Zimbabwe has suspended exports of all raw minerals and lithium concentrates with immediate effect. The decision, announced by the Ministry of Mines and Mining Development on 25th February 2026 is aimed at curbing leakages, improving oversight and accelerating domestic processing of strategic resources. The decision also applies to all minerals currently in transit and will…
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the seventh and final review of Benin’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangements, and the fourth and final review under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) arrangement. Benin has completed its seventh and final review of its Extended Credit Facility (ECF)…
The World Bank Group has released the 2026 edition of its Women, Business and the Law report, highlighting reforms implemented between October 2, 2023 and October 1, 2025. The report revealed persistent global gender gaps, with women enjoying only about two-thirds of the legal rights available to men. The legal frameworks index score stands at…
Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote has disclosed that within the next four to five months, Nigerians will be able to buy shares in the Dangote Refinery and receive dividends in either U.S. dollars or naira. Speaking during a media engagement, Dangote revealed that even though the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited holds a 7.25% stake in…
The Government of Ghana has officially informed the Government of Togo of its decision to settle issue regarding the maritime boundary between the two countries by an independent international panel (arbitration) under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). In a statement released and signed by the President’s Spokesperson, Felix Kwakye…
The Executive Board of the IMF has completed the fourth review of Burkina Faso’s Extended Credit Facility Arrangement, enabling an immediate disbursement of about US$33.2 million, and approved a new Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF) arrangement of about US$124.3 million through September 2027 to strengthen external stability and climate resilience. The review forms part of…