JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – French telecoms group Orange launched a new 5G network in Botswana on Friday in a first step…
Ghana creditors close to formalizing a group for debt talks -sources
By Jorgelina do Rosario and Karin Strohecker LONDON (Reuters) – Some holders of Ghana’s international bonds are close to formalizing…
Court rejects Nigeria’s compensation request against Eni, Shell
By Alfredo Faieta and Francesca Landini MILAN (Reuters) – An appeals court in Milan on Friday rejected Nigeria’s $1.092 billion…
Ghana’s finance minister set to present budget despite calls for dismissal
By Christian Akorlie ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s embattled finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta plans to present his 2023 budget statement this…
VW South Africa looks to Asia, Latam as Europe shifts to EVs
By Promit Mukherjee and Joe Bavier JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s South Africa unit aims to develop new markets for its…
Investors gobble up bonds as worst of inflation may be over -BofA
By Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) -Investors bought more bonds than at any time in the last four months in the…
Kenya in talks for World Bank support loan
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya is in talks with the World Bank for a budget support loan, sources said on Friday,…
Kenya to cut ‘appetite’ for borrowing, eyes narrower budget deficit
By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) -Kenya’s government is reducing its rate of borrowing, officials said on Thursday, while unveiling a…
Egypt’s headline inflation jumps to 16.2% in October
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s annual urban consumer inflation accelerated faster than expected in October, climbing to a four-year high of…
South African manufacturing output up 2.9% y/y in September
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s manufacturing output rose 2.9% year on year in September after rising by a revised 1.7%…