France’s AFD Reports US$6.14 Billion in Gulf of Guinea Financing
The French Development Agency says it mobilised more than US$6.14 billion in the Gulf of Guinea between 2020 and 2025...
September 20, 2026Section
Markets
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Nigeria Tax Ombud Says Multiple Levies Still Hurting Businesses
Nigeria’s Tax Ombud says overlapping levies still raise business costs. A Central Bank survey put multiple taxes at 70.8 percent...
September 20, 2026
Museveni Ditches Ruto, Says Kenya Oil Import Scheme Swindled Uganda
Museveni says Kenyan middlemen inflated Uganda’s fuel bill, so imports now run through UNOC, cutting Kenyan firms out of US$180...
September 20, 2026Uganda Land-Fraud Cases Jumped 67% to 663 in 2025, Hitting Investors
Uganda’s real estate market is failing investors through land fraud and weak oversight, with 663 land-fraud cases in 2025, a...
September 20, 2026
Two Americans Wounded as Eswatini Soldiers Fire at a Roadblock
Two U.S. government personnel were accidentally shot and wounded by Eswatini soldiers during an anti-smuggling operation on 11 September 2026.
September 20, 2026Uganda Suspends Military Cooperation With Türkiye Amid Diplomatic Row
Uganda’s army suspended all defence cooperation with Türkiye on 19 September 2026, citing outstanding issues in a row over a...
September 20, 2026Oxford Economics Names Dakar and Luanda Among African Cities to Watch
Oxford Economics' 2026 Global Cities Index highlights Dakar and Luanda as African cities to watch, with scores of 42.2 and...
September 20, 2026FirstBank CEO Calls Agriculture and Exports Key to Nigeria Diversification
FirstBank CEO Olusegun Alebiosu says agriculture and exports are critical to Nigeria’s diversification, as the sector earns 4.1% of export...
September 20, 2026Job Search Drives Half of Africans Weighing Emigration, Afrobarometer Says
A new Afrobarometer report says 45 percent of Africans have considered leaving, and half of potential emigrants cite the search...
September 20, 2026