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Redouble effort for post-COVID recovery in Africa Africa needs around $12bn to procure and distribute sufficient numbers of COVID-19 vaccines to achieve adequate protection against the
Africa on track for post-Covid recovery After the region’s first recession in over 25 years, sub-Saharan Africa shows signs of steady recovery, according to the World
New ECO currency shelved for at least another year In a blow to trade prospects for Senegal and seven other countries in West Africa, the much-discussed
East Africa leads post-COVID resilience After the worst recession in over half a century, Africa’s economy is poised for a rebound, underpinned by an expected resumption of
Africa’s economic freedom rising, though much too slowly Economic freedom is improving in sub-Saharan Africa, according to this year’s Economic Freedom Index, published by the Heritage Foundation. Progress, however, remains
After months hampered by Covid disruptions, election challenges and currency depreciation, Ghana appears to have turned a corner towards GDP growth, relative exchange rate stability
Sudan’s huge devaluation should improve remittances and relations In its boldest economic move yet, the military junta that has governed Sudan on a transitional basis
Rand on a high as it celebrates 60 years In an appropriate run-up to the currency’s 60th anniversary this Sunday, the Rand resumed its rally
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria’s former finance minister and former Managing Director of the World Bank, looks set to become the next Director-General of the World Trade
CBN sanction threat easing Naira pressure The Naira held steady against the dollar, trading at levels of 478 in the parallel market, as the Central
