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GovernanceLiberia

IMF approves $266m for Liberia climate facility

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Africaspoint Editorial

The IMF approved $266 million for Liberia under a 21-month Resilience and Sustainability Facility, extending one of the Fund's newest…

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AfricaGhana

Ghana plans 1,200MW plant after Akosombo fire crisis

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Africaspoint Editorial

Ghana's President Mahama announced on May 2 that construction will begin before end-2026 on a state-owned 1,200-megawatt gas power plant,…

AfricaFinance

Kenya Finance Bill 2026 hits KQ and fintech hard

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Africaspoint Editorial

Kenya's Finance Bill 2026 ends Kenya Airways' withholding tax exemption on overseas technical payments, expands the royalty definition to cover…

AfricaFinance

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…

HormuzSouth Africa immigration xenophobia Ramaphosa March deportation crackdown 2026

South Africa’s June 30 shutdown arrives

Anti-immigration protesters marched across South Africa's major cities on June 30, the deadline set by…

Angola GDP growth 5.3 percent non-oil diversification Q1 2026Dangote Refinery IPO

US-Iran truce sends oil crashing

A US-Iran ceasefire agreement and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz have sent Brent…

Africa startup funding May 2026 $259 million Bima NALA LemFi fintech reboundAI

MTN’s MoMo is going super app

MTN Group Fintech has partnered with Ant International, the global payments firm behind Alipay, to…

Africa GDP 4.2 percent growth fastest economies 2025 2026Uganda Airlines Boeing 10 aircraft fleet expansion Museveni 2026

AfDB backs Arua airport in Uganda

The African Development Bank has approved $180 million to upgrade Uganda's Arua Airport into an…

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NUM strikes at Implats in union recognition battle

South Africa fuel petrol pump price relief diesel levy Treasury
Enoch Godongwana Treasury fiscal policySARB interest rates monetary policy 2026

SA slashes diesel levy to zero in R17.2bn relief

South Africa economy inflation consumer prices fuel cost of living
IMF Sub-Saharan Africa outlook 2026SARB interest rates monetary policy 2026

SA inflation edges to 3.1% before oil shock registers

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Africa sovereign bond market debutDRC eurobond sovereign debt 2026

DRC raises $1.25bn in debut eurobond

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