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Nigerian Stock Market Rebounds As Investors Add ₦65bn
Biz Watch Nigeria
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August 19, 2025
The Nigerian Exchange (NGX) opened the new week on a positive note, with equity investors gaining approximately ₦65 billion as the market reversed losses recorded in the previous week. The All-Share Index advanced by 94.27 basis points or 0.07%,...
Scores of South Africans retrenched by NGO processing Trump’s Afrikaner ‘refugees’
Daily Maverick
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August 19, 2025
Church World Service (CWS), the organisation tasked by the US State Department with processing Afrikaner “refugees” for resettlement in the USA, retrenched about 100 workers in Pretoria in June last year. CWS is now applying for “volunteer” visas...
Is market concentration signalling a looming crisis amid record highs and retail euphoria?
Daily Maverick
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August 19, 2025
The S&P 500 now sits just beneath its all-time high. Bitcoin and gold are pressing up against theirs too. Investment-grade credit spreads are as tight as they were when Bill Clinton was supposedly only smoking cigars in the Oval Office. The...
Morocco Consumer Prices Slip 0.1% in July as Food Costs Ease
Morocco World News
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August 19, 2025
Rabat – Consumer prices in Morocco edged down in July 2025, offering households a modest reprieve at a time when many continue to juggle rising costs in essential goods. Official figures posted by the High Commission for Planning (HCP) show a 0.1%...
Africa braces for likely end of AGOA trade deal under Trump
Context
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What’s the context? Few expect the decades-old programme that has boosted economies across Africa to be renewed when it expires in September. NAIROBI - Since returning to office, U.S. President Donald Trump has cut vital aid to Africa and...
Will Nigeria sustain inflation slowdown?
CNBC Africa
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August 19, 2025
Nigeria's inflation journey has been one of highs and lows, oscillating between alarming peaks and cautious downturns. Recently, signs of relief have emerged, offering a glimmer of hope for a nation grappling with economic volatility. Abdelaziz...
Shifts in Kenya’s consumer lending as easing cycle hits interest rates
CNBC Africa
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August 19, 2025
As global economic dynamics continue to evolve, Kenya stands as a beacon of resilience with projected economic growth exceeding 5% by 2025 despite mounting recessionary pressures. The nation’s banking sector, characterized by its agility and...
Nigerian Stocks Open Week Strong with N59 Billion Market Boost
The News Chronicle
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August 19, 2025
With fresh investor confidence driving market capitalisation up by N59 billion, the Nigerian equities market began the week on a good note. Gains in Dangote Sugar Refinery and more than 40 other equities that drew new bargain hunting fueled this...
South Africa’s automotive industry: Overcoming challenges
I News Cayman
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August 19, 2025
Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH The automotive industry is one of the most important economic sectors in South Africa. However, while production figures remain solid, the industry is facing enormous challenges, ranging from structural problems...
U.S. — Africa Trade Desk Announces Landmark Cotton Export From North Carolina To Mauritius,...
Textile World
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WASHINGTON — August 19, 2025 — In a powerful demonstration of how U.S. agriculture is helping to reshape global supply chains, the U.S.-Africa Trade Desk (USATD) today announced the successful export of 300 tons of premium-grade cotton from North...
What’s in store for Africa?: Russia’s policy strategies
Business and Financial Times
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August 19, 2025
By Kestér Kenn KLOMEGÂH For African countries, more and more diverse economic opportunities have opened up primarily due to the changing geopolitical dynamics around the world today. These changes are obviously influencing Africa’s development...
Pan-African leads the fumigation of Kaneshie market
Business and Financial Times
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August 19, 2025
Pan-African Savings and Loans, in partnership with Zoomlion Ghana Limited, has undertaken a comprehensive fumigation exercise at the Kaneshie Market. This Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative on the part of Pan-African aims to create a...
SNC Kherib, Algeria, Orders Complete Spunlace Line From ANDRITZ
Textile World
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VIENNA, Austria — August 19, 2025 — SNC Kherib et Cie. has awarded ANDRITZ an order to supply a complete spunlace line for its plant located in Bejaia City, Algeria. The start-up is scheduled for the end of Q3 2026. Contract signature at Kherib...
Africa’s Pay-TV Titan: MultiChoice’s rise, challenges, and the canal+ lifeline
Business Hallmark
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August 19, 2025
In living rooms stretching from Lagos to Nairobi, MultiChoice once stood unchallenged as Africa’s premier pay-TV provider. Its DStv decoders delivered the excitement of European football leagues and Hollywood blockbusters into homes eager for...
In Africa, Sen. Curtis saw firsthand why China is winning
KSL - Utah
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SALT LAKE CITY — When Sen. John Curtis was in Zambia last week with a bipartisan group of congressional colleagues, he saw firsthand the difficulty of competing with China. Speaking to a room full of employees at Strider Technologies, a Utah-based...
Central Public Sector Enterprise HLL To Represent India At FIGO 2025 In South Africa
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 19 (IANS) HLL Lifecare Limited, the country's premier public sector healthcare enterprise under the Union Health Ministry, will represent India at the 25th FIGO World Congress of Gynaecology and Obstetrics,...
"Did it knock": South African woman leaves Mzansi intrigued by China’s delivery system
Briefly
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August 19, 2025
A South African woman shared her experience with China's futuristic delivery system, where her KFC order was delivered by a robot The robot was able to navigate apartment complexes, enter elevators, and stop on the correct floor to deliver the...
Why Okonjo-iweala’s Call For Social Safety Nets In Nigeria Misses The Point
The Nigerian Voice
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Some Nigerians recently applauded Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), when she recommended that Nigeria should strengthen social safety nets as a way of cushioning its worsening economic problems....
Africa’s ATM King – Tope Dare launches very insightful book “Built To Close”
Nairametrics
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August 19, 2025
The “Where” is Lagos, the “What” is Built To Close, and the “Who” is Tope Dare, a quiet, demure man who many people would not believe single-handedly sold over 70% of Nigeria’s ATMs and has waited over a decade to share a wealth of knowledge with...
African Peering Forum Highlights Remote Peering’s Role in Connectivity
TECH dot AFRICA
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August 19, 2025
The African Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF) 2025, held in Lagos, Nigeria, this week, is focusing on strategies to enhance digital connectivity across Africa. TelCables Nigeria, a subsidiary of Angola Cables, highlighted the role of...