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Nigeria is alone as Africa sits-out tariff-fuelled currency interventions
By: Bloomberg 11th April 2025 African nations aren’t rushing to prop up their local currencies and tap their limited foreign-exchange reserves, even as US President Donald... →
South Africa’s top lender plans private bank for Ghana’s wealthy
By: Bloomberg 11th April 2025 A unit of FirstRand, South Africa’s biggest bank by market capitalisation, plans to set up private banking services in Ghana and bolster its... →
Do African MPs reflect the people who vote for them? We studied 17 countries to find out
7th April 2025 By the end of 2025, 42 African countries will have held national elections in the previous 24 months. But do these elections produce parliaments... →
To reclaim global mining status, South Africa must restore trust – Paul Miller 
By: Martin Creamer 2nd April 2025 If South Africa wants to reclaim its position in the global mining industry, half-measures just won’t cut it. The Department of Mineral and... →
Botswana seeks new Eskom power deal as supply crisis deepens
By: Bloomberg 1st April 2025 Government officials from Botswana will meet with South Africa’s electricity ministry this week after power-import costs more than doubled,... →
Botswana considering new 615 MW coal-fired power plant
By: Bloomberg 25th March 2025 Botswana is contemplating building a new 615 MW coal-fired power station near its main generation plant to mitigate generation challenges at the... →
African economies reassess interest-rates path with eye on Trump
By: Bloomberg 19th March 2025 Central banks in South Africa, Egypt and several other African nations will pronounce on interest rates over the course of the next month and stake... →
Africa’s democracies must guard against local online influencer networks
By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies 19th March 2025 New research shows that key figures in South Africa’s domestic online influence industry are engaged in transnational disinformation campaigns. A... →
