Good Morning Africa

🎙️Africa's Data Centre Roadblocks - Edwin Enabu on Growth Challenges. 🎙️Rwanda Holds Rates at 6.5% - Inflation Seen Easing to 3.9% in 2026. 🎙️Tunisia's Growth Slows to 1.6% - Weakest Expansion in Three Quarters. 🎙️South Africa's Mining Slump Eases - But Fifth Straight Month of Decline. 🎙️Kenya Leads East Africa’s Business Boom - Startups & Companies Thrive.

🎙️Africa’s Data Centre Boom - Caroline Kamaitha on Global Trends. 🎙️Kenya’s Airport Dilemma - Only 2% of Int’l Flyers Connect Domestically. 🎙️Unlocking Africa’s Trillion-Dollar Funds - The Infrastructure Goldmine. 🎙️AI’s $103B Africa Opportunity - McKinsey Reveals Game-Changing Potential. 🎙️Kenya’s $1.15B Privatization Push - State Firms on the Auction Block.

🎙️IFC Bets $100M on Africa's Data Boom - Doubling Raxio's Footprint. 🎙️Nigeria's $3B Digital Upgrade - Telecoms Infrastructure Boost Announced. 🎙️8.2 Million Jobless in SA - What’s Behind the Hiring Freeze? 🎙️Namibia's Inflation Cools to 3.6% - April Relief After Six-Month High. 🎙️Angola's Inflation Eases Again - Nine-Month Decline to 22.32%.

🎙️Digital Inclusion in Africa - Sylvia Mulinge CEO MTN Uganda on Bridging the Smartphone Gap. 🎙️Nairobi Securities Exchange Sees 6% Growth - Hits Sh2.06T in Q1 2025. 🎙️Afreximbank's $3B Oil Trade Boost - Fueling Africa-Caribbean Energy Deals. 🎙️Mobile Gender Gap Narrows - But Sub-Saharan Africa Still Lags Behind. 🎙️Nigeria Clears $3.4B IMF Debt - Exits Borrower List Post-Pandemic.

🎙️Rwanda-US Migrant Deal Analyzed - Economic Policy Expert Weighs In 🎙️Safaricom's $540M Profit Jump - Ethiopia Recovery & Mobile Money Boom 🎙️$1B African Film Fund Launches - Private Equity Backs Creative Industry 🎙️DRC & Zambia Lead in Mining Abuses - Shocking 14-Year Report Findings 🎙️Nigeria's Oil Output Drops - OPEC Report Reveals Production Decline

🎙️ Jumia Targets Operating Breakeven by 2027. 🎙️ Airtel Africa to List Mobile Money Unit by 2026. 🎙️ South Africa’s Forex Reserves Reach Record $67.6B. 🎙️ Rwanda Lifts 1.5M Out of Poverty—What This Means for GDP.

🎙️ Tier 4 Financial Institutions Driving Social Inclusion in Microfinance. 🎙️ MTN Uganda Reports Strong Q1 Growth, Driven by Data and Fintech. 🎙️ Google Launches AI Max to Revolutionize Search Ads. 🎙️ ExxonMobil Commits $1.5B to Nigeria's Deepwater Oil Projects.

🎙️WTO’s 2025 Trade Outlook: Geopolitics, Growth, and Global Shifts. 🎙️OpenAI to Acquire Windsurf in $3B Deal, Its Biggest Yet. 🎙️African Startups Raise $343M in April: A Strong Signal of Investor Confidence. 🎙️Kenya’s Economy Grew 5.1% in Q4, Led by Agriculture. 🎙️Egypt’s Private Sector Slumps in April as PMI Drops to 48.5.

🎙️US-China Trade War: WTO Warns Africa May Be the Biggest Loser.   🎙️Nigeria’s Central Bank Lost $9 Billion in Derivatives Settlement.   🎙️Trump Slashes $555M AfDB Funding in Foreign Aid Shake-Up.   🎙️Nigeria vs Meta: PR War Over $220M Fine Escalates.   🎙️Airtel Africa Taps Starlink to Expand Internet Access Across 14 Markets.  

🎙️Kenyan Banks Reject CBK’s New Loan Pricing Formula. 🎙️Africa’s Creative Economy: Unlocking Just 1.5% of Global Potential. 🎙️Nigeria’s Private Sector Keeps Growing Despite Slight PMI Dip. 🎙️Africa’s LNG Boom: Fueling the World by 2030.

🎙️African Airlines See 3.3% Growth But Lag in Seat Occupancy. 🎙️Africa's Creative Economy Challenge - Why Policies Are Falling Behind. 🎙️Paystack Hit with $190K Fine in Nigerian Fintech Crackdown. 🎙️Kenya Bans Gambling Ads in Mental Health Protection Move.

🎙️Africa's Energy Crossroads - Affordability vs Sustainability Debate. 🎙️South Africa's Trade Boom - ZAR 24.8B Surplus Hits 4-Month High. 🎙️Africa's Startup Dilemma - Where Are the Big Investor Exits? 🎙️Nigeria-China Trade Talks - New Alliance Against US Tariffs?

