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Why statistical rebasing is reshaping Africa’s economic story

Why statistical rebasing is reshaping Africa’s economic story

From Nigeria to Ghana, Kenya, Senegal and Angola, updating GDP and inflation data

Burkina Faso’s break with France is about much more than diplomacy

Burkina Faso’s break with France is about much…

Captain Ibrahim Traoré is not merely severing ties with Paris. He is trying

Dangote turns to Gulf crude as Nigeria’s supply strains test refining ambitions

Dangote turns to Gulf crude as Nigeria’s supply…

Africa’s biggest refinery buys its first cargoes from the UAE, exposing the tension

Angola is not a political laboratory, experiments belong in academia

Angola is not a political laboratory, experiments belong…

MAPUTO – On a continent where institutions often remain more fragile than electoral

Angolan Banks face reported wave of Cyberattacks amid rising Phishing campaigns

Angolan Banks face reported wave of Cyberattacks amid…

LAGOS – Several institutions within Angola’s banking sector are reportedly facing a wave

Can Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue’s strategic vision build an economy beyond oil?

Can Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue’s strategic vision build…

Equatorial Guinea’s second transformation. JOHANNESBURG – For more than two decades, Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea accelerates economic diversification drive with infrastructure, investment and industrial reforms

Equatorial Guinea accelerates economic diversification drive with infrastructure,…

MALABO — Equatorial Guinea is pursuing one of its most ambitious economic reform

Africa’s fastest-growing economies signal a new investment landscape

Africa’s fastest-growing economies signal a new investment landscape

LONDON — Africa’s economic growth story is increasingly being written beyond the continent’s

Why statistical rebasing is reshaping Africa’s economic story

Why statistical rebasing is reshaping Africa’s economic story

From Nigeria to Ghana, Kenya, Senegal and Angola, updating GDP and inflation data has made economies look bigger

Burkina Faso’s break with France is about much more than diplomacy

Burkina Faso’s break with France is about much more than diplomacy

Captain Ibrahim Traoré is not merely severing ties with Paris. He is trying to recast sovereignty as a

Dangote turns to Gulf crude as Nigeria’s supply strains test refining ambitions

Dangote turns to Gulf crude as Nigeria’s supply strains test refining ambitions

Africa’s biggest refinery buys its first cargoes from the UAE, exposing the tension between Lagos’s industrial ambitions and

Angola is not a political laboratory, experiments belong in academia

Angola is not a political laboratory, experiments belong in academia

MAPUTO – On a continent where institutions often remain more fragile than electoral calendars, presidential succession is rarely

Angolan Banks face reported wave of Cyberattacks amid rising Phishing campaigns

Angolan Banks face reported wave of Cyberattacks amid rising Phishing campaigns

LAGOS – Several institutions within Angola’s banking sector are reportedly facing a wave of cyberattacks, according to information

Can Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue’s strategic vision build an economy beyond oil?

Can Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue’s strategic vision build an economy beyond oil?

Equatorial Guinea’s second transformation. JOHANNESBURG – For more than two decades, Equatorial Guinea was one of Africa’s most

Equatorial Guinea accelerates economic diversification drive with infrastructure, investment and industrial reforms

Equatorial Guinea accelerates economic diversification drive with infrastructure, investment and industrial reforms

MALABO — Equatorial Guinea is pursuing one of its most ambitious economic reform agendas since the discovery of

Africa’s fastest-growing economies signal a new investment landscape

Africa’s fastest-growing economies signal a new investment landscape

LONDON — Africa’s economic growth story is increasingly being written beyond the continent’s largest economies. According to the

Why statistical rebasing is reshaping Africa’s economic story
Burkina Faso’s break with France is about much more than diplomacy
Dangote turns to Gulf crude as Nigeria’s supply strains test refining ambitions
Angola is not a political laboratory, experiments belong in academia
Angolan Banks face reported wave of Cyberattacks amid rising Phishing campaigns
Can Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue’s strategic vision build an economy beyond oil?
Equatorial Guinea accelerates economic diversification drive with infrastructure, investment and industrial reforms
Africa’s fastest-growing economies signal a new investment landscape

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Economic and Business News

Nigeria to Host 2027 Intra-African Trade Fair After $118 Billion Deals From Past Editions

Nigeria to Host 2027 Intra-African Trade Fair After $118 Billion Deals From Past Editions

Johannesburg – Nigeria will host the 2027 Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF), cementing its role as a key player

Africa’s top 10 Trade and Investment agencies

Africa’s top 10 Trade and Investment agencies

Africa’s leading trade and investment promotion agencies are transforming the continent through strategic foreign investments, job creation, and

BBS Bank turns first profit

BBS Bank turns first profit

BBS Bank looks set to turn its first profit since transforming into a commercial bank two years ago,

In A Nutshell: Tunisia’s slow recovery faces fiscal reality

In A Nutshell: Tunisia’s slow recovery faces fiscal reality

Johannesburg — Tunisia’s economy is projected to grow modestly in 2025, but persistent fiscal stress, weak investment and

