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Ghana launches smaller, tougher banknotes to fight counterfeiting

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El Niño threatens Ivory Coast cocoa production

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Enugu Air gets approval for Lagos-London Gatwick route

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Senegal’s opposition-dominated parliament rejects key budget bill

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Row delays key Senegal budget with financial stability on the line

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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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Niger set for $200M IMF aid program

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Burkina Faso’s junta backs economic self-sufficiency

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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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Nigeria makes largest interest rate cut in nearly 20 years

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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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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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IMF reaches agreement with Senegal on new $2.2B loan program

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Nigeria economy grows at fastest pace in five years on oil boom

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Nigerian central bank widens access to open market operations

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IMF announces new $439M program for Guinea

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Tanzania eyes Dangote’s investments in fertiliser, infrastructure

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Ghana made $1.9B loss on gold purchases in 2025, IMF says

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Nigeria tightens rules on virtual assets to boost tax revenue

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Nigeria clears $4.5B oil-backed deal to lift reserves

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Nigeria Customs Service begins 2026 tariff reforms

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IMF reaches staff-level agreement with Liberia on $50M disbursement

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IMF releases final tranche of Ghana’s $3B bailout

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S&P Global acquires majority stake in Nigerian ratings firm

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Nigeria’s central bank retains interest rate at 26.5%

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ECOWAS single currency confirmed for 2027

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Ghana opens bidding for 5G licenses after revoking Ambani-backed agreement

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Libya, Mali deepen cooperation in tourism, handicrafts

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IMF releases over $800 million in loans to Ivory Coast

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Morocco, Nigeria’s among largest African supplier in Q1 2026

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