President John Mahama used the 2026 Kwahu Business Forum in Mpraeso, Eastern Region, to unveil the operational details of Ghana’s…
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Mahama absorbs GH₵2.00 off diesel, GH₵0.36 off petrol — government forfeits GH₵200m per pricing window
Ghanaians filling up at the pump from 16 April 2026 are paying less for fuel — not because world oil…
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One year of US tariff war — S&P 500 lags peers, Sub-Saharan Africa grows at 4.3%, and the rules keep changing
One year after President Trump’s Liberation Day tariff announcement, global trade remains fractured. The S&P 500 has lagged global peers.…
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Kenya breaks diesel record — EPRA hikes price to KSh 206.84/litre, East Africa braces for knock-on costs
Kenya has broken its diesel price record. The Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) has raised diesel by KSh 40…
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Africa Tech Summit marks 10th edition at the London Stock Exchange — AI and $4.1bn in funding define the moment
The Africa Tech Summit marks its tenth edition on 29 May 2026 at the London Stock Exchange — a symbolic…
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Europe bets on African AI — Digital Africa launches the AI Fuzé Challenge with Proparco, Bpifrance, and Partech
Europe is placing institutional capital behind African artificial intelligence. French state-backed Digital Africa has launched the AI Fuzé Challenge —…
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Benin elects Romuald Wadagni president in 94% landslide — a Harvard economist succeeds Patrice Talon
Benin has elected a new president in a landslide. Romuald Wadagni, a Harvard-trained economist and former Deloitte executive, won 94…
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Sudan’s civil war enters its fourth year — $1.5bn pledged in Berlin, 34 million need aid
Sudan’s civil war has crossed into its fourth year with no ceasefire in sight. Donors at an emergency conference in…
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Ghana cocoa farmers sound the alarm — price cuts and delayed payments are making farming unviable
Cocoa farmers across Ghana’s Ahafo Region are sounding the alarm. Producer prices have been cut and payments delayed to the…
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Ghana’s reserves hit $13.8 billion — cedi crowned Africa’s best-performing currency
Ghana’s international reserves have reached $13.8 billion — up from $8.9 billion just a year ago — as the cedi…
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