Economic news and analysis from across Africa.
AFRICA
Ghana is telling investors that African sovereign risk is unfairly priced as it seeks to restore market confidence after debt restructuring.
AFDB
The African Development Bank’s 2026 Annual Development Effectiveness Review focuses on mobilising Africa’s development financing at scale, highlighting the continent’s persistent capital and execution challenges.
AFRICA
Senegal’s fragile IMF negotiations face renewed political uncertainty after Ousmane Sonko’s Pastef party said it will not join the new government.
AFDB
The African Development Bank’s $125 million investment in ATIDI could reshape Africa’s guarantee market and mobilize institutional capital for infrastructure and trade.
BUSINESS
Morocco’s China-backed manufacturing push is becoming a test case for how far African industrial upgrading can go before it collides with European trade-defence politics.
AFRICA
South Africa’s discounted power tariff for ferrochrome producers shows how electricity pricing has become central to industrial jobs and mineral beneficiation.
AFRICA
Nigeria’s reform debate is entering a sharper phase as President Bola Tinubu argues that painful policy changes are beginning to stabilise the economy.
AFDB
The African Development Bank’s latest growth warning highlights Africa’s exposure to imported fuel, food, fertilizer and financing shocks despite resilient headline growth.
AFRICA
Pepkor’s plan to launch a bank highlights how South Africa’s retail groups are using store networks, mobile channels and customer data to compete for mass-market financial services.
AFRICA
China’s reported zero-tariff access for most African countries could expand market opportunities, but the real test is whether African producers can move beyond raw-material exports.