Allen Dreyfus

31/07/2025

Côte d’Ivoire raised CFAF 41.2 billion ($67 million) in a regional bond auction on July 29, falling short of its CFAF 50 billion ($83 million) target. - Brandon Mensah

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31/07/2025

A quiet energy revolution is unfolding in the industrial zones of northwest Tunisia, where natural gas has replaced heavy fuel oil as the dominant source of power. - Ahmed Boulor

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31/07/2025

Mali has formalised a sweeping new mining code aimed at reshaping the country’s relationship with foreign investors and increasing government control over the gold sector, officials announced late Tuesday. - Kingsley Kobo

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30/07/2025

Ghana’s central bank has slashed its benchmark interest rate by 300 basis points to 25%, marking its first rate cut in more than a year, as inflation slows and the national currency rebounds sharply. - Joshua Worlasi Amlanu

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30/07/2025

Nearly 15 years after Nigeria privatised its moribund state-owned electricity utility, the country’s power sector remains broken - and now the government is betting on a 4 trillion Naira ($2.7 billion) bond to rescue it. - Dulue Mbachu

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30/07/2025

Senegal has raised 132 billion CFA francs ($232 million) in a local bond auction, pressing ahead with its borrowing strategy despite a sovereign credit downgrade and mounting scrutiny over undisclosed public debt. - Brandon Mensah

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30/07/2025

Ghana’s central bank has warned financial institutions and remittance providers over persistent breaches of foreign exchange regulations, as it tightens oversight to protect inward remittance flows. - Brandon Orion Mensah

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30/07/2025

The West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) has imposed a 1.2 billion CFA franc fine ($2 million) on five banks across the region for breaching regulatory and governance standards. - Alhousseiny Djigo

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30/07/2025

A new $184 million disbursement from the International Monetary Fund is expected to bolster Zambia’s economic recovery and investor confidence, experts say. - Justice Nwafor

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29/07/2025

Namibia’s total stock market capitalisation hit more than N$2.3 trillion ($128 billion) by the end of 2024, equivalent to 943% of the country’s GDP. - Vitalio Angula

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29/07/2025

Six months into his presidency, Ghana’s John Mahama is drawing mixed reviews as he attempts to steer the country out of economic turbulence while grappling with the deepening crisis of illegal small-scale mining. - Caleb Ahinakwah

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29/07/2025

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has announced that banks unable to meet a five billion birr ($36 million) minimum capital requirement by 2026 will be forced to consolidate. - Michael Masrie

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