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5 May 17
One in four African children will attend private schools by 2021, according to research by consultancy firm Caerus Capital.
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4 May 17
African governments must embrace the digital technologies that have the potential to transform the continent’s economies and public services, according to accountancy firm EY.
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4 May 17
Oxfam has challenged African governments to build a “more human” economy that does not lock the majority of the continent’s population out of economic gains.
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2 May 17
Tanzania’s president has sacked almost 1,000 civil servants and ordered their salaries for April to be withheld with immediate effect after they were found to have forged school and university...
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2 May 17
The fourth African Congress of Accountants (ACOA) opened in Kampala, Uganda today, with a focus on transforming Africa’s economies through improved accountancy and accountability.
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2 May 17
Countries in the Middle East and North Africa region will need to push ahead with economic reforms to improve growth, according to the International Monetary Fund.
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2 May 17
Mozambique is to benefit from $1.7bn in World Bank funds until 2021 under a new programme that will initially concentrate on tackling the consequences of the country’s hidden borrowing.
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26 Apr 17
Governments have raised almost $1.1bn for war-torn Yemen, where nearly two-thirds of the population – around 19 million people – are in need of aid.
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25 Apr 17
The African Development Bank will need more funding soon, its president has warned at an event in Washington DC.
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24 Apr 17
The king of Saudi Arabia has reinstated generous benefits for civil servants by royal decree to allay potential discontent in the country.
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20 Apr 17
The World Bank has cut its growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa this year as the region’s key economies falter.
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20 Apr 17
Nigerian president Mohammadu Buhari has suspended two top officials implicated in a scandal over $43m in allegedly misdirected aid funds.
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19 Apr 17
A UK think-tank has urged Ghana to invest in greater economic diversity to make the most of a recent $2.2bn bond sale – the biggest single-day debt issue by a sub-Saharan African government.
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18 Apr 17
The World Bank has slashed its growth forecast for the Middle East and North Africa by almost one percentage point, as war and low oil prices batter the region’s economies.
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11 Apr 17
More taxes, better monitoring and more transparent spending will be needed in Qatar to offset the impact of a price slump on the country’s commodity-reliant economy, according to the International...
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7 Apr 17
Fitch Ratings has today downgraded South Africa’s credit rating to junk status following president Jacob Zuma’s dismissal of trusted finance minister Pravin Gordhan.
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7 Apr 17
Brexit could put Africa’s future growth at risk, Adam Elhiraika, director of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, has said.
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5 Apr 17
The UK has pledged almost £100m of new funding to help landmine clearance in developing countries, tripling its existing commitment in the area.
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3 Apr 17
Nigeria’s economy is heading for a bleak 2017 unless the country’s government pursues revenue growth and policy changes, the International Monetary Fund has said.
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3 Apr 17
Demonstrations demanding the ousting of South African president Jacob Zuma are expected to kick off across the country today.
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31 Mar 17
South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma has dismissed the country’s renowned finance minister Pravin Gordhan, sending the rand tumbling.
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30 Mar 17
Nigeria raised $500m via a eurobond issue yesterday, the proceeds of which will fund the country’s substantial infrastructure spending plans.
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28 Mar 17
Over 60 for-profit private schools run by Bridge International Academies in Uganda will not be closed by the country’s ministry of education, the company’s co-founder said today.
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28 Mar 17
European Union aid for Tunisia was overambitious and too lax, according to the European Court of Auditors.
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28 Mar 17
After a more than two-decade long civil war, Somalia has set off on the long path towards peace and prosperity. While the government has won praise for its public financial management reforms, it...
5 May 17One in four African children will attend private schools by 2021, according to research by consultancy firm Caerus Capital.
4 May 17African governments must embrace the digital technologies that have the potential to transform the continent’s economies and public services, according to accountancy firm EY.
4 May 17Oxfam has challenged African governments to build a “more human” economy that does not lock the majority of the continent’s population out of economic gains.
2 May 17Tanzania’s president has sacked almost 1,000 civil servants and ordered their salaries for April to be withheld with immediate effect after they were found to have forged school and university...
2 May 17The fourth African Congress of Accountants (ACOA) opened in Kampala, Uganda today, with a focus on transforming Africa’s economies through improved accountancy and accountability.
2 May 17Countries in the Middle East and North Africa region will need to push ahead with economic reforms to improve growth, according to the International Monetary Fund.
2 May 17Mozambique is to benefit from $1.7bn in World Bank funds until 2021 under a new programme that will initially concentrate on tackling the consequences of the country’s hidden borrowing.
26 Apr 17Governments have raised almost $1.1bn for war-torn Yemen, where nearly two-thirds of the population – around 19 million people – are in need of aid.
25 Apr 17The African Development Bank will need more funding soon, its president has warned at an event in Washington DC.
24 Apr 17The king of Saudi Arabia has reinstated generous benefits for civil servants by royal decree to allay potential discontent in the country.
20 Apr 17The World Bank has cut its growth forecast for sub-Saharan Africa this year as the region’s key economies falter.
20 Apr 17Nigerian president Mohammadu Buhari has suspended two top officials implicated in a scandal over $43m in allegedly misdirected aid funds.
19 Apr 17A UK think-tank has urged Ghana to invest in greater economic diversity to make the most of a recent $2.2bn bond sale – the biggest single-day debt issue by a sub-Saharan African government.
18 Apr 17The World Bank has slashed its growth forecast for the Middle East and North Africa by almost one percentage point, as war and low oil prices batter the region’s economies.
11 Apr 17More taxes, better monitoring and more transparent spending will be needed in Qatar to offset the impact of a price slump on the country’s commodity-reliant economy, according to the International...
7 Apr 17Fitch Ratings has today downgraded South Africa’s credit rating to junk status following president Jacob Zuma’s dismissal of trusted finance minister Pravin Gordhan.
7 Apr 17Brexit could put Africa’s future growth at risk, Adam Elhiraika, director of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, has said.
5 Apr 17The UK has pledged almost £100m of new funding to help landmine clearance in developing countries, tripling its existing commitment in the area.
3 Apr 17Nigeria’s economy is heading for a bleak 2017 unless the country’s government pursues revenue growth and policy changes, the International Monetary Fund has said.
3 Apr 17Demonstrations demanding the ousting of South African president Jacob Zuma are expected to kick off across the country today.
31 Mar 17South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma has dismissed the country’s renowned finance minister Pravin Gordhan, sending the rand tumbling.
28 Mar 17European Union aid for Tunisia was overambitious and too lax, according to the European Court of Auditors.
28 Mar 17After a more than two-decade long civil war, Somalia has set off on the long path towards peace and prosperity. While the government has won praise for its public financial management reforms, it...
