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Trump’s Hormuz gambit keeps oil above $100

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Trump launched "Project Freedom" on May 4, deploying US Navy destroyers and 15,000 personnel to guide neutral ships out of…

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Gold at $4,550 splits Africa’s macro story in two

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Africaspoint Editorial

Gold is trading at $4,550 per ounce today as the Hormuz conflict sustains the safe-haven premium and the US Fed…

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Kenya CBK ends 10-cut cycle as oil shock bites

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Africaspoint Editorial

Kenya's CBK held rates at 8.75% on April 8, ending a record 10-consecutive-cut easing cycle as the Iran war pushed…

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Ghana’s cedi posts best Q1 in six years

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Africaspoint Editorial

Ghana's cedi posted its best Q1 performance in six years in 2026, falling only 4.4% as inflation hit 3.2%, GDP…

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DStv sets World Cup streaming record

DStv Stream recorded over 900,000 concurrent viewers for South Africa's opening World Cup 2026 match…

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Nigeria slams the IMF’s tax prescriptions

A Nigerian think tank, the Alliance for Economic Research and Ethics, has criticised the IMF's…

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Stop checking passports, SA minister warns

South Africa's Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi warned at an Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration briefing on…

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Dangote’s petrol unit is down 34%

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery has been running its main petrol-producing RFCCU unit at 34% below…

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China opens zero-tariff trade to all 53 African nations

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Dangote hits $30bn as refinery eyes world record

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ARM signs Boliden nickel deal to restart Nkomati

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