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• Joint Global Report Warns Middle East Conflict Could Slash African Growth by 0.2%

  Published: Apr 17, 2026

  Section: Africa

  A collaborative report by the AfDB, African Union, and United Nations warns that the intensifying Middle East crisis threatens to reduce African economic growth by 0.2%. Presented...

• Fitch Solutions Downgrades Africa Growth Forecast to 4.2% Amid Global Energy Shocks From US-Iran Conflict

  Published: Apr 6, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Fitch Solutions has adjusted Sub-Saharan Africa’s 2026 economic outlook downward as a result of escalating Middle East tensions impacting oil prices and trade routes. While Nigeria...

• Standard Bank Targets Aggressive 12% Growth as CEO Sim Tshabalala Outlines Four-Year African Expansion Strategy

  Published: Mar 29, 2026

  Section: Africa

  Standard Bank has unveiled a comprehensive strategic framework for the 2026 to 2028 period, focusing on high-growth opportunities across the African continent's infrastructure and...