Good Morning Africa

🎙️Egypt's Inflation Cools Sharply to 14.9% — First Drop Since May 2024. 🎙️Global Trade Grows, But Developing Countries Like Nigeria Are Being Left Behind. 🎙️South Africa’s Stitch Takes Full Control of Card Payments With Efficacy Deal. 🎙️Africa’s Film Industry Eyes $20B Boom With New Finance Forum Push.

🎙️Ghana’s Finance Minister Thomas Nyarko Ampem  Outlines Steps to Avoid Return to Junk Credit Ratings. 🎙️Tanzania’s Inflation Rises to 3.3% in June, Highest in Three Months. 🎙️Ghana’s Liquify Raises $1.5 Million Seed Round to Tackle Africa’s Trade-Finance Gap. 🎙️Trump Slaps 25–40% Tariffs on Imports from 14 Countries, Including South Africa and Japan.

🎙️South Africa’s Foreign Reserves Hit Record $68.415 Billion in June 2025. 🎙️Tunisia’s Inflation Holds at 5.4% in June, Lowest Since May 2021. 🎙️Ethiopia Secures $1 Billion World Bank Deal for Economic Reforms. 🎙️Uganda’s Zembo Gets $1 Million Loan from FMO for Battery Expansion.

🎙️African Startups Rebound with $1.4B Raised in H1 2025. 🎙️Israel-Iran Conflict Raises Oil Price Fears for Africa. 🎙️AfDB Eyes Partnerships with Asia for Critical Mineral Processing. 🎙️Ethiopia Completes Mega Dam on the Blue Nile.

🎙️MTN Mobile Money CEO on Driving Financial Inclusion and SME Growth in Uganda.  🎙️Kenya’s PMI Dips to 48.6% as Economic Contraction Continues. 🎙️Kenya’s Economy Grows 4.9% in Q1 2025, Boosted by Strong Agriculture Sector.

🎙️Nigeria's New Tax Legislation: Expert Analysis on SME Impacts and Consequences. 🎙️Moody's Downgrades Afreximbank Credit Rating, Citing Sovereign Lending Risks. 🎙️African Air Travel Taxes Average $68 - Double Other Global Regions. 🎙️Microsoft Implements Second Round of Layoffs, Cutting 9,000 Positions. 🎙️South Africa Seeks Deadline Extension for US Trade Deal Negotiations. 🎙️Starlink An...

🎙️Assessing AI's Impact on Global Financial Stability: Insights from IMF Experts. 🎙️AfDB Approves $500,000 Grant for Rwanda's Innovative Cable Car Project. 🎙️Senegal's Economy Achieves Record 12.1% Growth in First Quarter 2025. 🎙️JSE Index Surpasses 97,000 Mark, Reaching New All-Time High.

🎙️Multinational Exodus from Nigeria: Tax Policy Analyst Usman Shamaki Weighs In. 🎙️Kenya's Inflation Holds Steady at 3.8%. 🎙️Morocco's Q1 Growth Reaches 4.8%, Highest Since 2021. 🎙️Egypt's Economy Grows 4.7%, Fastest Pace in Three Years.

Nigeria's Tax Reform Legislation: Policy Analyst Usman Shemaki Examines the Four New Laws. Nigeria's Buy-Now-Pay-Later Sector Projected to Grow 83%, Reaching $2.6 Billion by 2030. Dr. George Elombi Appointed as Board Chair of Afreximbank. 

🎙️China vs. Uganda’s Tax Policies - Economist Dr. Fred Muhumuza Compares Strategies. 🎙️Cocoa Prices Hit $8.7K/Ton - Nigeria Bets Big Amid US Tariff Boom. 🎙️Afreximbank’s Leadership Shakeup - New President to Address Credit Downgrade. 🎙️World Bank’s $1.5B Loan for SA - Can It Fix Transport & Carbon Woes?

🎙️Public-Private Telecom Partnerships - MTN Uganda CEO Sylvia Mulinge on Financial Inclusion. 🎙️Morocco Holds Rates at 2.25% - Central Bank Bets on Economic Recovery. 🎙️US Visa Bans & African Aviation - IATA Says Impact Will Be Minimal. 🎙️Ghana’s Credit Upgrade - From ‘Restricted Default’ to Stable Outlook.

🎙️Why Poverty Persists - Economist Dr. Fred Muhumuza on Tax Collection Challenges. 🎙️Uganda’s Umeme Loses 25% After Concession Ends. 🎙️Cybercrime Rising in Africa - Interpol Report. 🎙️Kenya Cuts Betting Tax from 15% to 5%.

