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Ghana’s Mobile-Money Transactions Hit US$318 Billion in First 10 Months of 2025

Ghana is experiencing an unprecedented surge in digital payments, with the total value of mobile-money transactions hitting GH¢3.6 trillion between January and October 2025, according to the latest data the Bank of Ghana has released. Using an average exchange rate of GH¢11.3

December 3, 2025

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Egypt’s Inflation Rises to 12.5% in October After Four-Month Decline

Egypt’s annual urban consumer inflation climbed to 12.5% in October, reversing a four-month easing trend and coming in higher than analysts’ expectations, according to data released Monday by the state statistics agency, CAPMAS. A Reuters poll of 14 analysts had forecast inflation

November 10, 2025

Africa·News·Security·Top Stories

Over 50 Boko Haram, ISWAP Fighters Reportedly Dead in Lake Chad Clash

A violent confrontation between rival Boko Haram factions, Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunna lid-Da‘wa wa’l-Jihād (JAS) and the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) has reportedly left more than 50 fighters dead in Toumbun Gini, an island community in Abadam Local Government Area.

November 10, 2025

Africa·Events·FEATURES·Nigeria

Ford Foundation at 65: How a Quiet Revolution Shaped West Africa’s Fight for Justice, Inclusion

When the Ford Foundation opened its West Africa office in Lagos in 1960, the region was at the dawn of self-rule. Universities were emerging, civil services were taking shape, and newly independent nations needed skilled personnel to run their governments. Few could

November 9, 2025

Africa·Business·Events & Opportunities·News

ECOWAS Courts Investors, Strengthen Regional Value Chains on 50th Anniversary

West Africa’s economic integration milestone, ECOWAS@50, is spotlighting regional trade, investment, and innovation through the ECOWAS Trade and Investment Forum & Exhibition (ECOTIFE) at the 2025 Lagos International Trade Fair (LITF). Running from 7–16 November at Tafawa Balewa Square, the forum positions

November 9, 2025

Africa·News·Security·Top Stories·World News

ISIS Dares Trump: ‘Act On Christian Genocide!’

The Islamic State (ISIS) has issued one of its clearest acknowledgments to date of orchestrating widespread killings of Christians in Africa, framing the violence as a religious duty and directly challenging President Donald Trump’s warnings of possible U.S. intervention. The claims were

November 8, 2025

Africa·News·Politics

HRW Warns Kenya’s New Cybercrime Amendments Threaten Free Speech

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned that Kenya’s newly enacted Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes (Amendments) Act, 2025 could criminalise legitimate online expression and expand state powers in ways that undermine constitutional freedoms. The amendment law, passed by Parliament and signed by President

November 8, 2025

Africa·News·Politics·Top Stories

Zambia Eyes Nigeria’s National Values Charter as Benchmark for New Civic Reforms

Zambia is turning to Nigeria’s National Orientation model as it works to reshape its civic education and behavioural change strategy, signalling a growing trend of African countries borrowing governance frameworks from within the continent rather than from Western institutions. This shift became

November 7, 2025

Africa·News·Politics·Top Stories

Biya Sworn In for New Term Amid Anger, Deadly Protests, Deepening Political Fault Lines

Cameroon’s 92-year-old President Paul Biya was sworn in on Thursday for another seven-year term, extending his decades-long rule despite fierce opposition claims that the October 12 presidential election amounted to a “constitutional coup,” Prime Business Africa reports. Biya, the world’s oldest sitting

November 7, 2025

Africa·News·Top Stories·World News

South Africa Brushes Off Trump’s Push for Its Removal from G20, Says Summit Preparations Unshaken

South Africa has downplayed U.S. President Donald Trump’s renewed call for its removal from the Group of 20 (G20), insisting that preparations for the leaders’ summit in Johannesburg later this month remain on course despite rising diplomatic tensions with Washington, Prime Business

November 7, 2025

Africa·Business·News·Nigeria·Oil & Gas

Stronger Local Content Policies Key to Unlocking Africa’s Energy Market Value – Ogbe

Nigeria’s Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe, says Africa risks losing billions in potential market value unless oil-producing nations hardwire local content policies into their energy strategies. Speaking at the 4th African Petroleum

November 6, 2025

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SEC Orders Full Registration of Tradable Instruments by January 2026

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered all Capital

UK Targets Sugary Milk Drinks as Government Tightens Health Levy

The UK Labour government has expanded its existing sugar tax

Black Market Dollar (USD) To Naira (NGN) Exchange Rate Today, 26th November 2025

What is the dollar-to-naira exchange rate on the black market,

CBN Further Raises Benchmark Interest Rate To 27.25%

CBN Holds Interest Rate At 27% — Fourth Time In 2025

The monetary policy committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of

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Ghana’s Mobile-Money Transactions Hit US$318 Billion in First 10 Months of 2025

Egypt’s Inflation Rises to 12.5% in October After Four-Month Decline

Over 50 Boko Haram, ISWAP Fighters Reportedly Dead in Lake Chad Clash

Ford Foundation at 65: How a Quiet Revolution Shaped West Africa’s Fight for Justice, Inclusion

ECOWAS Courts Investors, Strengthen Regional Value Chains on 50th Anniversary

ISIS Dares Trump: ‘Act On Christian Genocide!’

HRW Warns Kenya’s New Cybercrime Amendments Threaten Free Speech

Zambia Eyes Nigeria’s National Values Charter as Benchmark for New Civic Reforms

Biya Sworn In for New Term Amid Anger, Deadly Protests, Deepening Political Fault Lines

South Africa Brushes Off Trump’s Push for Its Removal from G20, Says Summit Preparations Unshaken

Stronger Local Content Policies Key to Unlocking Africa’s Energy Market Value – Ogbe

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Barracks Logic: Guinea‑Bissau’s Coup Fuels West Africa’s Military Temptation

New PDP Chair Turaki Launches ‘Era of Discipline’, Confirms Final Expulsion for Wike, Others

Over N1.28trn Gain Recorded As Dangote Cement, NCR Lead NGX Rebound

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