Africa’s economic story in March 2026 is one of compelling momentum set against significant structural headwinds. The continent is projected to outpace many advanced economies in growth terms, buoyed by a youthful labour force, improving institutional frameworks in key markets, and the deepening integration of intra-African trade. Yet for every headline growth figure, there is […]

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has raised urgent concerns over the escalating military conflict in the Gulf region, cautioning that a prolonged war could trigger severe economic and security shockwaves far beyond the Middle East — with West Africa among the regions hardest exposed to the fallout. In a statement issued under […]

China has long projected an image of invincibility in the global critical minerals race. Its refineries process the lion’s share of the world’s battery metals, its companies operate mines from the DRC to Indonesia, and its state-backed enterprises have locked up offtake agreements across Africa and Latin America for decades. Yet a landlocked African country’s […]

Zimbabwe has thrown the global lithium supply chain into uncertainty with a sweeping, immediate suspension of all raw mineral and lithium concentrate exports, announced on February 25, 2026. The ban — indefinite in duration and applying even to shipments already in transit — marks the most aggressive step Harare has taken in its years-long push […]

Just three years after Ghana was forced to enter a debt restructuring programme and watched its currency collapse, its inflation spike to record highs, and its credit ratings reduced to default territory, the country has crossed a milestone that would have been unthinkable at the height of the crisis: a gross domestic product (GDP) exceeding […]

Africa’s most consequential green investment forum has opened its doors in Cape Town today, as policymakers, financiers, and project developers from across the continent converge on the Century City Conference Centre for the fourth edition of Africa’s Green Economy Summit (AGES). Running from February 24 to 27, 2026, and held under the theme “From Ambition […]

Nigeria has cemented its position as the largest borrower from the World Bank’s concessional lending arm on the African continent, and the third largest in the world, after fresh data confirmed that the country’s outstanding obligations to the International Development Association (IDA) surged to $18.7 billion as of December 31, 2025. The figure represents a […]

On the morning of February 18, 2026, the Nigerian Exchange Limited quietly rewrote the rules of its own market. For the first time in the Exchange’s history, a commercial paper instrument was formally admitted to trading — not over the counter, not through a dealer network, but on the floor of Nigeria’s premier bourse. The […]

South Africa’s headline consumer inflation edged down to 3.5% year-on-year in January 2026, retreating from December’s 3.6% and landing back at its November 2025 level, according to data released by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Wednesday. While the figure came in slightly above the median economist estimate of 3.4% — trimming forward-rate expectations for […]

South Africa’s unemployment rate has retreated to its lowest level in over five years, offering a cautious reason for optimism in an economy that has long struggled to create enough jobs for its growing population. But behind the headline figure lies a more complex and sobering reality: nearly 8 million people remain out of work, […]