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Commentary: Understanding the role of the IMF in The Gambia’s Economy - The Point.gm

🌍 Commentary: Understanding the role of the IMF in The Gambia’s Economy - The Point.gm

The Gambia macro +0.10 · 17/03/2026

The Gambia, West Africa's smallest nation by area, has become an increasingly important case study for understanding how International Monetary Fund (...

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LPTIC Chairman tours Tripoli International Airport – emphasises need to accelerate pace of completion of telecoms work

🇱🇾 LPTIC Chairman tours Tripoli International Airport – emphasises need to accelerate pace of completion of telecoms work

Libya telecom +0.60 · 17/03/2026

Libya's telecommunications sector is entering a critical phase of modernization, with state-owned LPTIC (Libya Post and Telecommunications Company) in...

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Middle East: WFP warns 10.4 million risk hunger in West, Central Africa

🇳🇬 Middle East: WFP warns 10.4 million risk hunger in West, Central Africa

Nigeria agriculture -0.85 · 17/03/2026

The World Food Programme has issued a stark warning that approximately 10.4 million people across West and Central Africa face imminent risk of acute ...

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MTN launches self-service SIM swap in Ho to enhance customer convenience and security.

🇬🇭 MTN launches self-service SIM swap in Ho to enhance customer convenience and security.

Ghana telecom +0.75 · 17/03/2026

MTN Ghana's rollout of self-service SIM swap capabilities in Ho represents a strategic pivot toward digital-first customer experiences in a market whe...

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SAPU welcomes proposal to renew Mkhwanazi's contract

🇿🇦 SAPU welcomes proposal to renew Mkhwanazi's contract

South Africa macro +0.35 · 17/03/2026

The renewal of KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi's contract represents a critical institutional development for European investors ...

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Suspected jihadists attack village in Burkina Faso, killing at least 12

🌍 Suspected jihadists attack village in Burkina Faso, killing at least 12

Burkina Faso macro -0.95 · 17/03/2026

Burkina Faso's security crisis has reached another critical inflection point following a devastating jihadist attack on a civilian village that claime...

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Belgian ex-diplomat to stand trial over Patrice Lumumba death

🌍 Belgian ex-diplomat to stand trial over Patrice Lumumba death

Democratic Republic of Congo macro -0.30 · 17/03/2026

A Brussels court's decision to prosecute a former Belgian diplomat for his alleged role in Patrice Lumumba's 1961 assassination represents a seismic s...

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Government Emergency Team holds meeting to review response to yesterday’s rainstorm – as one youth reported dead in Tajoura

🇱🇾 Government Emergency Team holds meeting to review response to yesterday’s rainstorm – as one youth reported dead in Tajoura

Libya infrastructure -0.60 · 17/03/2026

Libya's response to this week's unexpected rainstorm—which claimed at least one life in the Tajoura district of Tripoli—has triggered urgent high-leve...

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Mastercard to acquire BVNK in $1.8bn stablecoin payments deal

🇳🇬 Mastercard to acquire BVNK in $1.8bn stablecoin payments deal

Nigeria finance +0.85 · 17/03/2026

Mastercard's announcement to acquire blockchain payments infrastructure firm BVNK for up to $1.8 billion represents a watershed moment in the converge...

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Ebonyi Assembly frowns at illegal mining, summons company

🇳🇬 Ebonyi Assembly frowns at illegal mining, summons company

Nigeria mining -0.65 · 17/03/2026

Nigeria's Ebonyi State has escalated enforcement against unlicensed mining operations, with the State House of Assembly taking direct action against n...

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Benin Traditional Council sanctions queen, chief over Peller’s visit

🌍 Benin Traditional Council sanctions queen, chief over Peller’s visit

Benin tech 0.00 · 17/03/2026

The Benin Traditional Council's recent disciplinary action against senior palace officials over protocol breaches during influencer Habeeb Hamzat Adel...

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Argentina withdraws from World Health Organization

🇳🇬 Argentina withdraws from World Health Organization

Nigeria health -0.30 · 17/03/2026

Argentina's formal withdrawal from the World Health Organization represents a significant fracture in the multilateral health governance framework tha...

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Bruno Nabagné Koné : « Les difficultés dans le cacao vont renforcer l’alliance entre la Côte d’Ivoire et le Ghana » - Jeune Afrique

🌍 Bruno Nabagné Koné : « Les difficultés dans le cacao vont renforcer l’alliance entre la Côte d’Ivoire et le Ghana » - Jeune Afrique

Côte d'Ivoire agriculture +0.60 · 17/03/2026

The cocoa sector in West Africa is experiencing a fundamental realignment. Bruno Nabagné Koné's recent comments regarding deepening cooperation betwee...

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WATER WOES: Drought or dysfunction: What's really driving Nelson Mandela Bay’s water crisis?

🇿🇦 WATER WOES: Drought or dysfunction: What's really driving Nelson Mandela Bay’s water crisis?

South Africa infrastructure -0.85 · 17/03/2026

Nelson Mandela Bay's deteriorating water situation represents far more than a seasonal drought problem—it reflects systemic infrastructure failures th...

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Kenya: Ruto, Gachagua Trade Body Shaming Jabs As 2027 Race Turns Ugly

🇰🇪 Kenya: Ruto, Gachagua Trade Body Shaming Jabs As 2027 Race Turns Ugly

Kenya macro -0.65 · 17/03/2026

Kenya's political landscape is entering choppy waters as the 2027 presidential succession battle intensifies between President William Ruto and his es...

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Kabras on course, but who owns Kenya Cup's longest winning streak?

🇰🇪 Kabras on course, but who owns Kenya Cup's longest winning streak?

Kenya health +0.30 · 17/03/2026

Kenya's education sector is experiencing a critical infrastructure failure that demands immediate attention from European investors eyeing the East Af...

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Mbadi: Infrastructure fund to benefit all regions, dismisses bias claims

🇰🇪 Mbadi: Infrastructure fund to benefit all regions, dismisses bias claims

Kenya infrastructure +0.60 · 17/03/2026

Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for Finance has moved to reassure Parliament and regional stakeholders that a newly proposed infrastructure fund will distri...

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ICPC arraigns visa agent over alleged forgery in UK visa application

🇳🇬 ICPC arraigns visa agent over alleged forgery in UK visa application

Nigeria trade -0.65 · 17/03/2026

Nigeria's anti-corruption agency has intensified its enforcement against document fraud in visa applications, with recent legal action highlighting a ...

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Nigerian students head to Zimbabwe for African Spelling Bee championship

🇳🇬 Nigerian students head to Zimbabwe for African Spelling Bee championship

Nigeria tech +0.10 · 17/03/2026

The African Spelling Bee Championship, set to convene in Zimbabwe with participation from over 30 African nations, represents far more than a linguist...

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Beyond Firepower: Why Africa's Security Crisis Demands Institutional Overhaul, Not Just Military Solutions

🇳🇬 Beyond Firepower: Why Africa's Security Crisis Demands Institutional Overhaul, Not Just Military Solutions

Nigeria macro +0.15 · 17/03/2026

Africa's security landscape is experiencing a critical inflection point. While military interventions continue to dominate headlines across the contin...

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