Ghana’s economic momentum remains strong amid Middle East tensions
Despite external challenges, Ghana’s inflation rate fell for the fifteenth straight month, hitting its lowest level in several years. The […]
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Africa’s top oil producers face uneven fuel price impacts amid Iran crisis
The intensifying situation in Iran is reshaping global oil markets and exposing significant differences among Africa’s leading oil-producing nations, as
Nigeria joins global push led by UK for Strait of Hormuz discussions
The United Kingdom will host a high-level gathering of 35 nations, including Nigeria, aimed at reopening the strategically critical Strait
World Bank backs Tanzania with $550m for employment and social support
A fresh $550 million financing package has been approved by the World Bank for Tanzania, aimed at expanding employment opportunities
South Africa’s stock index heads for its worst month since 2008 amid Middle East tensions
South Africa’s main stock benchmark in Johannesburg is heading for its sharpest monthly decline in almost twenty years, as conflict
Ghana’s $100 airport levy drives up airfares as airlines shift costs to passengers
Beginning April 1, air travel costs in Ghana increased after authorities rolled out a new airport infrastructure levy of up
World Bank approves $500m to support Nigeria’s agriculture, targeting 1 million farmers
A $500 million concessional facility has been cleared by the World Bank to reinforce Nigeria’s agriculture sector, with a strong
167 containers of South African stone fruit stranded amid Middle East unrest
Around 167 containers carrying South African stone fruit are stuck at sea after rising tensions in the Middle East forced
Equinix commits $438 million to expand data centre operations in South Africa
Equinix Inc., a global operator of data centres, is set to invest $438 million in South Africa as it aims
Senegal toughens laws, doubling prison time for same-sex acts to 10 years
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye has enacted legislation that doubles the maximum prison sentence for same-sex relations, making such acts