Economic Policies

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Global investors on high alert as Nigeria opens $400m crude export terminal

Global investors on high alert as Nigeria opens $400m c...

President Bola Tinubu will inaugurate the $400 million Otakikpo Onshore Crude Oi...

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10 African countries with the fewest people who have a bank account

10 African countries with the fewest people who have a ...

Account ownership, or the capacity to hold and manage a bank or mobile money acc...

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Nigeria risks joining Eritrea as the only African countries on U.S. religious freedom blacklist

Nigeria risks joining Eritrea as the only African count...

Nigeria risks joining Eritrea as the only African nations on the U.S. religious ...

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Senegal exports oil to Europe, but runs its refinery on Nigerian crude

Senegal exports oil to Europe, but runs its refinery on...

Nigeria has become a critical crude supplier to Senegal’s lone refinery, undersc...

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Report: Nigerians work 37 days to afford flight ticket

Report: Nigerians work 37 days to afford flight ticket

Despite a 43 per cent drop in real airfares between 2011 and 2023, air travel in...

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Gen-Z protest in Madagascar faces fatigue as it comes to a temporary halt

Gen-Z protest in Madagascar faces fatigue as it comes t...

Protests in Madagascar’s capital, Antananarivo, came to a halt after demonstrato...

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South Africa and Nigeria lead Africa’s top 10 countries with highest crime index in mid-2025

South Africa and Nigeria lead Africa’s top 10 countries...

According to recent survey data from Numbeo, a global platform tracking user-con...

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World’s top cocoa producer, Ivory Coast, expands its gold ambitions with new mining permits

World’s top cocoa producer, Ivory Coast, expands its go...

Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa producer, is ramping up its gold ambitions af...

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Senegal plans second oil refinery with $5bn investment to boost West Africa’s supply

Senegal plans second oil refinery with $5bn investment ...

Senegal is pushing ahead with plans to expand its energy infrastructure, announc...

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Top 7 most attractive African countries for retirees in 2025

Top 7 most attractive African countries for retirees in...

Retiring abroad once meant weighing high costs against limited amenities, but in...

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South Africa drops in global economic rankings as fear of investors' exit looms

South Africa drops in global economic rankings as fear ...

South Africa has failed to improve its position in the latest Global Economic Fr...

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Gold gains, ZiG scarcity drive 45% surge on Zimbabwe’s Victoria Falls Stock Exchange

Gold gains, ZiG scarcity drive 45% surge on Zimbabwe’s ...

Zimbabwe’s dollar-denominated Victoria Falls Stock Exchange is riding a wave of ...

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Rising security fears in South Africa as scammers weaponise WhatsApp voice notes

Rising security fears in South Africa as scammers weapo...

South Africans are being warned to exercise greater caution when answering phone...

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Nigeria’s oil output drops 16% during brief Dangote refinery strike

Nigeria’s oil output drops 16% during brief Dangote ref...

Nigeria’s daily oil and gas output plunged during a brief nationwide strike by t...

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Daughter of Zimbabwe’s richest man strengthens grip on Econet with new leadership role

Daughter of Zimbabwe’s richest man strengthens grip on ...

Strive Masiyiwa, Zimbabwe's wealthiest individual, has bolstered his family’s co...

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Automobile giant slashes 500 jobs in South Africa as UK tax policy hits sales

Automobile giant slashes 500 jobs in South Africa as UK...

Ford Motors has confirmed it will cut nearly 500 jobs at its South African plant...

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