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🎙️Economist Razia Khan urges Africa to look inward and tap local markets for sustainable growth.

🎙️Gold hits a record $3,660 as Fed rate cut bets strengthen.

🎙️JSE breaks new highs, boosted by Anglo American’s $20B Teck takeover.

🎙️Africa loses $12.7B annually to disaster-related infrastructure damage.

🎙️South Africa posts strongest quarterly growth since 2023 at 0.8%.

🎙️Civic groups push harder for debt cancellation across Africa.

🎙️African leaders at Addis summit demand more climate investment.

🎙️Oil prices climb as OPEC+ opts for smaller output hike.

🎙️Nigerian businesses struggle under soaring loan interest rates.

🎙️Rwanda set to tax Netflix and Amazon starting 2026.

🎙️High handset costs remain the biggest barrier to Africa’s internet access.

🎙️AfDB’s Kevin Kariuki on blended finance and mobilising private capital for Africa’s energy transition.

🎙️Nairobi Securities Exchange records strongest year since 2008 on foreign inflows and index gains.

🎙️Global food prices hit 18-month high as vegetable oils surge, FAO reports.

🎙️Tanzanian fintech NALA enters Kenyan remittance market via Equity Bank and Pesalink.

🎙️South Africa’s forex reserves climb to record $70.4B in August 2025.

🎙️Meet the CEO: Meet Nakayiza founder and CEO of Pzazrio Naturals.

🎙️Mozambique’s economy contracts 0.9% in Q2 2025, extending its recession.

🎙️Uganda’s Business Tendency Index drops to 57.2 in August, lowest since October 2024.

🎙️Ransomware is on the rise — why Africa’s education sector is a prime target.

🎙️South Africa’s business confidence index dips to 39 in Q3 2025, weighed down by US tariffs.

🎙️UN: Rising food costs hitting African nations harder than most regions.

🎙️Angola’s economic growth slows to 1.1% in Q2 2025, dragged by weaker momentum.

🎙️Egypt’s PMI slips to 49.2 in August, marking a sixth month of contraction.

🎙️Dr. Sidi Ould Tah sworn in as 9th President of the African Development Bank, succeeding Akinwumi Adesina.

🎙️Airtel Africa and Vodacom ink infrastructure-sharing deal across Mozambique, Tanzania, and DRC to boost connectivity.

🎙️Nigerian agritech Babban Gona secures $7.5M debt funding from BII to support smallholder farmers.

🎙️Japan Credit Rating Agency reaffirms Afreximbank’s A- rating with stable outlook.

🎙️South Africa’s factory activity slips back into contraction as PMI drops below 50.

🎙️Nigeria’s PMI hits 54.2 in August, marking strongest business growth since April 2025.

🎙️Gold soars past $3,470 on tariff turmoil and Fed rate-cut bets.

🎙️Egypt’s GDP accelerates to 4.5%, lifted by IMF-backed reforms and UAE investment.

🎙️Ethiopia teams up with Dangote in $2.5B push to become a global fertilizer giant.

🎙️Nigeria halts shea nut exports to turn raw supply into a $300M local industry.

🎙️Japan’s Uncovered & Monex unveil $20M fund backing African and Middle East startups.

🎙️South Africa posts ZAR 20.3B trade surplus as imports surge.

🎙️Meet the CEO: Meet Pamela Kabahesi Country Programs Lead at BrighterMonday Uganda. 

🎙️Egypt’s central bank cuts deposit rate 200bps to 22% as inflation eases to 13.9%.

🎙️AfDB Senior VP Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade unpacks Africa Development Effectiveness Report 2025.

🎙️INTERPOL’s Serengeti 2.0 nets 1,209 cybercrime suspects, $97M in seized funds.

🎙️Nigeria ransom economy surges 144% as families pay ₦2.56B to kidnappers.

🎙️Zipline urges Kenya to adopt national supply chain framework for health access.

🎙️South Africa opens freight rail to private firms after Transnet inefficiencies.

🎙️Algeria joins PAPSS, expanding cross-border payment system to 18 African countries.

🎙️Iron ore prices rebound as Rio Tinto halts Guinea’s Simandou project after worker death.

🎙️Kenya weighs Safaricom split into telecom, towers, and M-Pesa units, eyes stake sale.

🎙️African startups raise $2B in 2025, on track to beat last year.

StanChart’s Kirsten Wilkinson on AI, cyber 🎙️risks & mentorship.

🎙️Cell C moves closer to JSE listing after acquisition approval.

🎙️Abu Dhabi’s Space42 plans Africa expansion to rival Starlink.

🎙️Japan commits $5.5B in loans and infrastructure support to Africa.

