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Economic by AfricaHeadline unpacks the numbers, policies, and trends shaping Africa’s economies. From agriculture to fintech, trade to inflation, we break down what’s driving growth, and what’s holding it back. With expert insights and grassroots perspectives, we connect economic data to everyday African lives.
March 24, 2026

Africa’s three largest economies diverge in 2025 as growth momentum

LAGOS – Africa’s three largest economies entered 2025 with similar scale but clearly different growth
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March 23, 2026

Too many banks, too little scale: Ethiopia’s lenders face pressure

LAGOS — Ethiopia’s banking sector, long shielded from foreign competition and dominated by a single
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January 14, 2026

Africa’s oil geopolitics intensify global competition, economic risk and security

By AfricaHeadline-style analysis LAGOS – Africa’s oil-producing nations remain central to global energy security and
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December 18, 2025

DFC seals landmark financing for Lobito Atlantic Railway in bid

AfricaHeadline | Analysis WASHINGTON D.C. — The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has formalised
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December 7, 2025

João Lourenço’s message in Washington: Peace pays, war destroys.

Lagos — At the White House signing ceremony marking a new attempt at peace between the
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November 6, 2025

South Africa’s Power Reforms Shift Market Sentiment as Eskom Overhaul

For the first time in more than a decade, South Africa’s electricity crisis, long viewed
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November 6, 2025

Kenya Strikes Labour Deal with Qatar to Deploy 13,000 Workers,

Kenya has concluded a labour mobility agreement with Qatar that will see 13,000 Kenyan workers
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November 2, 2025

Angola’s 2026 budget marks break from oil dependence, but fiscal

By Tomás da Silva — Special Contributor to AfricaHeadline’s Economics & Finance Desk Angola’s 2026
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November 2, 2025

Nigeria’s Cardoso outlines monetary reset in London as investors await

CBN governor defends FX liberalisation and bank recapitalisation at LBS, but markets still assign credibility
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October 28, 2025

ICD and Indonesia Eximbank strengthen partnership to boost shariah-compliant financing

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), the
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