Nigeria’s Business Lending Rate Falls to 29.2 Percent, Lowest in 2026
Nigeria's average maximum lending rate to businesses fell to about 29.2 percent in August 2026, the lowest this year, but...
September 21, 2026Section
World
South Africa’s Isibaya Fund Lost US$1.1 Billion
South Africa’s PIC lost about US$1.1 billion (R18.2bn) of GEPF pension money on 23 unlisted Isibaya deals. What the parliamentary...
September 21, 2026
Singapore’s Banyan Group to Buy 70% of South African Safari Group Newmark
Banyan Group has agreed to buy a majority stake in Cape Town-based Newmark Hotels & Reserves, valuing the safari operator...
September 21, 2026
Oriole Sells Turkish Royalty to Fund Its Mbe Gold Project in Cameroon
Oriole Resources is selling a Turkish royalty for US$1.2 million to fund its Mbe gold project in Cameroon, where it...
September 21, 2026
Morocco’s SAMIR Refinery: How the Kingdom Lost Its Only Oil Refinery
Morocco's only oil refinery, SAMIR, has been idle since 2015, leaving the kingdom to import all its fuel. What went...
September 21, 2026
Iran Shuts French Language Centre in Tehran as France Vows Response
Iran has shut the French Language Centre in Tehran, accusing it of illegal activity. France calls it unacceptable and will...
September 21, 2026
Mali Junta Holds Crisis Meeting as Jihadist Attacks Surge in the Centre
Mali's junta leader Assimi Goïta held a crisis meeting after jihadists killed about 100 soldiers at Dioura and struck the...
September 21, 2026
Nigeria’s Tinubu Skips UN General Assembly for Third Straight Year
Nigeria's President Bola Tinubu will miss the UN General Assembly for a third straight year, sending Vice President Kashim Shettima...
September 21, 2026
Nigeria Earmarks Upper 6GHz Band to Ease Mobile Network Congestion
Nigeria's telecom regulator has earmarked the upper 6GHz band for mobile networks, a key step to ease congestion in Africa's...
September 21, 2026