Traders at Access Bank expect bearish sentiments to dominate the fixed income market owing to expected decline in system ...

South Africa recorded a budget deficit of 13.1 billion rand in March, compared with a surplus of 3.4 billion rand in the same ...

Figuring out how to get things done is a major constraint to African development The post on African elites’ lack of ambition ...

EVENTS: Uganda releases April inflation statistics GLOBAL MARKETS Shares struggled for direction on Wednesday and oil prices ...

Ghana has reached a deal with nine more mining companies to purchase 20% of their gold production, a government body said on Wednesday, aiming to consolidate a gold purchase programme meant to boost ...

Zambia’s copper production was up about 30% on the previous year in the first quarter of 2025, reaching roughly 224,000 metric tons from around 173,000 metric tons in the first quarter of 2024, Mines ...

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South Africa’s Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said on Wednesday that he would present a new budget on May 21. Godongwana is expected to announce changes to revenue and spending projections after he ...

A group of philanthropies including the Gates Foundation has set up a fund backed with nearly $500 million to help save the ...

Moody’s believes the US import tariffs are credit negative for African banks but risks should be manageable.

Foreign ministers from the BRICS group of developing nations failed to agree on a joint communique on Tuesday, highlighting differences within the fast-growing diplomatic bloc, while the chair Brazil ...

In this episode, we zero in on the continent’s infrastructure revolution. From ports to power lines and the trade corridors linking them, we ask: What will it take to build the backbone of regional ...