Nigeria's Student Loan Fund Will Keep Borrowers' Names Private as Payments Reach ₦375.28 Billion
Nigeria's student loan fund says borrower names will remain private as its reported cumulative disbursements pass ₦375 billion.
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Botswana Plans to Double De Beers Stake to 30% as Consortium Wins Government Backing
Botswana has selected the Global Diamond Consortium as preferred bidder and says its De Beers stake will rise to 30% if the proposed sale is completed.
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Côte d'Ivoire Has Unveiled a CFA38 Trillion Resource Plan. The Investment Still Has to Arrive.
Côte d'Ivoire's new PIRME presentation projects CFA38 trillion in resource and energy investment through 2040. Eighty-eight percent is expected from private capital, but projects still need financing and oversight.
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South Africa's Municipal Vote Is Over. Now Its Cities Need Governments
The DA led five of eight metros, but only Cape Town delivered a single-party majority. Johannesburg shows how a first-place result can still leave coalition builders short.
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Ethiopia’s Economy Was Recounted, Not Suddenly Enlarged: What a 59% GDP Revision Means
Ethiopia has revised its 2024/25 GDP estimate upward by about 59%. The new figure changes economic ratios, not the goods or income people gained overnight.
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Nigeria’s Power Shortfall Puts Gas and Hydro Constraints in Focus as TCN Disputes Grid-Fault Claims
Nigeria’s power ministry has acknowledged outages linked to reduced generation, while the transmission company disputes a distributor’s account of grid instability. Here is what the available evidence establishes.
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Egypt's Cabinet Backs Draft Spending Curbs Targeting Government Electricity and Fuel Use
Egyptian ministers approved a draft three-month public-sector restraint plan with 20% electricity and at least 30% official-vehicle fuel targets. Final commencement and savings are not yet verified.
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BII Unveils Africa-Wide Investment Targets in Nairobi, Not a Kenya Funding Allocation
BII’s Nairobi strategy launch sets continent-wide capital ambitions, not money earmarked for Kenya. The test now is signed financing, private mobilisation and measurable results.
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Eight West African Economies Are Changing How Mobile Money Moves. The Fine Print Matters.
Eight WAEMU countries are tightening the rules for interoperable mobile-money transfers. The daily free allowance and the delayed cross-border pricing date deserve close attention.
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Congo’s Doha Peace Framework Still Has No New Deal After UN Envoy Meets Kabila’s Front
The UN mission met Joseph Kabila and FRN leaders in Goma, but no new peace accord emerged. Past ceasefire monitoring progress also contradicts claims that no verification mechanism ever existed.
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Africa’s $690 Million Climate Facility Targets Four Countries. What Is Funded?
Africa Finance Corporation and the Green Climate Fund have announced a four-country climate-finance facility. The $690 million headline, GCF’s roughly $675 million project record and the two highlighted financing commitments describe different parts of the arrangement.
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When Market Access Becomes Leverage: Who Pays for AGOA’s Proposed Exit?
Washington’s notice to remove South Africa and Rwanda from AGOA is more than a tariff story. It tests whether a development preference can remain credible when market access doubles as foreign-policy leverage.
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Senegal's Revised Budget Has Been Rejected. The Dispute Goes Beyond the Deficit
Senegal's National Assembly rejected a revised 2026 finance bill after lawmakers challenged the credibility of its forecasts and spending choices. The dispute now intersects with a still-pending IMF programme.
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Washington Targeted Rwanda's Defense Ministry and a Bank. What Can Sanctions Change in Eastern Congo?
The U.S. Treasury designated Rwanda's Ministry of Defence and Zigama Credit and Savings Society over alleged support for M23. The action blocks property within U.S. jurisdiction; it is not a blanket embargo on Rwanda or an automatic end to the fighting.
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Africa Has Established an Energy Bank. Can $5 Billion Change What Gets Built?
A new pan-African institution was established in Abuja with $5 billion in authorized capital. Its significance depends on real subscriptions, projects and the balance between energy access and fossil-fuel exposure.
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