Economic

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.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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U.S. Treasury unveils prototype of $1 coin featuring Donald Trump’s

By AfricaHeadline – São Paulo | October, 2025 The U.S. Treasury Department has unveiled a
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AGOA at a crossroads: What’s at stake for Africa and

Washington, D.C. / Johannesburg The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), once celebrated as the
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African inflation cools unevenly: fragile disinflation tests central banks in

By AfricaHeadline | Special ReportSeptember 2025 A continental trend with divergent paths Africa’s ten largest
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