🎙️Standard Chartered Africa Chief Risk Officer Kirsten Wilkins on Risk Discipline for Startups

🎙️Mauritius Trade Deficit Widens to $19.1B in June, Largest This Year.

🎙️Tunisia’s Economy Accelerates, GDP Grows 3.2% in Q2 2025.

🎙️Bitcoin Retreats to $115,000 as Strong US Data Tempers Fed Cut Bets.

🎙️Inside Africa’s Food Delivery Boom: Growth, Profitability, and the Power of Localization.

🎙️Nedbank Exits Ecobank with $100M Stake Sale to Cameroonian Investor Alain Nkontchou.

🎙️AfDB Commits $40M to Africa’s Green Infrastructure Fund, Pushing Total to $118M.

🎙️Ghana Slaps Multichoice with $900 Daily Fine over DSTV Pricing Data Dispute.

🎙️Ethiopia Tightens Ban on Sinotruk “Red Terror” Imports, Citing Safety and Fake Paperwork.

🎙️Why Africa Has So Few Startup Exits—and How to Fix the System.

🎙️Flutterwave’s Cross-Border Push Surges, Nearing $1B in East Asia Flows and Adding 20 U.S. Licenses.

🎙️WTO and ITC Launch $50M Fund for Women Exporters; Nigeria Named Among Four Pilot Countries.

🎙️Nigeria Inflation Eases to 21.8% in July, Core Cools but Food Pressures Persist.

🎙️Meet The Ceo: Meet Ivy Maingi, Glovo Uganda Country manager. 

🎙️Bitcoin Hits Record $123K on Institutional Demand and Fed Cut Bets

🎙️Zambia Holds Rates at 14.5% as Inflation Eases to 13%.

🎙️Namibia Keeps Rates Steady to Protect Rand Peg and Support Growth.

🎙️Evergrande to Be Delisted from Hong Kong Exchange on August 25.

🎙️South Africa’s Unemployment Climbs to 33.2%, Highest in a Year.

🎙️Breaking Down Stablecoins: The Fast, Low-Cost Digital Dollars Moving Across Africa.

🎙️Kenya Cuts Interest Rates for the Seventh Time as Inflation Stays in Target Range.

🎙️AI and Cloud Computing Top Priorities for African Banks Seeking Efficiency.

🎙️AfDB to Help Raise $7.8B for Africa’s Largest Airport in Ethiopia.

🎙️Meet the CEO: Meet Stone Atwine,Founder and CEO of Eversend. 

🎙️Africa’s Startup Funding Rebounds with $1.4B Raised in H1 2025, Led by Fintech and Climate-Focused Ventures.

🎙️Prof. Henry Kerali Explores How Smart Regulation Can Unify Africa’s Energy and Telecom Sectors.

🎙️US Imposes $15,000 Visa Bonds on Some Malawi and Zambia Applicants in Bid to Curb Overstays.

🎙️Shoprite Exits Ghana and Malawi as It Sharpens Focus on South Africa.

🎙️Orange to Deploy OpenAI Models to Translate African Languages.

🎙️COMESA Sees Record Mergers in 2024, Led by Financial Sector.

🎙️EABL Profit Rises 12% to KSh 12.2B, Warns on Illicit Alcohol Surge.

🎙️Tanzania’s Instant Payments Double to $11.6B in 2024.

🎙️Africa Receives $100B in Remittances – Eversend CEO on Intra-Africa Flows.

🎙️Vivo Energy and UNOC Sign Landmark Deal to Develop Uganda’s LPG Infrastructure.

🎙️Uganda Overtakes Africa’s Coffee Export Market as Earnings Nearly Double to $2.2B.

🎙️Sub-Saharan Africa’s Perceived Wellbeing Rises, but Still Lags Behind Global Peers – Gallup.

🎙️Court Blocks Sale of 54Gene’s Assets Amid Legal Battle with Top Investors.

🎙️Uganda’s Capital Markets Authority Launches Regulatory Sandbox and Tightens Oversight

🎙️Google Commits $37M to Boost Africa’s AI and Fintech Innovation

🎙️South Africa and China Advance AI Cooperation Deal to Power Key Sectors

🎙️Meet the CEO: Yosuke Kaneko CEO of Sora Technology on Expanding Across 15+ African Countries.

🎙️Visa Launches First African Data Centre to Tap Into Digital Payment Boom.

🎙️AfriLabs Supports 280,000+ Entrepreneurs as Africa’s Tech Scene Scales Up.

🎙️Uganda’s Stock Market Surges in H1 2025 — CEO Paul Bwiso Breaks It Down.

🎙️Ethio Telecom’s Annual Pretax Profit Surges Over 80% to $550 Million.

🎙️Africa’s E-Sports Market Valued at $66 Million and Growing Fast.

