Kenya Treasury Projects Wider US$8.9 Billion Budget Deficit
Kenya's budget deficit is set to widen to about US$8.9 billion (KSh1.15 trillion) in 2026/27, as weak revenue and heavy...
August 15, 2026Topic
IMF
Gabon’s Bonds Beat the Emerging World on an Audit Nobody Has Seen
Gabon dollar bonds have returned 19.5% in 2026 on an unpublished IMF-backed debt audit, while Senegal's spread widened to 1,541...
August 14, 2026
Ghana Exports Surpass Imports After Two Decades of Trade Imbalances
Ghana trade surplus reached US$11.5 billion in 2025 as exports of US$32.0 billion topped imports of US$20.5 billion, led by...
August 13, 2026
Guinea Moves Toward New US$425 Million IMF Financing Deal
Guinea IMF financing: a staff-level deal on a 41-month Extended Credit Facility could unlock about $425 million, with IMF board...
August 13, 2026
Moody’s Upgrades Benin’s Sovereign Credit Rating To Ba3
Moody’s raised Benin’s sovereign rating from B1 to Ba3 on 7 August 2026, citing stronger growth, fiscal consolidation and improved...
August 9, 2026
Angola Nears Single-Digit Inflation For First Time In Decades As Rate Cuts Begin
Angola’s inflation could fall to about 9.1 percent in the coming month, marking single-digit territory for the first time since...
August 8, 2026
Ethiopian State-Owned Enterprises Pay 42% of Big-Tax Haul
Ethiopian state-owned enterprises paid 42% of large-taxpayer revenue in FY2025/26, from a total of about US$3.2 billion, ministry figures show.
August 4, 2026
Chinese Investment in Egypt Tops US$10 Billion, PM Says
Chinese investment in Egypt has passed US$10 billion, the prime minister says, though Cairo has not said what the figure...
August 4, 2026
Senegal Gets US$35 Million to Fix Public Finance and Cut Debt
The African Development Bank approved CFAF 20 billion (about $35 million) on 17 July 2026 to strengthen Senegal's public finance...
August 4, 2026