African News
Mozambique’s $6.4bn hydropower plan to get World Bank funding
By: Bloomberg 21st July 2025 Mozambique won World Bank backing for its plan to build Southern Africa’s biggest hydropower plant in half a century. The lender plans to provide... →
'We are on our own' – Africa looks within to weather growing global tariff turmoil
By: Reuters 18th July 2025 African leaders are pushing to speed up implementation of a continent-wide deal to boost trade as growing concerns over US tariffs, including rates... →
World's oldest climate fund targets wildlife bonds for every country in Africa
By: Reuters 17th July 2025 The world's oldest multilateral climate fund, the Global Environment Facility, is planning a new wave of wildlife conservation bonds in a bid to... →
Largest Kenya bank to set up UAE office to capture capital flows
By: Bloomberg 17th July 2025 Equity Group Holdings, Kenya’s largest lender, plans to open an office in the United Arab Emirates in the fourth quarter to benefit from growing... →
Ghana's central bank convenes emergency MPC meeting
By: Reuters 17th July 2025 Ghana's central bank convened an emergency meeting of its Monetary Policy Committee on Thursday to assess recent economic developments, the bank... →
Egypt says it expects combined IMF review to be completed by October
By: Reuters 16th July 2025 Egypt's Finance Minister Ahmed Kouchouk said on Wednesday he was confident the country would hit its key economic reform targets and have a delayed... →
US says it has sent third-country deportees to Eswatini
By: Reuters 16th July 2025 The US Homeland Security Department said on Tuesday a deportation flight carrying immigrants from different countries had landed in Eswatini, in a... →
Nigeria bids farewell to former leader Buhari with burial in home state
By: Reuters 16th July 2025 Nigeria's former President Muhammad Buhari was buried on Tuesday in the backyard of his home in northern Katsina state, as residents climbed trees... →
