Economy

CAIRO, Sept 2 – Chinese President Xi Jinping met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo on Wednesday, opening a visit that …

ACCRA, Sept 2 – Ghana’s annual inflation accelerated to 5% in August, reversing the easing recorded in the previous month as higher …

ALGIERS Sept 2 – Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has appointed central bank governor Mohamed Lamine Lebbou as finance minister in a partial …

DAKAR, Sept 2 – Senegal debt crisis has deepened since 2024, when the government uncovered billions of dollars in previously unreported borrowing …

PORT LOUIS, Sept 1 – Mauritius is moving to make artificial intelligence a central component of its economic and public-sector transformation, with …

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 1 – South Africa’s manufacturing sector deteriorated further in August, with business activity and new orders falling sharply as weak …

RABAT, Sept 1 – Morocco has developed stronger trade and manufacturing links with Europe than with other African markets, according to a …

DAKAR, Aug 31 – Senegal’s Eurobond maturing in March 2028 rose sharply on Monday, gaining more than 11 cents to trade at …

LAGOS, Aug 31 – Nigeria’s economic growth accelerated in the second quarter of 2026 as stronger activity in both the oil and …

NAIROBI, Aug 31 – Kenya’s annual inflation accelerated to 6.6% in August as elevated fuel costs began to filter through to other …