Namibia’s Reserves Rose While Its Banks Got Tighter
Namibia reserves rose 2.9% to N$58.04 billion at end-July, lifting import cover to about 3.6 months, while commercial bank liquidity...
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One Civil Servant Chairs Three Malawian Power Companies That Must Negotiate With Each Other
Malawi power sector governance is questioned: one official chairs Escom, Egenco and Power Market Limited, the three utilities that trade...
September 6, 2026
Mauritius Gains Two More Years of Duty-Free US Access
The AGOA extension signed on 2 September runs to December 2028, giving Mauritius two more years of duty-free access to...
September 6, 2026
Rwanda Named 22 Baby Gorillas, and Sold a Conservation Model
Kwita Izina named 22 baby mountain gorillas at Kinigi, taking the total past 438 since 2005 and restating Rwanda's case...
September 6, 2026
South Sudan Has Removed the Legal Obstacles to Voting in December
South Sudan elections in December moved closer after President Kiir signed Amendment No. 13, delinking the census and permanent constitution...
September 6, 2026
Djibouti Wants to Turn Its Cables Into a Computing Business
Djibouti artificial intelligence readiness is rated about 24.5 out of 100, and the government has opened its first national AI...
September 6, 2026
Sudan’s Army Chief Has Been to Asmara Twice in Seven Weeks
The latest Burhan Eritrea visit is his second to Asmara in under two months, underlining how central Isaias Afwerki has...
September 6, 2026
The Central African Republic Can Sell Diamonds Again and Still Cannot Count Them
Central African Republic diamonds are exportable again after the Kimberley Process lifted an 11-year ban, but the mining register still...
September 6, 2026
Kinshasa Says No One in Rebel-Held Congo Should Pay for Primary School
Congo school fees are back in North Kivu after an AFC/M23 decree set primary contributions of 5,000 to 45,000 francs....
September 6, 2026
São Tomé Swears In a President Who Says Power Is Not Property
The Vila Nova second term has begun in São Tomé and Príncipe after a 55.88% win in July, on a...
September 6, 2026
Sierra Leone Is Winding Up the Company That Held Its Mining Stake
Sierra Leone is winding up the Mineral Wealth Fund company and ending its Tonkolili North stake, in what officials call...
September 6, 2026
Liberia’s Former Vice-President Is Under House Arrest, Not Free
In the Howard-Taylor case a Liberian court moved the former vice-president from prison to guarded house arrest, with travel papers...
September 6, 2026
Burkina Faso Recorded 1.4 Million Fewer Malaria Cases in Two Years
Burkina Faso malaria cases are down 1,405,002 in two years, a 37.5% fall by week 34, after vaccination, chemoprevention and...
September 6, 2026
Guinea’s Iron-Ore Programme Now Has a Spending Rulebook
Simandou 2040 now carries five non-negotiable rules on execution, spending quality, project maturity, local content and ministers in the field.
September 6, 2026
Angola’s Airline Is Flying Back to Cabo Verde After a Decade
The TAAG Cabo Verde route from Luanda to Praia resumes on 31 October after about a decade, with a Dakar...
September 6, 2026
Tunisia’s Numbers Are Improving and Its Companies Are Being Squeezed
The Tunisia economy is forecast to grow 2.1% in 2026 with inflation down to 5.3%, but public debt of 82.1%...
September 6, 2026
Libya Will Host a Korean Business Forum in Three Weeks
A Libya Korea forum on economic cooperation will be held in Libya on 28 September, with company meetings and a...
September 6, 2026
More Than 11,000 People Are Now Registered Missing in Sudan
Sudan missing persons registered with the Red Cross top 11,000, up 40% in a year, while 38,512 families were helped...
September 6, 2026
East Africa Economy Eyes 5.8 Percent Growth as EAC Demands End to Trade Barriers
East Africa economy is set to outperform Africa again in 2026. Investors see corridor and customs fixes as the key...
September 6, 2026
A US$195 Million Graphite Claim Against Patrice Motsepe Is Back
The Motsepe graphite case is back: Pula has appealed a Tanzanian ruling that struck its US$195 million claim off the...
September 6, 2026