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Focus on Zimbabwe’s economic growth for 2026

Zimbabwean Minister predicts economic growth

African Development Bank, European Investment Bank sign $275 million package

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the European Investment Bank have signed a financing package worth $275 million to help Mauritania upgrade its main railway corridor

Egypt’s GDP grew by 5.3% in first quarter of 2025/2026 fiscal year

Egypt’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 5.3% in the first quarter of its 2025/2026 fiscal year compared with 3.5% in the same period a year earlier, boosted by the government’s economic and structural reforms

Kenya turns to China for $1.5 billion highway expansion

Kenya and two Chinese state firms are launching construction of a $1.5 billion highway expansion on Friday, marking Beijing’s return to major infrastructure development in the East African economy after a years-long hiatus.

Maasai leaders take Marriott to court over safari camp, which they argue blocks key wildlife migration route

The Institute for Maasai Education, Research and Conservation (MERC) has filed a court case against Marriott International over its new Ritz-Carlton luxury safari camp in Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Game Reserve, arguing that the development obstructs a critical wildlife migration corridor.

Egypt’s GDP grew by 5.3% in first quarter of 2025/2026

Planning Minister Rania Al-Mashat said Egypt was targeting economic growth of around 5% for the fiscal year.