Markets Coverage

Zimbabwe unveils $20mn cooking oil refinery plant

De Beers, Botswana ink deal to extend diamond sales by one year.

Botswana leads Africa in cryptocurrency regulation

South Africa’s consumer confidence plunges 35-year low to negative 25 in Q2

Kenya revenue agency records 55% rise in border post revenue

Kenya’s Jambojet, other budget airlines raise fares as jet fuel price jumps 48%

Central Bank of Uganda to start regulating cooperative societies

Ghana’s petrol and liquified petroleum gas prices to reduce by almost 8%

Ecobank named Best Trade Finance Bank in West Africa

Nigeria raises $482mn from marginal oilfield licencing round, the first since new Petroleum Industry..

OPEC conf. ends Wednesday without talks on oil policy; OPEC+ meeting holds June 20

SA mulls buying oil from Russia as a possible measure to mitigate steep fuel prices, HM Mineral Reso..

Global Centre on Adaptation to increase share of adaptation and resilience investments in Cote D’I..

Egypt targets natural gas exports of 3.5mn - 4.0mn tons in 2022

Morocco signs deal with AfDB for 953mn Dirhams ports loan.

Zimbabwe cotton farmers to get paid partly in US$ and partly in Zim Dollars.