Trade between Nigeria and Malaysia has reached approximately $1.21bn over the past five years, driven largely by a sharp rise in imports from Southeast Asia, according to the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS). Nigeria and Malaysia recorded approximately $1.21bn in bilateral trade over five years, according to the Nigeria Customs Service. Imports from Malaysia rose significantly,…
Within a global economic landscape increasingly characterized by fragmentation, geopolitical tensions, and shifting trade alliances, maintaining currency stability has emerged as a fundamental pillar of economic resilience for African countries. Currency stability is crucial for economic resilience in African countries amid global fragmentation and geopolitical tensions. Depreciating currencies worsen the impacts of external shocks like…
Ghana has said it is seeking investors to help establish a new national airline, inviting “potential strategic partners” to engage with the government as it moves to revive a flag carrier more than two decades after Ghana Airways’ collapse. Ghana is seeking investors to help establish a new national airline after over 20 years without…
France has urged its nationals in Mali to leave “as soon as possible” following coordinated attacks over the weekend, including incidents in the capital, Bamako, according to an updated travel advisory. France has advised its nationals in Mali to leave the country as soon as possible due to coordinated attacks and a volatile security situation.…
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, recently informed his council of ministers that the country must audit its mining joint ventures to ensure that businesses are complying with national regulations, including the repatriation of export proceeds. President Felix Tshisekedi has ordered an audit of the DRC’s mining joint ventures to…
China has formally handed over a newly completed $56.5 million headquarters complex to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Abuja, marking one of Beijing’s most prominent institutional projects in West Africa. China has formally handed over a $56.5 million ECOWAS Headquarters Complex in Abuja, completed in under two years. The project is…
Following a recent announcement from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) about plans to establish a paramilitary unit to defend mining companies, the United States has responded, noting that it currently has no plans to fund the initiative. The Democratic Republic of Congo announced plans to form a paramilitary unit to protect mining companies, in…
Nokia has selected Egypt as its regional support hub for the Middle East and Africa, establishing a centralised operations centre in Cairo to manage customer and network support services across the region. Nokia has established a regional support hub in Cairo to serve the Middle East and Africa. The move targets growing network complexity driven…
Aligning with the positions of Zambia and Zimbabwe in Southern Africa, Ghana has formally declined a proposed healthcare agreement with the United States, citing significant concerns regarding potential data breaches. Ghana may have declined a proposed healthcare agreement with the US, citing concerns over potential data breaches and sensitive health data sharing. This follows similar…
