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How China’s zero-tariff deal could ease Kenya’s $9.3bn trade deficit

The trade concession, announced on Thursday by the Ministry of Trade, comes as East Africa’s largest economy remains heavily dependent on imports from China.

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Nigeria joins Ghana, Ethiopia, as December inflation eases to 15.5% after CPI overhaul

To avoid an artificial spike in December’s headline inflation, the NBS replaced the single-month reference point, set as December 2024 during last year’s rebasing, to a 12-month index reference period averaging all months of 2024.

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Lagos-Abidjan: The $15.6bn bet to reconnect West Africa’s most important economies

When Musa, a food commodities trader in southwest Nigeria, secured a buyer in Accra, the distance looked manageable. The route hugged the Atlantic coastline, demand was strong, and the margins worked on paper. Then came the borders.

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Why Nigeria’s Tax Act 2025 leaves large companies fully taxable or fully exempt

Nigeria’s new tax reform redraws how companies structure themselves, by widening the tax net while scaling back the myriad of overlapping levies previously imposed on large businesses.

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Multilateral loans push Zambia’s external debt to $16 billion

Zambia’s external debt rose to $16bn in Q3 2025, driven by growing reliance on multilateral loans as market access stayed limited after its 2020 default.

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Nigeria’s AfCFTA execution is finally lowering cross-border trade costs

For most investors and exporters, trade agreements matter only when they start changing costs, timelines, and risk. Until then, they remain political documents. Nigeria’s engagement with the African Continental Free Trade Area largely fell into the second category for years.

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Africa looks to a Gold Bank to strengthen central bank reserves

Egypt and Afreximbank are studying a pan-African Gold Bank to anchor gold refining, vaulting and trading on the continent and reduce reliance on offshore hubs.

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How Africa’s central banks recalibrated interest rates in 2025

After two years of tightening, African central banks split in 2025—some cutting aggressively as inflation eased, others holding firm to protect currency stability and anchor hard-won disinflation gains.

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