By Radarr Africa Business Desk ABIDJAN, November 11 (Radarr Africa) – Côte d’Ivoire has selected 32 technology companies for two years of state support under two new programmes, Ivoire Tech …
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Ethiopia’s Central Bank Holds Policy Rate at 16% as Inflation Stays Near 15%
By Radarr Africa Business Desk LAGOS, November 9 (Radarr Africa) – The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) kept its policy rate at 16 per cent on Tuesday, November 3, saying …
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Senegal’s Parliament Rejects Revised 2026 Budget, Dealing Blow to IMF Programme Talks
By Radarr Africa Business Desk LAGOS, November 9 (Radarr Africa) – Senegal’s National Assembly on Tuesday, November 3, blocked proposed revisions to this year’s budget, a setback for talks on …
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African Startups Raise $183m in October as Smaller Markets Take 54% of Funding
African startups raised a combined $183 million in October 2026, with businesses outside the continent’s traditional leading investment markets accounting for 54% of the funding, according to data from Africa: …
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Ruto Plans Single-Digit Loans for Manufacturers and a $200m Green Investment Fund
Kenyan President William Ruto has announced plans to expand financing for local manufacturers through an Industrialisation Fund that will offer loans at single-digit interest rates, as the government seeks to …
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IMF Staff Reach Agreement With Ghana on First Review of Policy Coordination Instrument
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with Ghana on the first review of the country’s 36-month Policy Coordination Instrument (PCI), recognising progress in economic reforms while …
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Senegal’s parliament rejects revised budget, dealing blow to $2.2bn IMF talks
By Radarr Africa Business Desk LAGOS, November 4 (Radarr Africa) – Senegal’s National Assembly on Tuesday rejected a revised 2026 budget that the government needs to secure a new International …
By Radarr Africa Business Desk LAGOS, November 3 (Radarr Africa) – The Democratic Republic of the Congo has been removed from the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list, ending …
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US to strip South Africa and Rwanda of AGOA duty-free access from January 2027
By Radarr Africa Business Desk LAGOS, November 3 (Radarr Africa) – The United States has announced that South Africa and Rwanda will lose duty-free access to the US market under …
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ArcelorMittal Liberia sets sights on 40 more years as iron ore exports set to quadruple
By Radarr Africa Business Desk LAGOS, November 3 (Radarr Africa) – ArcelorMittal Liberia plans to keep operating in Liberia for roughly four more decades or longer, and expects annual iron …