Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Olayemi Cardoso, and Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, will headline the seventh Africa Emerging Markets Forum scheduled to be held at the CBN headquarters in Abuja on 29 and 30 July 2026.
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July 27 (Reuters) – South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago said on Monday that the Angolan kwanza has become the first new settlement currency added to the Southern African regional payment system since its 2013 launch, marking a milestone in the expansion of the platform beyond the South African rand
ABUJA – Nigeria has assumed the chairmanship of the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) Conference of Plenipotentiaries as African ministers adopted the Abuja Ministerial Declaration to accelerate meaningful connectivity, digital inclusion and investment in digital infrastructure across the continent.
Mediareach OMD, the OMD hub for Western and Central Africa, held a strategic partners’ workshop in Cotonou to strengthen collaboration and operational consistency across French-speaking West Africa.
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The humpback whale supergroup was spotted by a nature photographer and a naturalist. Photo: AP News//Screenshot
Central Bank Turmoil: Indonesia Faces Economic Uncertainty Amid Leadership Changes
Eastern African importers face fresh costs after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis expanded the Gulf conflict by threatening Saudi-linked vessels transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The Houthis had largely stayed out of the Gulf crisis after agreeing not to target US vessels in the Bab el-Mandeb.
South Africa has taken a major step towards expanding local-currency trade in Southern Africa after the Angolan kwanza became the second settlement currency on a regional payment system that had operated exclusively in rand for 13 years.
July 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — At the Huawei Network Summit 2026 held in Johannesburg, Huawei unveiled its upgraded Xinghe Intelligent Network Solution for the Southern African region under the new philosophy of “Secure and Intelligent Connectivity.” This move reaffirms Huawei’s efforts to advance all intelligence across industries together with customers and partners