The United States is shifting its approach in Africa, prioritizing private investment, infrastructure financing, and trade integration over traditional aid.
A new Strategic Infrastructure and Investment Working Group with the African Union aims to fund projects in transport, energy, and digital networks.
The initiative reflects Washington’s effort to strengthen influence as global competition on the continent intensifies.
Ghana’s bank NPLs fell to 18.9% in December 2025, down from 21.8% last year.
The Bank of Ghana says efforts to tackle bad loans and enforce stricter credit rules are ongoing.
Despite the decline, NPLs remain relatively high.
The Kenyan government has lifted the seasonal ban on the harvesting and trading of macadamia nuts, allowing activities to resume from February 2026.
President Donald Trump on Friday announced Kevin Warsh as his nominee to replace Jerome Powell as Chair of the US Federal Reserve, bringing to a close a five-month selection process marked by heightened tension and rare turmoil surrounding the central bank.
Venezuela has had enough of US orders, the country’s interim president Delcy Rodríguez told oil workers on Sunday. The South
US President Donald Trump has threatened to slap a 100% tariff on Canadian goods if the country strikes a trade
The Ogidigben Gas Revolution Industrial Park (GRIP) in Delta State has emerged as the largest single recipient of construction contracts
US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that Washington will take decisive action to eliminate “the Russian threat” in Greenland.
Europeans were reeling Sunday from U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that eight countries will face 10% tariff for opposing American
The eurozone posted a €9.9 billion ($11.5 billion) foreign trade surplus in November, the region’s statistical bureau Eurostat said on