🎙️IMF Warns of Tariff Chaos in Global Markets. 🎙️Ethio Telecom IPO Underwhelms Despite Historic Opening. 🎙️China Blocks Boeing Orders in Latest Trade War Move. 🎙️African Private Capital Groups Merge to Boost Investments. 🎙️Kenya to Overtake Ethiopia as East Africa's Top Economy.

🎙️Intel to Cut 21,000 Jobs in Major Restructuring. 🎙️Flutterwave Joins Global Stablecoin Payments Network. 🎙️WTO Releases 2025-26 Trade Outlook for Developing Nations. 🎙️Kenya-Ethiopia $1,000 Duty-Free Trade Deal Signed.

🎙️Uganda Launches Anti-Fraud Consortium After 72bn Cybercrime Losses. 🎙️Kenya Airways Adds Beijing Route in Expansion Push. 🎙️China-Africa Trade Hits $46bn Amid Widening Imbalance. 🎙️IMF Cuts 2025 Africa Growth Forecast to 3.8%.

🎙️Uganda's Manufacturing and Construction Demand Declines. 🎙️Nigerian Breweries Defies Volatility with 69% Revenue Surge. 🎙️World Bank Arm to Boost African Equity Investments Amid Debt Crisis. 🎙️Kenya Secures $600M Road Funding Through Fuel Levy Backing. 🎙️Africa Gains $225M OPEC Loans Tanzania Gets Rail Project Boost.

🎙️Absa Bank Uganda's MD David Wandera on Currency Volatility and Dollar Loan Risks. 🎙️Nation Media Posts Record $1.9M Loss Amid Digital Shift. 🎙️MTN Partners Meta to Boost WhatsApp Call Quality in Africa. 🎙️Ivory Coast Threatens Cocoa Price Hike Over US Tariffs.

🎙️Absa Bank Uganda’s 22% Profit Surge: How Customer-First Strategy Paid Off 🎙️Nairobi Securities Exchange Goes Global: Inside Kenya's First UAE Investor Roadshow. 🎙️Afreximbank's Record $973M Profit: How Africa's Trade Bank is Expanding Its Reach. 🎙️Heineken's COMESA Controversy: The Fallout From Anti-Competitive Practices. 🎙️Mozambique LNG Revival: The $4.7B US-China Power Pla...

🎙️AI Summit Africa: President Kagame Makes Case for Africa's Role in Shaping AI Future. 🎙️Hotel Boom: Marriott and Hilton Drive Record Africa Expansion. 🎙️Africa Finance Corporation Posts 2024 Results, Advances $1B Rail Megaproject. 🎙️As Donor Aid Fades, Africa Turns to Startups and PPPs to Save Health Systems.

🎙️Trump Halts New Tariffs for 90 Days But Raises China Duties. 🎙️Reclaiming Africa's Future Feminist Leaders Demand Funding Reform. 🎙️Alphabet Bets Big $75 Billion Data Center Expansion Amid AI Boom. 🎙️WTO Chief Warns US-China Trade War Could Slash Global GDP. 🎙️Trump Halts New Tariffs for 90 Days But Raises China Duties.

🎙️Mobile Money Boom Sub-Saharan Africa Drives Global Growth with $1.1 Trillion. 🎙️Africa's 2030 Development Deadline Feminist Leaders Push for Gender Data Reform. 🎙️Nigeria Warns US Tariffs Threaten Africa's Top Oil Economy. 🎙️Senegal Scrambles IMF Demands Answers on $11.8 Million Accounting Error.

🎙️ Ugandan Banks Shift to Government Securities, Alex Kakande Analyzes the Trend. 🎙️ Oil Prices Crash to $62 as Trade War Sparks Demand Fears. 🎙️ Namibia’s Growth Slows to 3.1% in Q4 2024 Weakest Since 2021. 🎙️ IMF Chief Warns Trump Tariffs Threaten Global Economy.

🎙️ Dfcu CEO Charles Mudiwa Reflects on 20 Years of Growth and Transformation.   🎙️ YouTube Premium Prices Surge 54% in Nigeria Amid Rising Costs. 🎙️ Kenyan Court Orders Umba to Pay $21,600 for Unfair Dismissal. 🎙️ WTO Warns US Trade Measures Could Shrink Global Trade by 1%. 🎙️ Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Sounds Alarm on Rising Trade Tensions.

🎙️ Rwanda's AI Summit Makes History. Can Africa Shape the Future of Artificial Intelligence? 🎙️ Ghana's PMI Holds Steady Mild Private Sector Growth Continues in March. 🎙️ Zambia's PMI Slips Back Weak Demand Halts Three-Month Recovery. 🎙️ South Africa's PMI Decline Deepens Political Uncertainty Weighs on Business. 🎙️ Africa's Economic Divergence Why Some PMIs Rise While Oth...

🎙️Meet the CEO: Meet Briggette Harrington CEO Of Igire Coffee. 🎙️Uganda’s Private Sector Gains Momentum. PMI Rises to 52.9 as Demand Strengthens.