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, 2026Topic
IMF
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
Moody’s Cuts Senegal to Caa2 as Debt Nears 108% of GDP
The Senegal credit rating is now Caa2, after a Moody's downgrade citing public debt near 108% of GDP and interest...
September 1, 2026
Liberia Grew 5.1 Percent, and the World Bank Calls It Jobless
Liberia growth reached an estimated 5.1 percent in 2025, driven by a 42 percent surge in iron ore output, with...
August 28, 2026
Ghana Cut Its Way to a Surplus, and the World Bank Noticed
The Ghana World Bank economic update reports 6 percent growth and debt down to 49 percent of GDP, but warns...
August 28, 2026
Mozambique Clears the Last Step Before Opening a Development Bank
Mozambique approved the operating rules for its new development bank on 25 August 2026, the last step before a 32...
August 27, 2026
Niger Reopened Its Budget, and the Army Is One of Seven Reasons
Niger raised its 2026 budget 2% to 2,980.54 billion CFA francs, about US$5.3 billion. Security is one of seven reasons...
August 25, 2026
A Rubbish Mountain Fell on Conakry Days Before the Clearance
At least 32 people died when the Dar-es-Salam dump collapsed in Conakry on 23 August 2026, three days after ministers...
August 25, 2026
Angola’s Deficit More Than Quadrupled While Oil Prices Were Rising
The Angola fiscal deficit widened 326% to 3,943.8 billion kwanzas in the first half of 2026, about US$4.3 billion, even...
August 25, 2026