🎙️Economist Razia Khan urges Africa to look inward and tap local markets for sustainable growth. 🎙️Gold hits a record $3,660 as Fed rate cut bets strengthen. 🎙️JSE breaks new highs, boosted by Anglo American’s $20B Teck takeover. 🎙️Africa loses $12.7B annually to disaster-related infrastructure damage. 🎙️South Africa posts strongest quarterly growth since 2023 at 0.8%. 🎙️Civic groups push harder for debt cancellation across Africa.

🎙️African leaders at Addis summit demand more climate investment. 🎙️Oil prices climb as OPEC+ opts for smaller output hike. 🎙️Nigerian businesses struggle under soaring loan interest rates. 🎙️Rwanda set to tax Netflix and Amazon starting 2026. 🎙️High handset costs remain the biggest barrier to Africa’s internet access.

🎙️AfDB’s Kevin Kariuki on blended finance and mobilising private capital for Africa’s energy transition. 🎙️Nairobi Securities Exchange records strongest year since 2008 on foreign inflows and index gains. 🎙️Global food prices hit 18-month high as vegetable oils surge, FAO reports. 🎙️Tanzanian fintech NALA enters Kenyan remittance market via Equity Bank and Pesalink. 🎙️South Africa’s forex reserves climb to record $70.4B in August 2025.

🎙️Meet the CEO: Meet Nakayiza founder and CEO of Pzazrio Naturals. 🎙️Mozambique’s economy contracts 0.9% in Q2 2025, extending its recession. 🎙️Uganda’s Business Tendency Index drops to 57.2 in August, lowest since October 2024.

🎙️Ransomware is on the rise — why Africa’s education sector is a prime target. 🎙️South Africa’s business confidence index dips to 39 in Q3 2025, weighed down by US tariffs. 🎙️UN: Rising food costs hitting African nations harder than most regions. 🎙️Angola’s economic growth slows to 1.1% in Q2 2025, dragged by weaker momentum. 🎙️Egypt’s PMI slips to 49.2 in August, marking a sixth month of contraction.

🎙️Dr. Sidi Ould Tah sworn in as 9th President of the African Development Bank, succeeding Akinwumi Adesina. 🎙️Airtel Africa and Vodacom ink infrastructure-sharing deal across Mozambique, Tanzania, and DRC to boost connectivity. 🎙️Nigerian agritech Babban Gona secures $7.5M debt funding from BII to support smallholder farmers. 🎙️Japan Credit Rating Agency reaffirms Afreximbank’s A- rating with stable outlook.

🎙️South Africa’s factory activity slips back into contraction as PMI drops below 50. 🎙️Nigeria’s PMI hits 54.2 in August, marking strongest business growth since April 2025. 🎙️Gold soars past $3,470 on tariff turmoil and Fed rate-cut bets. 🎙️Egypt’s GDP accelerates to 4.5%, lifted by IMF-backed reforms and UAE investment.

🎙️Ethiopia teams up with Dangote in $2.5B push to become a global fertilizer giant. 🎙️Nigeria halts shea nut exports to turn raw supply into a $300M local industry. 🎙️Japan’s Uncovered & Monex unveil $20M fund backing African and Middle East startups. 🎙️South Africa posts ZAR 20.3B trade surplus as imports surge.

🎙️Meet the CEO: Meet Pamela Kabahesi Country Programs Lead at BrighterMonday Uganda. 🎙️Egypt’s central bank cuts deposit rate 200bps to 22% as inflation eases to 13.9%.

🎙️AfDB Senior VP Marie-Laure Akin-Olugbade unpacks Africa Development Effectiveness Report 2025. 🎙️INTERPOL’s Serengeti 2.0 nets 1,209 cybercrime suspects, $97M in seized funds. 🎙️Nigeria ransom economy surges 144% as families pay ₦2.56B to kidnappers. 🎙️Zipline urges Kenya to adopt national supply chain framework for health access. 🎙️South Africa opens freight rail to private firms after Transnet inefficiencies.

🎙️Algeria joins PAPSS, expanding cross-border payment system to 18 African countries. 🎙️Iron ore prices rebound as Rio Tinto halts Guinea’s Simandou project after worker death. 🎙️Kenya weighs Safaricom split into telecom, towers, and M-Pesa units, eyes stake sale.

🎙️African startups raise $2B in 2025, on track to beat last year. StanChart’s Kirsten Wilkinson on AI, cyber 🎙️risks & mentorship. 🎙️Cell C moves closer to JSE listing after acquisition approval. 🎙️Abu Dhabi’s Space42 plans Africa expansion to rival Starlink. 🎙️Japan commits $5.5B in loans and infrastructure support to Africa.

🎙️Standard Chartered Africa Chief Risk Officer Kirsten Wilkins on Risk Discipline for Startups 🎙️Mauritius Trade Deficit Widens to $19.1B in June, Largest This Year. 🎙️Tunisia’s Economy Accelerates, GDP Grows 3.2% in Q2 2025. 🎙️Bitcoin Retreats to $115,000 as Strong US Data Tempers Fed Cut Bets.

🎙️Inside Africa’s Food Delivery Boom: Growth, Profitability, and the Power of Localization. 🎙️Nedbank Exits Ecobank with $100M Stake Sale to Cameroonian Investor Alain Nkontchou. 🎙️AfDB Commits $40M to Africa’s Green Infrastructure Fund, Pushing Total to $118M. 🎙️Ghana Slaps Multichoice with $900 Daily Fine over DSTV Pricing Data Dispute. 🎙️Ethiopia Tightens Ban on Sinotruk “Red Terror” Imports, Citing Safety and Fake Paperwork.

🎙️Why Africa Has So Few Startup Exits—and How to Fix the System. 🎙️Flutterwave’s Cross-Border Push Surges, Nearing $1B in East Asia Flows and Adding 20 U.S. Licenses. 🎙️WTO and ITC Launch $50M Fund for Women Exporters; Nigeria Named Among Four Pilot Countries. 🎙️Nigeria Inflation Eases to 21.8% in July, Core Cools but Food Pressures Persist.

🎙️Meet The Ceo: Meet Ivy Maingi, Glovo Uganda Country manager. 🎙️Bitcoin Hits Record $123K on Institutional Demand and Fed Cut Bets

🎙️Zambia Holds Rates at 14.5% as Inflation Eases to 13%. 🎙️Namibia Keeps Rates Steady to Protect Rand Peg and Support Growth. 🎙️Evergrande to Be Delisted from Hong Kong Exchange on August 25. 🎙️South Africa’s Unemployment Climbs to 33.2%, Highest in a Year.

🎙️Breaking Down Stablecoins: The Fast, Low-Cost Digital Dollars Moving Across Africa. 🎙️Kenya Cuts Interest Rates for the Seventh Time as Inflation Stays in Target Range. 🎙️AI and Cloud Computing Top Priorities for African Banks Seeking Efficiency. 🎙️AfDB to Help Raise $7.8B for Africa’s Largest Airport in Ethiopia.

🎙️Meet the CEO: Meet Stone Atwine,Founder and CEO of Eversend. 🎙️Africa’s Startup Funding Rebounds with $1.4B Raised in H1 2025, Led by Fintech and Climate-Focused Ventures.

🎙️Prof. Henry Kerali Explores How Smart Regulation Can Unify Africa’s Energy and Telecom Sectors. 🎙️US Imposes $15,000 Visa Bonds on Some Malawi and Zambia Applicants in Bid to Curb Overstays. 🎙️Shoprite Exits Ghana and Malawi as It Sharpens Focus on South Africa. 🎙️Orange to Deploy OpenAI Models to Translate African Languages.