Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Inflation Falls Below 10 Percent for First Time Since 1997

Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate has dropped below 10% for the first time since 1997, marking a milestone for an economy long defined by hyperinflation. Local-currency inflation… Read more »

Ghana: Fitch Ratings Upgrades Ecobank Group's Outlook to Positive

Fitch Ratings has revised the Outlook on Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (BRVM: ETIT) to Positive from Stable and affirmed its Long-Term Issuer Default Rating at B-. Read more »

Zambia: Zambia Cuts Policy Rate to 13.5 Percent As Inflation Falls Below 10 Percent

Zambia's central bank lowered its policy rate by 75 basis points to 13.50%, marking a second consecutive cut and a larger move than analysts expected. Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Raises $1.3b in New 15-Year Eurobond Issuance

Côte d'Ivoire raised $1.3 billion on February 18, 2026 through a new 15-year international bond, marking its return to global debt markets with its lowest financing cost in… Read more »

Equatorial Guinea: Equatorial Guinea Inflation Hit 2.4% January On Transport Costs

Equatorial Guinea's annual inflation rate rose to 2.4% in January 2026 from 2.3% in December, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics. Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Côte d'Ivoire Inflation Edges Up to 1.4 Percent On Food, Housing Costs

Inflation in Côte d'Ivoire rose to 1.4% year on year in January 2026, up from 0.06% in December, according to official data released on Feb. 11. Read more »

Kenya: Kenya Looks to Raise $825m From Pipeline Company Stake Sale

The Kenyan government has launched the sale of a 65% stake in the Kenya Pipeline Company, setting up what is expected to be East Africa's largest initial public offering in… Read more »

East Africa: Uganda's Museveni Claims Landslide Win As Opposition Rejects Results

Yoweri Museveni said opposition groups were "terrorists" who sought to overturn Uganda's election through violence, after official results showed him winning a seventh term with… 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 »

Nigeria: Nigerian Economy Growth Exceeds Forecast in Third Quarter

Nigeria's economy grew 3.98% in the third quarter of 2025, slightly above expectations and marginally higher than the 3.86% recorded a year earlier, according to data released by… Read more »

South Africa: Ramaphosa Rebuffs Trump's Threat to Bar South Africa From G20

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to exclude Pretoria from next year's G20 summit, saying South Africa remains a founding and… Read more »

Guinea Bissau: Soldiers Cite Plot to Rig Election as Reason for Detaining Embaló

Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau have detained President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and halted the announcement of last weekend's election results, saying the vote should be annulled. A… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Inflation Slows Sharply in October

Nigeria's headline inflation eased to 16.05% in October 2025, down from 18.02% in September, marking a noticeable improvement in price conditions. New data from the National Bureau… Read more »

Kenya: Safaricom Launches Ziidi Trader to Enable Stock Trading Via M-Pesa

Safaricom (NSE: SCOM) is piloting a new feature called Ziidi Trader that will allow users of its mobile-money platform M-PESA to buy and sell stocks directly from their phones. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria Imposes 15 Percent Duty On Petrol Imports to Protect Local Refiners

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Nigeria: Nigeria Introduces 10% Withholding Tax On Short-Term Securities

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Egypt: Egypt's GDP Sees Fastest Quarterly Growth in Three Years

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Egypt: Egypt's Duaya Acquires EXMGO to Expand Pharmacy Digitisation

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Ghana: Ghana Inflation Slows for 7th Straight Month to Reach Four-Year Low

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Cote d'Ivoire: Ouattara to Seek Fourth Term in Côte d'Ivoire Presidential Election

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Cameroon: Cameroon Hopes New Oil Refinery Will Cut Fuel Imports

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Ghana: IMF Disburses $367m to Ghana As Economy Outperforms

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Malawi: National Bank of Malawi Declares Bumper Dividend After $58m Profit

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Kenya: Kenya Plans IPO for State-Owned Pipeline Firm in Privatization Push

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Kenya: Starlink Resumes New Activations in Kenya After 7-Month Freeze

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