Kenya Informal Jobs Made Up 87% of New Work in 2025
Kenya informal jobs made up 87.2% of about 822,000 new positions in 2025, official Economic Survey data show, with 18.1...
September 3, 2026Section
Business
Economic and Business News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
Guinea’s Kada Gold Project Resource Rises 125% to 2.08 Million Ounces
The Kada gold project in Guinea now holds 2.08 million ounces on a 100% project basis. Asara Resources holds 51%...
September 3, 2026
WIOCC Group Raises US$300 Million for African Data Centres
AFC and Vision Invest will inject US$300 million into WIOCC Group. The capital targets data centre expansion, terrestrial fibre, and...
September 3, 2026
Uber Exits Nigeria and Uganda in Global Cutback
Uber shuts down in Nigeria and Uganda from September 2, 2026, after a strategic review. Drivers are expected to migrate...
September 3, 2026
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Shuts Botswana Out of the EU Beef Market
Botswana beef exports face EU restrictions after foot-and-mouth outbreaks, with the country's only EU-listed slaughterhouse sitting inside an affected
September 3, 2026
South Africa Raises Its Sugar Duty as the Cutters Vanish
The South Africa sugar duty rose on 28 August to about R6.98 a kilogram, weeks after growers said a 30...
September 3, 2026
Cameroon’s Regional Debt Tops CFA2 Trillion, or US$3.6 Billion
Cameroon Treasury debt on the CEMAC market reached CFA2.061 trillion at end-July 2026, with annual growth slowing sharply to 4.1%...
September 3, 2026
Libya’s Rival Camps Sign a Roadmap With Haftar Inside It
Libya economy reunification would touch budgeting, oil revenue and monetary policy, after rival camps agreed on 30 August to elections...
September 3, 2026
Senegal Wins US$2.2 Billion From the IMF and Shields Its CFA Debt
The Senegal debt treatment plan leaves CFA-denominated debt outside restructuring, hours after an IMF staff-level deal worth about US$2.2 billion.
September 3, 2026