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  • Middle East crisis tests African economies [Business Africa]
  • Africa: Africa's Quiet Pivot-From Aid Dependence to Self-Driven Growth
  • Africa's economic growth slows in 2026 but projected to rebound

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africanews.com /1 month ago

Middle East crisis tests African economies [Business Africa]

After a strong 2025, African economies are facing a new threat: the war in the Middle East. The IMF now expects regional growth to slow to 4.3% this year. What’s different this tim...

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allafrica.com /1 month ago

Africa: Africa's Quiet Pivot-From Aid Dependence to Self-Driven Growth

[allAfrica] For decades, Africa's place in the global economy was framed through the lens of aid,how much was given, where it went, and whether it made a difference. That narrative...

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africanews.com /3 days ago

Africa's economic growth slows in 2026 but projected to rebound

Africa's economic growth will slow this year to 4.2 percent - down from 4.4 percent last year -  the African Development Bank projects in its 2026 economic outlook released on Tues...

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africanews.com /3 weeks ago

Oil Market: Africa facing new turbulence [Business Africa]

Across Africa, economies remain closely tied to the oil market. OPEC and its allies recently announced a production increase of 188,000 barrels per day, though the move remains lar...

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africanews.com /1 month ago

Growth, urbanisation and fintech: How Africa's economy has evolved over the last 10 years

Africa has experienced an acceleration of its economic and digital transformations over the last decade. This evolution is driven by strong population growth and rapid urbanisation...

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allafrica.com /1 month ago

Africa: Africa Faces Mounting Risks Just As Growth Gains Take Hold

[IPS] Washington DC -- Sub-Saharan Africa's economies entered 2026 with significant momentum. The region had notched its fastest growth rate in 10 years--4.5 percent in 2025--buoye...

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theeastafrican.co.ke /4 days ago

A bigger role for diaspora cash in East Africa’s slowing economies

The African Development Bank says East African governments should better harness diaspora remittances as growth slows and external shocks put fresh pressure on their economies.

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africanews.com /1 month ago

Can Africa’s informal economy become the continent’s next investment frontier? {Business Africa}

Formalising Africa’s sizable informal sector: how an investment company is turning unreported consumer power into verifiable, high-growth portfolios. While Kenya’s housing faces c...

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globalissues.org /1 month ago

Africa Faces Mounting Risks Just as Growth Gains Take Hold

WASHINGTON DC, April 27 (IPS) - Sub-Saharan Africa’s economies entered 2026 with significant momentum. The region had notched its fastest growth rate in 10 years—4.5 percent in 20...

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borgenproject.org /3 weeks ago

Africa’s Investment in 2026: The Continent’s Economic Rise

Amid declining foreign aid and shifting global alliances, Africa’s investment in 2026 is telling a new story. Recent reporting by The Economist highlights a shift in Africa’s econo...

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theeastafrican.co.ke /4 weeks ago

Africa enduring ‘good’ problem of spending own growth funds

While Africa possesses significant domestic capital such as in pension funds and insurance reserves, these are often managed by institutions with high risk aversion.

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theeastafrican.co.ke /1 month ago

AfDB says Africa’s growth risks were tilted to downside even before Iran conflict

Middle East tensions threaten African economies, raising fuel and food prices and straining debt‑burdened governments.

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allafrica.com /6 days ago

Africa: Economic Freedom Remains Africa's Unfinished Struggle - AfCFTA Boss

[New Times] Africa may have achieved political independence, but the continent's biggest remaining challenge is economic liberation, according to the Secretary General of the Afric...

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allafrica.com /2 weeks ago

Africa Eyes Shared Prosperity

[Daily News] Nairobi -- TANZANIA has urged African countries to harness their abundant natural resources to build a strong and resilient continental economy, while advocating for g...

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theeastafrican.co.ke /1 month ago

Guns or growth? Africa’s impossible budget choice

Security pressures are forcing difficult trade-offs across African economies.

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africanews.com /1 month ago

"Sub-Saharan Africa resilient, despite mounting global shocks" - Abebe Selassie

Sub-Saharan African economies have demonstrated remarkable resilience in the face of repeated global shocks, according to Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director of the African Department a...

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theeastafrican.co.ke /2 weeks ago

Mo Ibrahim: Africa loses $5bn in currency conversion costs yearly

This increases the cost of intra-Africa trade, which is still grappling with other barriers.

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globalvoices.org /1 month ago

African creators struggle to secure decent income in gig economy

Africa has become one of the global creative economy’s most dynamic environments for growth. However, there is an economic gap between the value of what creators create and their i...

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allafrica.com /3 weeks ago

Africa: DRC's Rise to Africa's Top Five - A Moment Built on Minerals and Momentum

[allAfrica] A quiet but consequential shift is underway in Africa's economic order. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), long defined by paradox vast wealth amid deep povert...

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thecitizen.co.tz /2 weeks ago

Why insurance could become East Africa’s next economic lifeline

African economies continue to suffer heavy losses from floods, droughts and other disasters because most risks across the continent remain uninsured.

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africanews.com /1 month ago

IMF Warns of Mounting Economic Pressures for Sub-Saharan Africa Amid Global Instability

The latest World Economic Outlook from the International Monetary Fund paints a sobering picture for Sub-Saharan Africa, as escalating conflict in the Middle East threatens to dera...

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allafrica.com /1 month ago

Tanzania Pushes for Self-Reliant Africa

[Daily News] Tangier -- FINANCE Minister Ambassador Khamis Mussa Omar has urged African countries to adopt a unified approach to building resilient and self-reliant economies amid...

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allafrica.com /1 month ago

Africa: Africa's Integration Moment - From Rhetoric to Reality

[allAfrica] Africa's long-articulated dream of integration is slowly edging from rhetoric toward reality--but not fast enough. At the heart of this ambition lies the African Contin...

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zambianews.net /1 month ago

At MC14, ECA, UNCTAD and TESS call for trade to unlock the transformative potential of Africa's critical minerals

Yaounde, 27 March 2026 (ECA) - As the global transition to clean energy accelerates, Africa is emerging as a pivotal player in the evolving landscape of decarbonization. While the...

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