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, 2026Section
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Nairobi Securities Exchange Hits US$31 Billion Market Cap
The Nairobi Securities Exchange has passed Sh4 trillion, about US$31 billion, for the first time, driven by domestic institutional money.
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
Ghana Cashew Processing Stalls Below 6% Despite Export Boom
Ghana cashew processing handled about 15,000 of 262,000 tonnes grown in 2025, a new Nitidae study finds, as farm-gate prices...
August 4, 2026
Ghana Diesel Margin Cut by US$0.13 to Cap Transport Costs
Ghana cut the diesel regulatory margin by GH¢2 a litre for one month from 4 August 2026, three days after...
August 4, 2026
Four State Firms Hold 80% of Cameroon’s On-Lent Debt
Cameroon's on-lent debt reached FCFA 845.2 billion at end-June 2026, and four state companies hold 79.5% of it, per the...
August 4, 2026
NNPC Profit Falls 35% to About US$1.7 Billion in First Half
NNPC profit fell 35.4% to N2.28 trillion, about US$1.7 billion, in the first half of 2026, with Federation Account remittances...
August 4, 2026
Congo Approves a US$1.26 Billion Railway for the Lobito Corridor
The Lobito Corridor railway wins a draft US$1.26 billion Congolese convention with Mota-Engil to rebuild 1,004.5 km of track toward...
August 4, 2026
Trump Tariffs on Africa Challenged by 25 US States
Twenty-five US states filed suit to halt tariffs of 10 to 12.5 percent on goods from 60 trading partners, arguing...
August 4, 2026