Angola Slashes Benchmark Interest Rate by 125 Basis Points to Spur Growth
Angola interest rate cut slashes benchmark 125 basis points to 15.75% as June 2026 inflation hits 11-year low of 10.11%....
July 19, 2026Section
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Angola Adds the Chinese Yuan to Its Central Bank Reserve Requirements
Chinese yuan reserves — Angola’s central bank has added the Chinese yuan as a fourth eligible currency for bank reserve...
July 14, 2026 Angola’s Richest Man Doubles His Stake in the Block 17/06 Oil Field
Angola Block 17/06 changes hands: Sonangol cedes 5% to António Mosquito's Falcon Oil, doubling the tycoon's stake in the TotalEnergies-operated...
July 13, 2026
Rails, Cobalt and Rivalry: The African Railway Redrawing the Great-Power Map
A $753m US-backed railway from Angola to Congo shows how Washington, Africa and a Lusophone builder are racing China for...
July 8, 2026
One Old Railway, Two Superpowers, and the Fight for the Metals That Run the Future
Angola's Lobito rail wins fresh funding as Washington and Beijing fight for Africa's cobalt and copper. What it means for...
July 8, 2026
Angola Lists Unitel, Seized From Isabel dos Santos
The Unitel IPO roadshow starts this week: Angola will float 15% of the telecom giant seized from Isabel dos Santos...
July 5, 2026
The Oil Dividend: How a Falling Oil Price Redraws Inflation
A crude price sliding from around one hundred dollars toward seventy is quietly redrawing the world inflation map, easing importers...
July 2, 2026
Angola Puts Its State Giants Up for Sale to Break the Oil Habit
Angola's privatisation drive puts Unitel, the national airline and a 30% Sonangol stake up for sale as it tries to...
June 26, 2026
Zambia Bets on a Western Railway to Ship Its Copper to the Sea
The Zambia Lobito copper railway would send Copperbelt metal west to Angola's coast, backed by US and Western finance to...
June 26, 2026