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African governance and policy news: elections, regulatory decisions, government-business relationships, institutional reforms, and policy developments that move markets.

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South Africa unemployment hits 32.7% as 345,000 jobs lost

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South Africa's unemployment rate rose to 32.7% in Q1 2026 from 31.4% in Q4 2025 as 345,000 jobs were shed,…

Uganda Kampala Museveni inauguration seventh term Kololo grounds 2026 governance politics
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Museveni sworn in for seventh term after 40 years in power

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Africaspoint Editorial

Yoweri Museveni was sworn in for a seventh consecutive term on May 12, extending his 40-year rule to 2031. The…

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Tanzania steps in as Hormuz fuel shock hits East Africa

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Tanzania's government has intervened to contain fuel price increases from the Hormuz oil shock, joining South Africa, Kenya, Ethiopia and…

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Nigeria threatens to halt delayed World Bank loans

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Africaspoint Editorial

Nigeria has threatened to stop disbursements on World Bank loans not processed within six months of approval, pushing back against…

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Airtel Africa profit triples to $813m as data beats voice

Airtel Africa reported FY2026 profit after tax of $813 million, up 147%, on revenue of…

Africa fintech unicorn public listing 2026Africa telecom infrastructure consolidation

Safaricom FY2026: record KSh80bn dividend, profit up 67%

Safaricom posted group net income of KSh99.7 billion for FY2026, up 67%, and declared a…

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Dangote picks Mombasa for $17bn East Africa refinery

Aliko Dangote told the Financial Times he is leaning toward Mombasa over Tanzania's Tanga for…

Africa Forward Summit Nairobi 2026France Africa partnership Macron Ruto

Nairobi Declaration adopted with $27bn Macron pledge

The Africa Forward Summit closed in Nairobi with the adoption of an 11-point Nairobi Declaration…

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Dangote Refinery IPO 2026Hormuz crisis oil price Africa 2026

Nigeria exports crude while Dangote refinery runs dry

Zimbabwe electricity power grid ZESA Hwange thermal energy supply infrastructure 2026
Dangote Zimbabwe billion investment cement power 2026Ethiopia energy 2026

Zimbabwe pledges end to load shedding by December

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Africa fastest growing economies 2026 IMFKenya CBK monetary policy 2026

Kenya GDP grew 4.6% in 2025 on green energy and construction

South Africa fiscal reform debt stabilisation Moody's rating macroeconomic Johannesburg
Enoch Godongwana Treasury fiscal policySARB interest rates monetary policy 2026

Moody’s backs South Africa as debt peaks in 2025

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