Zimbabwe's exports of spodumene concentrate, a lithium-bearing mineral essential for battery production, surged 30% in the first half of 2025, official data shows.
Zambia sees economic growth picking up to 6.4% next year.
The US company, KoBold Metals, secured the deal as the Trump administration pushes for greater involvement of US companies in DRC's lucrative mineral sector.
Ghana's central bank has convened an emergency meeting of its Monetary Policy Committee to assess the country's recent economic developments.
South Africa's main coalition partners ANC and DA are embroiled in a dispute over how to respond to looming tariffs from Trump's administration.
The host has aimed to promote an African agenda, with topics including the high cost of capital and funding for climate change action.
The central bank chief says the impact of the 30% tariff could cause significant damage to specific industries.
Senegal has begun recalculating its gross domestic product using an updated base year in a move that could result in an improvement in its debt metrics.
Morocco's economic growth is likely to slow down to 4% next year from 4.4% expected this year, the official statistics agency HCP said on Tuesday.
Botswana says it will cut its 2025 economic growth forecast to almost zero due to a prolonged downturn in the global diamond industry.
France's Eramet says it will work with Gabon's authorities on how to handle the situation after the country announced a ban ban on manganese exports.
Trump’s shadow loomed over Qatar Economic Forum 2025, marked by billion-dollar deals and a presidential jet gift. But delegates at the forum called for greater cooperation with the Global South.
Though minuscule in numbers, the community’s growth contributed to the rise of the world’s most populous nation as an economic powerhouse.
Ties between the two nations nosedived since Trump took office in January, later threatening high trade tariffs and expelling the South African ambassador.
Egypt's central bank has cut interest rates for the second time since April as inflationary pressures have eased in the North African country.
The stakes are high for South Africa. The United States is its second-biggest trading partner after China. President Ramaphosa will seek to persuade US President Donald Trump to make deals with his country.
The State Department's top official for Africa has said a major US-African trade deal, AGOA, will likely need more "reciprocity" in order to be renewed.
The State Department's top official for Africa has said a major US-African trade deal, AGOA, will likely need more "reciprocity" in order to be renewed.
Egypt's central bank is expected to lower overnight interest rates by a median of 175 basis points on Thursday.
Egypt's central bank is expected to lower overnight interest rates by a median of 175 basis points on Thursday.
Norway's sovereign wealth fund has removed the Israeli company Paz Retail and Energy from its portfolio for supplying fuel to illegal Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank.
Kenya's government will not impose new taxes or increase existing ones in this year's budget proposals, the country's finance minister has said.
The IMF will begin the fifth review of Egypt's $8 billion economic reform programme, with a team scheduled to arrive in Cairo this week.
The Ghana Revenue Authority found that the country loses over GHS 10 billion (approximately US $720 million) annually due to smuggling — an amount that could fund critical infrastructure, health, or education programs.
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