Producer Price Inflation rises to 4.0% in July
Ghana’s producer price inflation rose to 4.0% year-on-year in July 2026, up from 3.5% in June, driven largely by higher
Ethiopia spends $2.2 billion defending its currency as birr hits a record low, weakest among 23 African currencies
Ethiopia has spent about $2.2 billion this year trying to support its weakening currency, but the intervention has so far
Tanzania’s billionaire-led MeTL plans $250 million Mozambique expansion targeting 20,000 jobs
Tanzania’s Mohammed Enterprises Tanzania Limited, known as MeTL Group, has pledged to invest $250 million in Mozambique and target the
ECB chief warns Europe’s post-war growth model eroding
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde warned Wednesday that Europe’s post-war growth model is eroding as the international environment changes.
Nigeria election 2027: Can Tinubu win a second term as cost of living bites?
Campaigning kicks off in Nigeria Wednesday, five months ahead of elections set to be dominated by crushing inflation and President
Liberia agrees to accept up to 1,200 US deportees under Trump migration deal
Liberia has agreed to accept up to 1,200 people deported from the United States, authorities in the West African country
Gov’t pays GH¢10.8bn DDEP Coupon in full and on schedule
The government has paid GH¢10.82 billion to bondholders under the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). The Ministry of Finance said
Zambia’s Hichilema wins re-election with 60% of vote
Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema won re-election with around 60 percent of votes cast last week, the electoral commission announced Tuesday,
Gazans turn to gold as hedge against financial uncertainty
With cash shortages and a ruined banking system, Palestinians are turning to gold to hedge aginst financial uncertainty. Israel’s blockade
Strait of Hormuz to remain closed until US meets Iran’s demands, top negotiator says
Iran’s top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says that the strategic Strait of Hormuz will not be opened until the United