Kenya’s Idle-Cash Sweep Has Already Stopped Paying
Kenya’s consolidation of idle public money produced a one-off revenue spike in 2025. Non-tax receipts have since fallen 10.65%.
September 13, 2026Topic
public finance
Senegal’s Ruling Party Demands Loyal Dialogue After Prime Minister’s Speech
Senegal's Pastef party has called for a loyal dialogue between President Faye and Prime Minister Sonko after a speech on...
September 10, 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
Liberia Is US$45m Away From Its First Billion-Dollar Revenue Year
Liberia domestic revenue has reached US$954.7m in fiscal 2026, leaving the state US$45.3m short of its first US$1bn collection year.
September 8, 2026
South Africa Spent About US$21 Million Moving 99,933 People Out
South Africa repatriations and deportations moved 99,933 people at a cost of R341.2m, with buses alone accounting for R232.8m of...
September 2, 2026
South Africa’s Defence Force Cannot Cover Its Own Wage Bill
South Africa defence spending on salaries will overshoot by R3.3 billion this year, the minister told parliament, with larger gaps...
August 28, 2026
Malawi’s Central Bank Unlawfully Cut Pay. Now Comes the Bill
A Malawi Reserve Bank salary ruling found a 2020 executive pay cut unlawful, and press reports put resulting payouts in...
August 28, 2026
A Council That Didn’t Exist Got US$975,000 in Nigeria’s Budget
Nigeria's Budget Office let a council that never legally existed into the 2026 budget with N1.3 billion (about US$975,000) attached,...
August 27, 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