🎙️Tanzania Bans Foreigners from 15 Local Business Sectors in New Directive.

🎙️East Africa’s Top 20 Index Attracts Foreign Investors, Boosts Market Liquidity.

🎙️Ghana Set to Regulate Crypto Platforms in Bid to Formalize $3B Market.

🎙️Experts Warn African Universities Risk Falling Behind on AI Adoption.

🎙️Remittances to Africa Hit $100B as Tech and Digital Literacy Drive Growth.

1. MTN Uganda Restructures Mobile Money Unit Under New Fintech Entity
2. Airtel Africa Posts Over 400% Surge in Profit to $156 Million in Q1 2026
3. Ethio Telecom’s Annual Pretax Profit Jumps 80% to $550 Million

1. Liberia Launches Africa’s First Youth Entrepreneurship Investment Bank Backed by AfDB
2. Ethiopia Releases First T-Bill Calendar to Raise 117 Billion Birr in Q3 FY 2024/25
3. Africa Tops China’s Belt and Road Investment List with $39 Billion in H1 2025
4. World Bank Flags Expensive Mobile Data as Major Barrier to Africa’s Digital Future
5. AfDB’s Akinwumi Adesina Says Liberia’s Youth Bank Signals a New Economic Era

🎙️Meet the CEO: Dodai’s Hilina Legesse on Pioneering Ethiopia’s E-Mobility Revolution.

🎙️Canal+ Completes $3B MultiChoice Takeover - Reshaping Africa’s Pay-TV Landscape.

🎙️Japan’s SORA Tech Expands to Nigeria - AI Drones to Combat Malaria in Africa.

🎙️MTN Uganda Shareholders Approve MoMo Fintech Spin-Off.

🎙️Safaricom Adds PayPal Withdrawals to M-PESA Super App.

🎙️Microsoft Warns of China-Linked Hacks Targeting SharePoint Vulnerability.

🎙️MoneyBadger Raises $400K to Scale Crypto Payments in South Africa.

🎙️Kenya’s Freelancers Set to Benefit from New M-PESA–PayPal Integration.

🎙️AfDB’s Kevin Urama Pushes for AfCFTA Enforcement and Mineral Sovereignty in New Outlook Report.

🎙️Flutterwave Secures License to Launch Operations in Senegal.

🎙️Africa’s Four Richest Men Hold More Wealth Than Half the Continent’s Population.

🎙️IMF Pressures Ethiopia to Lift Currency Controls on Capital Transactions.

🎙️Klaus Schwab Under Investigation for Manipulating Economic Rankings and Expenses.

🎙️Hilina Legesse Talks E-Mobility Challenges and Electric Motorcycles in Africa.
 

🎙️Ghana Central Bank Skips Decision After Emergency Rate Meeting.
 

🎙️Kenya’s Public Debt Hits Record KSh 11.51 Trillion in May 2025.
 

🎙️Ethiopia Ratifies Landmark Startup Law After Five Years of Debate.

 🎙️Ugandan Leaders Urged to Prioritize Health in Policy Debate.

🎙️Côte d’Ivoire Taps Samurai Market with $336M Yen Bond to Diversify Funding.

🎙️Zimbabwe’s Mining Sector Contracts in Q1 Despite Gold Price Surge.

🎙️Adidas Opens Flagship Lagos Store, Betting on Nigeria’s Luxury Market.

🎙️500 Global Commits $300M to Tackle Emerging Market Challenges, Eyes Africa.

🎙️AfDB Flags Africa’s Tax System Gaps, Calls for Smarter Domestic Resource Mobilisation.

🎙️Algeria’s Oil Output Rises Again, but Falling Prices Could Undercut Gains.

🎙️London Promises to Fix Cross-Border Banking Hurdles for Nigerian Startups.

🎙️Wabeh Suspends BNPL Services Amid Rising Defaults and Cash Strain.

🎙️Village Capital Launches $4M Fund to Support Africa’s Startup Enablers.

🎙️ AfDB’s VP Prof Kevin Urama Unpacks Africa’s Debt Crisis and Falling FDI in New Outlook Report.

🎙️Nigeria’s Inflation Rate Falls to 22.22% in June 2025.

🎙️Global Findex: Formal Savings in Developing Economies Hit Record 40%.

🎙️Village Capital Launches $4M Fund Backing Startups in Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanzania.

Uganda’s Economy Grows by 6.9% in Q3 FY2024/25

Uganda’s Export Earnings Rise 39.1% in Q3, Trade Deficit Narrows

Meta Removes 500,000 Spam Accounts and 10 Million Fake Profiles

Kenya Scraps Visa Requirements for Most African and Caribbean Nations

 Ethiopia Hikes AI Budget 42%, Boosting Institute Reporting Directly to PM Abiy. 

