Nigerian inflation accelerated for the 11th straight month in July as a weakened currency and...
Category "Africa"
AfCFTA-The World’s Biggest Free-Trade Pact Targets First Deal in 2021
The first commercial deal under an Africa-wide free trade zone (AfCFTA) will take place on...
Africa Starts to Have Second Thoughts About That Chinese Money
Dipak Patel can still recall the dizzying grandeur of his 2003 visit to Beijing’s cavernous...
Virus-induced Drop in Cocoa Demand Puts African Farmers at Risk
The steepest dive in cocoa demand in a decade has thrown into jeopardy a plan...
World’s Most Food-Insecure Region Hit by Lockdown Price Growth
Panic buying and lockdown-driven price increases pushed up food prices in major economies in sub-Saharan...
Why refined products standard is critical to Africa
A move by the African Refiners & Distributors Association (ARA), and the African Union (AU),...
Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy to shrink by 3.2% in 2020 – IMF
Data released by the International Monetary Fund, IMF, in a revised Regional Economic Outlook (REO)...