Markets Coverage

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  German investors target Egypt, trade team planned for 2025

  Egypt

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  Libya opens first oil exploration bidding in 17 Years

  Libya

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  Arab leaders meeting in Cairo to endorse Gaza reconstruction plan

  Egypt

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  Multichoice and Canal+ extend reg. deadline for R55bn takeover till October

  South Africa

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  Stanbic Bank, EIB Launch €20mn credit line for Zim SMEs

  Zimbabwe

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  Botswana to impose VAT on digital services in 2025

  Botswana

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  Kenya Shilling at 6-mth high on central bank interventions

  Kenya

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  Gambia economy grows 5.9% in January - CBG Gov.

  Gambia

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  Seplat Energy to invest $320mn as new assets boost production

  Nigeria

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  Kenya takes Sh108bn contracts, grants USAID haircut

  Kenya

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  Tanzania to halt steel imports as local prod. Surges

  United Republic of Tanzania

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  Rwanda calls Canada’s export ban over Congo war ‘shameful’

  Rwanda

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  CMA Kenya suspends Trade Sensee Ltd for 90 days over reg. failure

  Kenya

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  Benin Rep. to produce 669K/tonnes of cotton in 2024-2025 season

  Bajo Nuevo Bank (Petrel Is.)

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  Benin Rep. to produce 669K/tonnes of cotton in 2024-2025 season

  Benin

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  Egypt’s Islamic banking reached EGP1.14bn in FY24 or 5% of market size

  Egypt

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  Morocco's remittances surge past $950mn in Jan.

  Morocco

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  NNPC E&P Ltd. outlines $20bn invs. plan for energy growth

  Nigeria

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  Sudan: Gold output jumps amid civil war as new mining deals signed

  Sudan

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  Morocco emerges as key North African market for Turkish Exports

  Morocco

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  Morocco establishes new tariff for electricity distribution effective March 1

  Morocco

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  Egypt’s banking sector expands sustainable finance initiatives

  Egypt

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  Egypt says dozens of ships return to Suez Canal after ceasefire

  Egypt

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  RBZ: People’s Own Savings Bank not sold to foreign investors

  Zimbabwe

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  Malawi, India’s Madras signs new deal on passport production

  Malawi

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  ZSE, VFEX listed coys must submit sustainability report immediately

  Zimbabwe

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  Uganda’s coffee exports surge 83% in January

  Uganda

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  KCB Bank to get UK BII's $100mn for women, climate financing

  Kenya

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  Congo suspends Cobalt exports for four months amid oversupply

  Republic of the Congo

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  Congo's SNPC hosts CEMAC investors for $4bn public bond issuance

  Republic of the Congo

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  AfDB okays $153mn for Uganda-South Sudan power project

  South Sudan

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  BP’s Greater Tortue facility set to export first LNG cargo off Senegal and Mauritania

  Senegal

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  Risevest Nigeria gets U.S. broker-dealer license via affiliate Risevest Fin. Securities

  Nigeria

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  Zambia’s HM Energy, other delegates tour Dangote Refinery in Lagos

  Zambia

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  Morocco approves 27 intl. agreements to boost coop.

  Morocco

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  KenGen HY1: Rev. -3.6%; Op. Profit +49%; PAT +79%; EPS +78%; No int. dividend

  Kenya

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  Morocco unions call first general strike in decade on wages

  Morocco

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  Safaricom Ethiopia Q3: Total Rev. +40%; Mobile +78%; Data +93%; Messaging +115%

  Ethiopia

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  David Mudgenzi joins ZSE-listed Simbisa Brands as Group Fin. Dir.

  Zimbabwe

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  Angola reviews bids for offshore block operations

  Angola

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  NGX-listed Oando to pay share bonus of 1 for every 12 already held

  Nigeria

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  Mauritius new central bank Governor raises key rate to 4.5%

  Mauritius

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  Base Titanium loses Ksh23.3mn tax dispute with Kenya revenue agency

  Kenya

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  Kenya, other EAPP nations prepping reg. for regional power auction market

  Kenya

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  Afreximbank strengthens strategic ties with Tanzania

  Egypt

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  Kenya MoMo transactions hit Sh8.7trn in Decebember

  Kenya

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  Central Bank of Uganda holds rate at 9.75% on February 6

  Uganda

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  Kenya cuts headline rate to 10.75% on sluggish inflation

  Kenya

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  AngloAm CEO: Mali mining issues cause for grave concern

  Mali

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  New Africa Energy Bank targets mid-2025 launch

  Nigeria