African economy news and analysis: GDP, inflation, interest rates, currencies, trade and the policies driving growth across the continent.
The Zimbabwean government has officially restructured the Agricultural and Rural Development Authority (ARDA), giving it a new mandate as the country’s central food security agency. Under the new plan, ARDA …
President John Dramani Mahama has officially inaugurated the Gold Board Task Force, describing it as a strategic force designed not just for enforcement, but to transform Ghana’s gold industry and …
Algeria is stepping up efforts to boost its share of trade with other African countries through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), with new strategies aimed at expanding regional …
The Founder and Senior Partner of AB & David Africa, Dr. David Ofosu-Dorte, has urged the Ghanaian government to focus more on using local pension funds, rather than depending on …
Malawi has signed investment agreements worth over $12 billion with Chinese firms, signaling a major boost in the country’s mining and infrastructure sectors. The deals, which include the largest foreign …
The Ugandan government has begun the official distribution of over 57,325 freehold land titles to citizens across various regions of the country, including the Eastern, Western, and Northern Regions. This …
The Airports Company of Zimbabwe (ACZ) says it is proud of how it has performed in the first half of 2025, and it is determined to continue following good corporate …
Nigeria’s ambition to become food self-sufficient is facing serious setbacks as the rising cost of farm inputs is pushing many smallholder farmers out of production and making food more expensive …
While Nigerians continue to battle hunger and high food prices, experts say the country can learn valuable lessons from Ethiopia’s agricultural transformation. Ethiopia has successfully moved from being a net …
Nigerian banks have resumed the use of naira debit cards for international transactions and online payments, more than three years after suspending the service due to acute dollar scarcity. The …
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