Economic Policies

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Egypt's Suez Canal Authority seals $2 billion agreement for petrochemical hub

Egypt's Suez Canal Authority seals $2 billion agreement...

Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority announced that it has signed a $2 billion strategic...

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AfDB, EU, Angola unveil $125m youth project to create 150,000 jobs

AfDB, EU, Angola unveil $125m youth project to create 1...

The African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Government of Angol...

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INTERPOL crackdown leads to 83 arrests across six African countries, exposes $260 million in terrorism financing

INTERPOL crackdown leads to 83 arrests across six Afric...

A coordinated law enforcement operation led by INTERPOL and targeting terrorism ...

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Ethiopia targets black-market money transfers as central bank vows tough sanctions

Ethiopia targets black-market money transfers as centra...

Ethiopia’s central bank has issued a strong warning to unlicensed money transfer...

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Mali restarts Barrick’s seized gold mine after nine-month shutdown

Mali restarts Barrick’s seized gold mine after nine-mon...

Operations have resumed at Barrick Mining Corp.’s massive Loulo-Gounkoto gold co...

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27 African nations ranked among world’s highest financing and commercial risk economies

27 African nations ranked among world’s highest financi...

A new assessment has revealed that 27 African countries are facing heightened fi...

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Ghost workers bleeding South African firms as payroll fraud costs $6m annually

Ghost workers bleeding South African firms as payroll f...

Payroll fraud is quietly emerging as one of South Africa’s most costly corporate...

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Cameroon’s Paul Biya could become the first president to mark his 100th birthday in office

Cameroon’s Paul Biya could become the first president t...

Cameroon’s long-serving leader Paul Biya is edging closer to an unprecedented mi...

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Dangote plans refinery upgrade to dethrone India and lead the global  refining market

Dangote plans refinery upgrade to dethrone India and le...

Upon its conception, the Dangote Oil Refinery was presented as a 650,000 barrels...

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Visa-free travel: Kenya and Senegal just made visiting each other easier

Visa-free travel: Kenya and Senegal just made visiting ...

Senegal, the budding West African market, and East African economic giants, Keny...

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M23 rebels plunder $70 million in gold from Congo mine

M23 rebels plunder $70 million in gold from Congo mine

Rebels occupying the Twangiza gold mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...

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South Africa’s Dudula movement is borrowing Trump’s playbook - but rewriting it with xenophobia

South Africa’s Dudula movement is borrowing Trump’s pla...

South Africa’s mounting wave of xenophobia is taking on a more organised and pol...

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Nigeria’s stock market hits ₦611bn gain as investor confidence returns - top gainers revealed

Nigeria’s stock market hits ₦611bn gain as investor con...

The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) opened the week on a strong note, as investors recor...

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Africa’s fastest-growing economy sets new rules for foreign stake in local banks

Africa’s fastest-growing economy sets new rules for for...

Ethiopia has officially moved closer to liberalising its banking industry, but w...

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Africa set to gain from $1 billion IFC and Appian minerals investment drive

Africa set to gain from $1 billion IFC and Appian miner...

Private equity firm Appian Capital Advisory and the International Finance Corpor...

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Morocco’s $40 billion investment reform targets 200,000 new jobs

Morocco’s $40 billion investment reform targets 200,000...

Morocco's ambitious economic reform under its new Investment Charter is already ...

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