, Mar 9 – Ghana is moving forward with a new royalty framework for gold mining that links government earnings more closely …

Addis Ababa, Mar 6 – Ethiopia’s Ministry of Planning and Development has drafted a proclamation to formalise its carbon credit market, part …

GABORONE, Feb 26 – The Bank of Botswana has kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 3.5%, marking the second consecutive policy …

LAGOS, Feb 24 – The Central Bank of Nigeria has reduced its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 26.50%, marking …

KIGALI, Feb 19 – National Bank of Rwanda has raised its benchmark lending rate by 50 basis points to 7.25%, tightening monetary …