São Tomé Growth Cut to 0.4% by an Unpaid Fuel Bill
São Tomé and Príncipe's 2026 growth was cut to 0.4% by the IMF after an unpaid fuel bill halted power...
September 19, 2026Topic
Economy
Benin Economy Grew 8.1% in 2025 on Port and Factory Work
The Benin economy grew 8.1% in 2025 on World Bank figures, among Africa's fastest. The IMF puts the same year...
September 19, 2026
Central African Republic Economy Grows Again, and Slowly
The Central African Republic economy grew 3.3% in 2025, the African Development Bank says, but the recovery is too slow...
September 19, 2026
Cuba Blackout Alert: Grid Expects 2,000 MW Shortfall at Friday Peak
Cuba blackout watch: state utility UNE forecasts a 2,000 MW peak-hour shortfall on Friday 11 September, with 1,330 MW available...
September 11, 2026
Air Transat Counts US$84 Million Cost of Cuba’s Tourism Collapse
Air Transat's Cuba suspension has cost parent Transat A.T. about US$84 million in nine months as the island's tourism collapse...
September 11, 2026
South Africa’s Economy Shrank, and Mining Did Most of the Damage
South Africa GDP fell 0.2% in the second quarter of 2026, ending a six-quarter run of growth, as mining, trade...
September 8, 2026
South Sudan Has Written a Budget That Rests Almost Entirely on Oil
The South Sudan budget for 2026-27 totals SSP 11.34trn, with oil supplying 79% of revenue and SSP 183bn set aside...
September 8, 2026
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, 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