MTN exits towers businesses in Ghana, Uganda

MTN Group has agreed to sell its towers businesses in Ghana and Uganda as Africa’s biggest mobile phone operator refocuses on high-growth markets on the continent and in the Middle East. Clashes with regulators in…

From CFA franc to Eco: evolution of a…

Changes to the CFA franc used by 14 African states, announced over the weekend by Ivorian president Alassane Ouattara and his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, continue to drive debate across the continent. In this article,…

Almost 70 percent of Kenyans will fall short…

A new report released by Standard Chartered Bank now reveals that with a wealth expectancy of 63.6 million shillings($626,421) many Kenyans will fall short of their aspirations.According to the report, by 60 years of age,…

West Africa monetary union to reform CFA franc,…

The West African Economic and Monetary Union has agreed with France to a number of changes to the CFA franc currency, including a new name, Ivory Coast's President Alassane Ouattara said Saturday, as the West…

Ethiopia gets $2.9bn IMF financing package

The Executive Board of IMF approved a three-year $2.9 billion financing package to help Ethiopia implement its homegrown economic reform plan to maintain macroeconomic stability and improve living standards.The financing package, supported by IMF’s Extended…

Zimbabwe: Arcadia Lithium Project re-evaluated

The Zimbabwean Lithium Arcadia project is preparing to play in the big league. According to an updated feasibility study, the mine will have a longer operating life and an annual processing capacity of 2.4 million…

Nigeria’s ex-attorney general returns to face $1.3 bn…

Nigeria’s ex-attorney general Mohammed Adoke has returned to the country to face corruption charges over his involvement in one of the oil industry’s biggest corruption scandals. The country anti-graft body, the Economic and Financial Crimes…

IMF approves $213.6m extended credit for Liberia

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund has approved a five-year arrangement under the Extended Credit facility (ECF) for Liberia in an amount equivalent to $213.6 million.According to an IMF statement issued late Wednesday,…

Rwanda tax sanitary pads

Rwanda Scraps Tax On Sanitary Pads

Over a year after South Africa scrapped taxes on sanitary pads, Rwanda has gone down the same path with an announcement on Tuesday. The Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion tweeted the new development: “Moving…

Nigeria admits border closure causing pain but it…

Nigeria’s decision to close its common borders with its four neighbours, Benin, Cameroon, Chad and Niger is causing pain at home, admitted President Muhammadu Buhari who notwithstanding ruled out its immediate lifting.The border closure has…

ECOWAS leaders set to meet on single currency

Presidents of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) are to meet on December 21 in Abuja to consider recommendations on the proposed single currency regime for the sub-regiom Nigeria Minister of Finance, Budget and…

Akufo-Addo wades into Nigerian traders-GUTA war

Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo is billed to intervene in the dispute between Nigerian traders and the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA). GUTA said Nigerian traders should keep off retail business and has moved in several…