🎙️The Smoking Paradox - PMI's Dr. Clement Diaga on Africa's 1 Billion Smokers.  🎙️Powering 300M Africans - World Bank & AfDB's 'Mission 300' Takes Off. 🎙️Tanzania's $230M Lake Victoria Bridge - A Trade Game-Changer? 🎙️Hilton & Marriott Double Down - Africa's Hospitality Boom Explained.

🎙️Uganda’s Startup Tax Breaks - BDO’s John Jet Tusabe on Innovation & Revenue.   🎙️South Africa’s Spa Group Exits Europe - $1.2B Retail Sale Underway. 🎙️Mauritania’s Finance Minister Takes AfDB Helm Amid Western Funding Cuts. 🎙️East Africa to Outpace Continent - But Debt Crunch Threatens Growth.

🎙️Meet the CEO: Meet Olawale Rotimi Opeyemi of Jr Farms. 🎙️South Africa's $2.8B Transnet Bailout - Can It Fix the Ports Crisis? 🎙️Nigeria Launches AfCFTA Air Corridor - Export Costs to Drop 75%.

🎙️Africa at IMF/World Bank - Did the Continent Score Any Wins? 🎙️Musk Bets $300M on Telegram - Grok AI Coming to Messaging App. 🎙️Apple's $2B Fraud Block - App Store Crackdown Hits Record. 🎙️Jumia's China Strategy - Can More Sellers Beat Temu & Shein?

🎙️Can Africa's Agricultural Products Meet EU Traceability Standards? 🎙️Trump Delays EU Tariffs to July in Strategic Pause on Trade Tensions. 🎙️Twiga Foods Restructures Under New Holding Company. 🎙️AfDB Faces Leadership Vote Amid Looming U.S. Funding Cuts.

🎙️UGX 2.7T Bond Auction Explained - BOU’s Strategy with Analyst Alex Kakande. 🎙️JSE Hits Record 93,900 - Chemicals & Minerals Fuel Rally. 🎙️Kenya to Sell Safaricom Stake - $1.1B Privatization Bid Begins.

🎙️AfCFTA's $450B Promise - Is It Working for African Entrepreneurs? 🎙️Outgoing AfDB Chief Warns - US Tariffs Threaten Africa's Economy. 🎙️Africa's Mineral Roadblock - IEA Says Infrastructure Gap Must Close. 🎙️Ethiopia's Coffee Boom - $1.87B Record as Global Prices Soar. 🎙️Uganda's Trade Paradox - Global Deficit Shrinks as EAC Gap Grows.

🎙️Kenya’s New Taxes and What They Mean for the Future. 🎙️Bitcoin Surges Past $110K as U.S. Inches Toward Crypto Regulation. 🎙️Google’s Gemini AI Hits 400 Million Monthly Users. 🎙️Africans Lose €60M in Rejected Schengen Visa Applications in 2024.

🎙️Tax Season Kickoff - Kenya's New Changes with BDO's Steve Okoth. 🎙️Bitcoin Soars Past $109K - Stablecoin Laws Fuel Record Rally. 🎙️Rand Holds at 5-Month High - SA Budget & Trump Meeting in Focus. 🎙️Bybit Hits 70M Users - Crypto Exchange Sees "Sustained Global Growth.

🎙️Abebe Selassie Breaks Down Ethiopia’s Economic Reforms Through the IMF Lens. 🎙️Jumia Slashes Q1 Losses by Over 50% as Core Business Rebounds. 🎙️Microsoft Cuts 6,000 Jobs Amid AI Investment Push. 🎙️Nigeria Holds Lending Rate Steady at 27.50% to Monitor Inflation Risks. 🎙️Uganda’s Trade Deficit Narrows Globally but Widens Within EAC Bloc.

🎙️Can Africa Solve Its Own Security Crisis? President Kagame Weighs In. 🎙️AfDB's $304M Botswana Bailout - As Diamond Revenues Shrink. 🎙️Africa's Urbanization Time Bomb - 3.5% Growth Risks Armed Violence. 🎙️Guinea's Mining Shakeup - 50 Licenses Revoked in Sector Cleanup.

🎙️Ghana’s Former VP Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia Critiques Weaponized Trade. 🎙️Bulls Charge the NSE: Share Index Jumps 5.1% in Five Days. 🎙️Kenya Court Blocks Government From Disrupting Internet Access.