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ANAYO EZUGWU examines President Bola Tinubu’s push for transformation of West Africa towards deeper economic cooperation and ...
An IMF study tests Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) across West and Central Africa, revealing stronger price convergence in ...
Hydropower supplies 20% of Africa's electricity but faces climate-related pressures • Solar energy is growing fast, with capacity expected to double by 2028 • Combining both technologies offers a ...
In northern Ethiopia, in the Tigray region, lies Axum (also spelled Aksum), an ancient city that once stood at the heart of one of Africa’s most powerful historical kingdoms: the Kingdom of Axum.
Australia-listed West African Resources has poured first gold at its flagship Kiaka project in Burkina Faso, delivering the ...
It only took two days for Nigeria to raise $59 million through green bonds -- part of a funding drive for climate and ...
Financial literacy remains a major challenge across the African markets. Mutual funds provide opportunity to promote ...
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Currency Exchange In Africa: A Traveller’s Dilemma
For many African trav­ellers, exploring the continent should be exciting, but the frustra­tion of currency exchange turns it into a costly and inconvenient experience.Take 2AO, a Lagos-based tourist ...
West Africa’s intra-regional trade remains a challenge at 10%, a figure that can no longer be ignored, according to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.Speaking at the West Africa Economic Summit, Tinubu said ...
In early June 2025, the cedi, Ghana’s currency, was recognized as Africa’s best-performing currency. However, its reign was ...
Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has said Africa is no longer a passive recipient of aid but a continent on the threshold of economic independence and intra-Africa trade.
Many Africans suspect that Paris is simply conducting a public relations exercise, dropping the more obvious monetary ties with West Africa while retaining real control through the peg. However ...