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Ghana launches smaller, tougher banknotes to fight counterfeiting

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Indonesia, Republic of Congo discuss forestry cooperation

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El Niño threatens Ivory Coast cocoa production

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Zambia-Angola’s railway project targets 2027 financial close

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Enugu Air gets approval for Lagos-London Gatwick route

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World Bank: Anti-corruption reforms can boost Kenya’s GDP by 22%

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Senegal’s opposition-dominated parliament rejects key budget bill

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US to exclude South Africa, Rwanda from Africa’s duty-free trade deal

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Libya appoints new central bank governor

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Row delays key Senegal budget with financial stability on the line

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Libya’s central bank says raided by unknown group

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Eswatini’s Maphanga appointed SADC Deputy Executive Secretary

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Thailand, Southern African bloc expand industrial cooperation

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DR Congo to demand franc payments to boost currency, investment

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Kenya plans over-the-counter market for government securities

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Nigeria’s Dangote refinery extends IPO

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Burkina Faso halts flour exports to conserve supplies

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Sources: Rwanda to host F1 Grand Prix

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Niger set for $200M IMF aid program

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Burkina Faso’s junta backs economic self-sufficiency

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Kenya infrastructure fund begins deploying $2.6 billion seed capital by buying bonds

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Africa launches own credit agency in bid for cheaper borrowing

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Nigeria eyes 10,000 jobs from 500-cattle abattoir

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Russia, Togo to deepen ties in energy, mining

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IMF board clears $155M tranche for Madagascar

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African payments firm IPO to boost London Stock Exchange

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Nigeria makes largest interest rate cut in nearly 20 years

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Ethiopia bourse approves 11 new listings, with one next week

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Nigeria seen cutting rates on softer prices, stronger naira

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Senegal PM rules out drastic adjustment following IMF loan

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South Africa economy shrinks ahead of local elections

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South Africa set to end longest growth run in decade on Iran

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Angola seeks to raise $228M from shares in Standard Bank unit seized from tycoon

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Aliko Dangote, investment banks sign Africa’s biggest IPO

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Senegal, Liberia join FEDA; Angola, Zimbabwe ratify agreement

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S&P downgrades Senegal rating after IMF bailout announced

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Uber halts business in Nigeria, Uganda

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