According to data released by the Tunis Stock Exchange (BVMT)
Northern Africa

Tunis Stock Exchange Reports 3% Growth in Quarterly Revenues for Q1...

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The 2024 national population census has shed light on a deeply concerning issue in Tunisia: widespread illiteracy, particularly in the country’s interior regions. The statistics expose not only high rates of illiteracy across several governorates but also a troubling gender divide, with women disproportionately impacted.
Northern Africa

Widening Educational Gaps: 2024 Census Uncovers Stark Illiteracy Rates and Gender...

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Local entrepreneurs say that the entry of these foreign nationals into retail is creating unfair competition and threatening the livelihoods of thousands of Kenyan businesses that have operated in the area for decades. Many of the goods now sold directly by Chinese traders were previously the backbone of local commerce, traditionally sourced from China by Kenyan importers.
East Africa

Kenya: Eastleigh Traders Cry Foul Over Growing Chinese Presence in Retail...

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Ghana’s Spare Parts Dealers
West Africa

Ghana’s Spare Parts Dealers Association Wooing Investments to Boost Local Production

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Ghana’s online gambling market was valued at just over USD 57 million last year, and projections say it’ll climb to nearly USD 74 million by 2029. That might sound modest compared to Europe or the U.S., but in West Africa, that’s serious growth.
West Africa

Gambling Market in Ghana Bustling

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The Bank of Ghana raised its benchmark monetary policy rate by 100 basis points to 28 per cent on March 28, 2025, after three consecutive meetings with no changes. The decision was driven by concerns about the inflation outlook with the nation’s annual consumer inflation.
West Africa

Women Entrepreneurs in Ghana Complain About High Interest Rates

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Congo is the world’s largest producer of cobalt, a mineral used to make lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and other products. But U.S. access is complicated by the fact that Chinese companies control 80% of its Congolese production. Congo also produces gold.
Central Africa

Coltan Mining in DRC

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Ramaphosa Arrives in US: To Meet Donald Trump
Southern Africa

Ramaphosa Arrives in US: To Meet Donald Trump

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Marte, near the border with Cameroon, had been resettled four years ago after years under insurgent control, but was recently overrun again by suspected Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters.
West Africa

Marte in Nigeria Under Siege by Islamist Militants

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Israel has blocked the entry of food, fuel, medicine, and other humanitarian supplies into Gaza since 2 March. The country has repeatedly faced condemnation from the United Nations, aid groups, and some European allies for this blockade.
Pan Africa

Britain and the EU Call on Israel to Allow Humanitarian Aid...

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