South Africa: Rand Strengthens On Gold Rally Ahead of SARB Rate Decision

South Africa's rand moved closer to the 16-per-dollar level on Monday as record gold prices supported the commodity-linked currency ahead of the South African Reserve Bank's first… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Fx Reserves Hit Eight-Year High Above $46b

Nigeria's external reserves have climbed above US$46 billion, reaching their highest level in about eight years and strengthening the country's buffer against external shocks. Read more »

Africa: Nala and Noah Launch Stablecoin Settlement Network for Africa and Asia

NALA has partnered with UK-based payments infrastructure provider Noah to launch a cross-border settlement network that allows merchants in Africa and Asia to receive US dollar… Read more »

Ghana: Ghana's Parliament Passes Law to Legalize Cryptocurrency Use

Ghana's parliament has approved legislation legalizing cryptocurrency trading, ending years of uncertainty and giving the central bank formal oversight of a market already used by… Read more »

Namibia: Namibia Holds Rates As South Africa's Policy Shift Limits Room to Cut

Namibia's central bank kept its key interest rate unchanged at 6.50%, citing the need to protect its currency peg with South Africa as policy conditions tighten across the border. Read more »

Botswana: Botswana Inflation Climbs to 3.7 Percent On Rising Fuel, Food Costs

Botswana's inflation accelerated to 3.7% in September, its highest level in more than a year, according to new data from Statistics Botswana The rate jumped sharply from 1.4% in… Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Set to Adopt First Crypto Law After Parliament Passes VASP Bill

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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe to Replace Us Dollar With Gold-Backed Zig By 2030

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Ethiopia: Ethiopian Birr Hits Record Low On Parallel Market, Widening Forex Gap

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