Ethiopia Opens Precious Metals Refinery With Capacity to Process More Than 600 Tonnes Annually
Ethiopia has inaugurated a national precious metals refinery at Bole Lemi Special Economic Zone, expanding its ...
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Zimbabwe’s Lithium Export Earnings Surge 230% in First Half of 2026
Zimbabwe’s lithium export earnings increased sharply during the first six months of 2026, underscoring the growing ...
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Ethiopia’s coffee exports reach 3 billion dollars as government targets 6 billion by 2031
Ethiopia has generated approximately 3 billion United States dollars from coffee exports during the 2025 to ...
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LONG READ | Zimbabwe Is Open for Business. But at What Price?
On a Tuesday morning in January 2026, Zimbabwe’s Finance Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube published a single ...
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Zimbabwe Signals Shift from Raw Mineral Exports to Local Processing, Says Mnangagwa
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has said Zimbabwe will intensify efforts to process its minerals locally rather than ...
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Falling Cocoa and Oil Prices Weigh on Central Africa’s Export Outlook
Export earnings across Central Africa came under renewed pressure in the final quarter of 2025, as ...
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Ten African Countries Where Remittances Surpass Export Earnings
In 2024, remittances from Africans abroad overtook export revenues in at least ten African countries, underscoring ...
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Botswana Slips into Recession as Diamond Sector Faces Global Headwinds
Botswana’s economy has entered a technical recession, attributed largely to the waning performance of its pivotal ...
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