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Amina Diarra

Amina Diarra, 31, is a professional journalist experienced in economic analysis, social development, and investigative reporting. She excels at making complex topics accessible, and her work is known for its clarity and balance. Amina approaches each story with rigor and a commitment to accuracy, aiming to inform and engage a diverse audience.
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Africa Intelligence Brief — January 28, 2026

n nCentral banks are deciding how far they can cut before reality pushes back. The investor read is simple: where rules reduce friction, capital moves....

Africa Intelligence Brief — January 17–19, 2026

n nA currency decision can move prices faster than wages. And one big IPO or free-zone deal can change where capital thinks it can earn...

Africa Intelligence Brief — January 15, 2026

n1. Egypt — EU disburses €1 billion as macro support nEgypt received a fresh EU disbursement under a larger assistance package built around concessional...

Africa Intelligence Brief — January 14, 2026

n1. Angola — Central bank cuts the policy rate to 17.5% nAngola’s central bank cut its key rate by 100 basis points, taking it down...

China Now Has A Stake In One-Third Of Africa’s Ports, Study Finds

Key Points A March 2025 Africa Center study links Chinese state-backed firms to 78 of Africa’s 231 commercial ports across 32 countries, including at...

Africa Intelligence Brief — January 8, 2026

n1. Zambia — Lusaka opts for a fresh IMF programme instead of extending its current deal nZambia said it will pursue a successor IMF programme...

Africa Intelligence Brief — January 3–5, 2026

n nCredibility of cross-border access to minerals, money, and data rails. Where credibility improves, funding gets cheaper. Where it breaks, risk premia jump fast. n1. Ethiopia...

Africa Intelligence Brief — January 2, 2026

n1. Gabon — Finance ministry shake-up flags rising debt stress and weaker market appetite nPresident Brice Oligui Nguema replaced the finance minister and split key...

Africa Intelligence Brief — December 27–29, 2025

The year-end signal is less about big announcements than about control and capacity: who can enforce borders and security, who can monetize hydrocarbons and...

Africa Intelligence Brief — December 22, 2025

Today’s strongest signals sit in rules that govern capital: who can run, who can export, and who can finance. Guinea’s vote is becoming a...

Africa Intelligence Brief — December 19, 2025

Today’s actionable signals cluster around fiscal stress tests (Botswana, Kenya), “corridor economics” (Angola), and the new bargain between capital and governance risk (Mali, CAR,...

Africa Intelligence Brief — December 18, 2025

Today’s highest-signal moves sit in energy security, fiscal credibility, and regime stability. North Africa’s gas math is tightening. Southern Africa’s politics are spilling into markets....

Africa Intelligence Brief — December 16, 2025

Today’s most actionable signals sit in trade access, sovereign balance sheets, and the plumbing of African finance. Kenya’s visa-opening leap is a direct bet...

Africa Intelligence Brief — December 13–15, 2025

This three-day window was about hard power and hard money: Kenya’s central bank turned rate cuts into a public fight over bank lending; Washington’s...
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