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The first two weeks of July have highlighted the forces reshaping Africa’s financial landscape. From the continent’s growing embrace of the Chinese yuan and Ethiopia’s sweeping banking reforms to Kenya’s resilient economic growth and East Africa’s rising appeal to investors, Africa is strengthening its long-term growth story even as renewed geopolitical tensions threaten the recovery.

The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has announced the financial close of the US$753 million Lobito Corridor Railway Project in Angola, marking a major step forward for one of Africa’s most important cross-border transport corridors and strengthening regional trade across Southern and Central Africa. The project will rehabilitate, upgrade, and support the long-term operation of the…

The recent decision by the South Sudan Economic Cluster to lift the 10 million South Sudanese pounds cash withdrawal limit marks a significant shift in the country’s fiscal landscape. Introduced in September 2024, the policy was intended to encourage a transition toward a cashless economy and reduce the high costs associated with printing banknotes. Instead,…