Angola’s Inflation Drops to 19.73% — Lowest Since 2023. 

Mozambique Enters Technical Recession as Economy Shrinks 3.9% in Q1 2025.

🎙️Egypt's Inflation Cools Sharply to 14.9% — First Drop Since May 2024.

🎙️Global Trade Grows, But Developing Countries Like Nigeria Are Being Left Behind.

🎙️South Africa’s Stitch Takes Full Control of Card Payments With Efficacy Deal.

🎙️Africa’s Film Industry Eyes $20B Boom With New Finance Forum Push.

🎙️Ghana’s Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem  Outlines Steps to Avoid Return to Junk Credit Ratings.

🎙️Tanzania’s Inflation Rises to 3.3% in June, Highest in Three Months.

🎙️Ghana’s Liquify Raises $1.5 Million Seed Round to Tackle Africa’s Trade-Finance Gap.

🎙️Trump Slaps 25–40% Tariffs on Imports from 14 Countries, Including South Africa and Japan.

🎙️South Africa’s Foreign Reserves Hit Record $68.415 Billion in June 2025.

🎙️Tunisia’s Inflation Holds at 5.4% in June, Lowest Since May 2021.

🎙️Ethiopia Secures $1 Billion World Bank Deal for Economic Reforms.

🎙️Uganda’s Zembo Gets $1 Million Loan from FMO for Battery Expansion.

🎙️African Startups Rebound with $1.4B Raised in H1 2025.

🎙️Israel-Iran Conflict Raises Oil Price Fears for Africa.

🎙️AfDB Eyes Partnerships with Asia for Critical Mineral Processing.

🎙️Ethiopia Completes Mega Dam on the Blue Nile.

🎙️MTN Mobile Money CEO on Driving Financial Inclusion and SME Growth in Uganda. 

🎙️Kenya’s PMI Dips to 48.6% as Economic Contraction Continues.

🎙️Kenya’s Economy Grows 4.9% in Q1 2025, Boosted by Strong Agriculture Sector.

🎙️Nigeria's New Tax Legislation: Expert Analysis on SME Impacts and Consequences.

🎙️Moody's Downgrades Afreximbank Credit Rating, Citing Sovereign Lending Risks.

🎙️African Air Travel Taxes Average $68 - Double Other Global Regions.

🎙️Microsoft Implements Second Round of Layoffs, Cutting 9,000 Positions.

🎙️South Africa Seeks Deadline Extension for US Trade Deal Negotiations.

🎙️Starlink Announces $130 Million Investment for African Internet Expansion.

🎙️Assessing AI's Impact on Global Financial Stability: Insights from IMF Experts.

🎙️AfDB Approves $500,000 Grant for Rwanda's Innovative Cable Car Project.

🎙️Senegal's Economy Achieves Record 12.1% Growth in First Quarter 2025.

🎙️JSE Index Surpasses 97,000 Mark, Reaching New All-Time High.

🎙️Multinational Exodus from Nigeria: Tax Policy Analyst Usman Shamaki Weighs In.

🎙️Kenya's Inflation Holds Steady at 3.8%.

🎙️Morocco's Q1 Growth Reaches 4.8%, Highest Since 2021.

🎙️Egypt's Economy Grows 4.7%, Fastest Pace in Three Years.

Nigeria's Tax Reform Legislation: Policy Analyst Usman Shemaki Examines the Four New Laws.

Nigeria's Buy-Now-Pay-Later Sector Projected to Grow 83%, Reaching $2.6 Billion by 2030.

Dr. George Elombi Appointed as Board Chair of Afreximbank. 

🎙️China vs. Uganda’s Tax Policies - Economist Dr. Fred Muhumuza Compares Strategies.

🎙️Cocoa Prices Hit $8.7K/Ton - Nigeria Bets Big Amid US Tariff Boom.

🎙️Afreximbank’s Leadership Shakeup - New President to Address Credit Downgrade.

🎙️World Bank’s $1.5B Loan for SA - Can It Fix Transport & Carbon Woes?

🎙️Public-Private Telecom Partnerships - MTN Uganda CEO Sylvia Mulinge on Financial Inclusion.

🎙️Morocco Holds Rates at 2.25% - Central Bank Bets on Economic Recovery.

🎙️US Visa Bans & African Aviation - IATA Says Impact Will Be Minimal.

🎙️Ghana’s Credit Upgrade - From ‘Restricted Default’ to Stable Outlook.

🎙️Why Poverty Persists - Economist Dr. Fred Muhumuza on Tax Collection Challenges.

🎙️Uganda’s Umeme Loses 25% After Concession Ends.

🎙️Cybercrime Rising in Africa - Interpol Report.

🎙️Kenya Cuts Betting Tax from 15% to 5%.