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South Africa’s high fuel prices are driven largely by steep and steadily rising government taxes, which now making up nearly ...
Nigeria has cemented its position as Africa’s most advanced digital payments economy, recording 7.9 billion real-time ...
South Africa has been fortunate to avoid major economic fallout amid local political tension due to a weaker US dollar, but ...
The USD/ZAR exchange rate has crashed in the past few months, moving from a high of 19.93 in April to the current 17.60.
South African exports to the US have faced a 31% duty, a figure that could shoot up next week when Trump’s tariff reprieve ...
For Russia, strengthening ties with African nations like Uganda is part of a broader strategy to expand its global influence and secure new markets. For Uganda, the benefits include access to ...
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Time for a new economic playbook for Africa
In Ndera, a peri-urban suburb of Kigali, Umuhoza, a vendor of grilled maize, begins her day navigating complex economic choices, ones that would challenge even a seasoned behavioural economist. She ...
Upon completion, EACOP will enable Uganda to export up to 246,000 barrels of oil per day, dramatically shifting the country’s ...
Prime Minister Rt. Hon. Robinah Nabbanja launches the first-ever Middle East & Africa Digital Transformation Summit.
S&P Global Ratings has downgraded South Africa's GDP growth forecast for 2025, citing weak economic performance in the first ...
From Seville to Belém to Johannesburg, the road ahead offers the chance to chart a new course—one driven by collective ambition, institutional renewal, and a multilateralism that is fit for purpose, ...