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
World
South Africa Takes Its Grid Rebuild to Beijing
South Africa is pitching Chinese investors on an energy programme worth about R2.2 trillion to 2039, with transmission the binding...
August 4, 2026
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