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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Tag: industrialisation
Burkina Faso Unveils Five Year Industrialisation Plan
Burkina Faso has unveiled an ambitious five year national development framework aimed at reshaping the structure ...
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US and South Africa Begin Talks on Mining and Infrastructure Cooperation
The United States and South Africa have initiated preliminary discussions on potential cooperation in mining, energy ...
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Zimbabwe’s Vice-President pitches investment re-rating to global markets
Zimbabwe’s Vice-President, Constantino Chiwenga, has set out a more market-attuned case for the country’s economic trajectory, ...
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AfCFTA Rules of Origin Explained: Africa’s Passport for Trade
Rules of Origin under the African Continental Free Trade Area are increasingly described as the functional ...
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Africa Must Refine to Secure Energy Future, Says African Energy Chamber
Africa’s energy sector is facing a defining moment as global supply disruptions linked to the Gulf ...
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Zimbabwe Sets Conditions to Ease Lithium Export Ban
Zimbabwe has outlined a set of conditions under which it may relax restrictions on lithium concentrate ...
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Afreximbank anchors $4bn refinancing for Dangote refinery
The African Export-Import Bank has underwritten $2.5 billion of a $4 billion syndicated facility for the ...
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Rwanda positions textile and garment sector as catalyst for industrial growth
Rwanda is intensifying efforts to position its textile and garment industry as a central driver of ...
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Africa Cannot Outsource Resilience in the Iran–US–Israel War
Africa is not merely experiencing another commodity cycle. What is unfolding is a repricing of structural ...
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