Governance

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

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Ethiopia clears IMF review, unlocks $468m

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Africaspoint Editorial

The IMF reached a staff-level agreement on Ethiopia's fifth ECF review on June 3, paving the way for a $468…

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Tinubu’s three-year reform scorecard is mixed

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Africaspoint Editorial

Three years into Tinubu's reforms, Nigeria's GDP averages 3.46% quarterly growth, external reserves stand at $49.26 billion and federal revenues…

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Markets price Senegal for debt restructuring

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Africaspoint Editorial

JPMorgan's May 26 research note revealed that Senegal's 2033 Eurobonds are pricing in a restructuring scenario with a 15% haircut,…

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Brazzaville gives AfDB’s NAFAD a mandate

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Africaspoint Editorial

The AfDB's 61st Annual Meetings closed in Brazzaville on May 29 with governors formally endorsing the New African Financial Architecture…

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US-Iran truce sends oil crashing

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

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MTN’s MoMo is going super app

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

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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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South Africa braces for June 30

South Africa's police service has activated joint operations in all nine provinces at a projected…

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AfDB: 12 fastest economies are African

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South Africa’s Starlink law fight escalates

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AfDB opens in Brazzaville this weekend

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