Africa
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Affinity Africa report lays bare the cost of Africa’s cash dependency — and the actions needed to break it
ACCRA and LONDON, June 17, 2026 — Affinity Africa, Ghana’s leading digital banking platform, has released a new report in collaboration with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation and Yale’s International Leadership Centre examining the drivers…
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Over 50 Million People Connected to Electricity Across Africa Under Mission 300
KAMPALA, June 17, 2026 — The World Bank Group and the African Development Bank Group have announced that Mission 300 has now connected more than 50 million people to electricity across 40…
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EBRD and Valu expand access to energy-efficient household solutions in Egypt
CAIRO, June 17, 2026 — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development [EBRD] is supporting Egypt’s green transition through a loan of up to €10.7 million to U Consumer Finance, known by…
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FIFA World Cup 2026: Egypt hold Belgium in impressive Group G opener
SEATTLE, June 16, 2026 — Egypt delivered an impressive performance to earn a deserved 1–1 draw against FIFA World Cup contenders Belgium in their opening Group G match in Seattle on Monday,…
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AFC backs US$ 7bln Dangote fertiliser expansion to strengthen Africa’s food security
LAGOS, June 16, 2026 — Africa Finance Corporation [AFC], the continent’s infrastructure solutions provider, is helping drive a US$ 7 billion fertiliser expansion programme by Dangote Group designed to triple production capacity…
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S&P Global Ratings assigns Afreximbank ‘BBB+/A-2’ investment grade rating
KAMPALA, June 16, 2026 — S&P Global Ratings has assigned African Export-Import Bank [Afreximbank] a ‘BBB+’ long-term issuer credit rating and an ‘A-2’ short-term issuer credit rating, with a Stable Outlook, reinforcing the…
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ATAF research calls for stronger and more structured gender-responsive tax systems across Africa
KAMPALA, June 15, 2026 — New research by the African Tax Administration Forum [ATAF], through its ATAF Women in Tax Network [AWITN], has highlighted the need for African countries to strengthen the…
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Angola steps up efforts to revive coffee industry
LUANDA, June 15, 2026 — Angola, once among Africa’s largest coffee producers, is moving to tighten export regulations as part of efforts to revive a sector that collapsed following independence and years…
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Africa CDC Raises Concern as Bundibugyo Virus Outbreak Cases Top 700 in DR Congo and Uganda
KAMPALA, June 13, 2026 — The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention [ Africa CDC ] has warned that the Bundibugyo Virus Disease outbreak mostly affecting the Democratic Republic of the…
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Africa’s coffee exports fall 22.1 percent in April as Ethiopia and Uganda shipments decline – ICO
KAMPALA, June 13, 2026 — Coffee exports from Africa fell sharply in April 2026, declining by 22.1 percent year-on-year to 1.54 million bags from 1.98mln bags in the same month last year,…
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