Senegal to save $98m after shutting down 19 state agencies
Senegal, a lower middle income country, plans to close 19 government agencies as part of a cost-cutting drive expected to...
- Thursday, June 04, 2026
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Senegal, a lower middle income country, plans to close 19 government agencies as part of a cost-cutting drive expected to...
Oil prices surged past $100 a barrel on Sunday evening, climbing to their highest level since Russia’s 2022 invasion of...
The escalation in the Middle East conflict pushed global oil prices to $90 per barrel on Friday, the highest level...
February delivered a strong start to 2026 across Africa’s major economies as easing inflation, strengthening currencies, and renewed investor appetite...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the posting of 31 career and 34 non-career ambassadors to diplomatic missions worldwide, marking...
Escalating tensions in the Middle East are threatening to disrupt Africa’s emerging monetary easing cycle just as inflation begins to...
Ghana’s annual inflation slowed to 3.3 percent in February 2026, down from 3.8 percent in January, marking the 14th consecutive...
Egypt’s private sector recorded the weakest business activity among eight major African economies in February 2026, as rising cost pressures...
Southern African economies are sustaining a rare period of price stability, with Zambia and Zimbabwe maintaining single-digit inflation for a...
This week’s Africa finance landscape is being shaped by rising geopolitical risk in the Middle East, resilient capital market performance...