Angola ends partnership with Alrosa, welcomes new investor to boost diamond sector

Angola ends partnership with Alrosa, welcomes new investor to boost diamond sector

Luanda, Angola – The Angolan government has officially severed ties with Russian mining giant Alrosa, following international sanctions

AFC report provides sober view of African infrastructure

AFC report provides sober view of African infrastructure

In May, the Africa Finance Corporation released what is probably the most comprehensive and thorough overview of the

Fidson’s drug manufacturing pact with Chinese firms raises hope for Nigeria’s HIV patients

Fidson’s drug manufacturing pact with Chinese firms raises hope for Nigeria’s HIV patients

Drug maker Fidson Healthcare is betting that its new partnership with a trio of Chinese organisations will drive

Patrice Motsepe and Africa’s economic realignment in 2025

Patrice Motsepe and Africa’s economic realignment in 2025

AH Premium Analysis  How one of the continent’s most influential investors interprets Africa’s shifting macroeconomic cycle and the

Politics & Climate

Nigeria’s Local Governments Face Scrutiny Over Transparency and Service Delivery

Nigeria’s Local Governments Face Scrutiny Over Transparency and Service Delivery

Nairobi – A new programme examining Nigeria’s grassroots governance has exposed deep-seated challenges within the country’s 774 local

Chad begins military transition as humanitarian crisis escalates

Chad begins military transition as humanitarian crisis escalates

N’Djamena, Chad – France has initiated the withdrawal of its troops from Chad, marking the end of a

Air Force One lands in Luanda

Air Force One lands in Luanda

President Biden begins historic visit to Angola Luanda, Angola – Air Force One, carrying President Joe Biden, arrived

Narendra Modi and Joe Biden strengthen partnership at G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro

Narendra Modi and Joe Biden strengthen partnership at G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the growing ties between India and the

African Union rejects RSF’s parallel government declaration, warns of threat to Sudan’s Unity

African Union rejects RSF’s parallel government declaration, warns of threat to Sudan’s Unity

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – The African Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) has firmly rejected the Sudanese paramilitary

Angola takes over the African Union Presidency

Angola takes over the African Union Presidency

João Lourenço to Lead the AU in Addis Ababa Johannesburg, South Africa – On February 14 and 15,

Xi and Putin reaffirm strategic partnership hours after Donald Trump’s inauguration

Xi and Putin reaffirm strategic partnership hours after Donald Trump’s inauguration

Lisbon, Portugal – Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video conference on Tuesday,

Vladimir Putin holds bilateral talks with Cyril Ramaphosa on sidelines of BRICS Summit

Vladimir Putin holds bilateral talks with Cyril Ramaphosa on sidelines of BRICS Summit

On the sidelines of the BRICS summit, Russian President Vladimir Putin engaged in bilateral discussions with South African

Optinions & World

OPINIÃO | Como o relatório da HRMI sobre Angola reabre o debate sobre quem define os critérios pelos quais África é avaliada.

OPINIÃO | Como o relatório da HRMI sobre Angola reabre o debate sobre quem define os critérios pelos quais África…

Quando os rankings internacionais da Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI), se transformam em narrativas globais, a metodologia torna-se

The Colonizers have returned, but this time they sign contracts

The Colonizers have returned, but this time they sign contracts

Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe’s warning and Africa’s new battle for economic sovereignty “If we don’t handle our independence very

Russia, The United States, and The myth of the quick victory

Russia, The United States, and The myth of the quick victory

A strategic assessment of 21st-Century warfare JOHANNESBURG — For much of the past three decades, military and political leaders

The DRC’s untapped power could shape Africa’s economic future if it gets the strategy right

The DRC’s untapped power could shape Africa’s economic future if it gets the strategy right

LAGOS – The Democratic Republic of the Congo has long been viewed as a paradox, a country endowed

E for Emigration: When “Exit” became Europe’s social policy

E for Emigration: When “Exit” became Europe’s social policy

By AfricaHeadline | Opinion African emigration to Europe is often portrayed as an individual choice, commonly framed as

The fear of a power vacuum: Why some African leaders refuse to let go

The fear of a power vacuum: Why some African leaders refuse to let go

Opinion | Africa By AfricaHeadline | Opinion Across Africa, moments of political transition often trigger a familiar argument:

What about Africa, now? A continent between awakening and reinvention

What about Africa, now? A continent between awakening and reinvention

By AfricaHeadline – Johannesburg | October, 2025 As the world turns its attention to America’s political battles and

La Cravate et l’Intellectuel Africain : Une Élite déconnectée du peuple

La Cravate et l’Intellectuel Africain : Une Élite déconnectée du peuple

Comment une classe intellectuelle trop occidentalisée s’est éloignée des réalités africaines Par la Rédaction d’AfricaHeadline | Juillet 2025

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