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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Senegal president sacks Prime Minister Sonko, dissolves government
Senegal has been thrust into fresh political uncertainty after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye on Friday dismissed ...
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Ghana, IMF Agree Final Review of $3 Billion Support Programme
Ghana and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement on the final review ...
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Senegal’s Faye Leads IMF Talks Over Debt Crisis
Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye is personally leading negotiations with the International Monetary Fund in a ...
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Fitch Upgrades Ghana’s Sovereign Rating Following Fiscal Reforms
Fitch Ratings has upgraded Ghana’s sovereign credit rating to B from B minus, citing continued fiscal ...
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Why Zimbabwe Is Returning 67 Foreign Owned Farms
Zimbabwe’s decision to return 67 farms previously acquired under the country’s fast track land reform programme ...
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IMF Warns Africa’s Economic Gains Remain Vulnerable Amid Global Uncertainty
The International Monetary Fund has cautioned that the economic progress recorded across Sub Saharan Africa remains ...
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Mozambique’s Debt Crisis Deepens as Economic and Climate Pressures Grow
Mozambique is facing intensifying fiscal and economic pressures as mounting debt obligations, delayed energy investments and ...
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Explainer: Sonko–Faye Power Struggle Over IMF Deal Rattles Senegal’s Markets
Senegal’s post-election political compact, once heralded as a generational reset, is rapidly evolving into a case ...
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Africa Faces Prolonged Energy and Fertiliser Shock as Policy Uncertainty Grows
African policymakers are confronting a period of heightened uncertainty as global energy and agricultural input markets ...
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