The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have concluded a two‑day orientation session in Abidjan for the newly sworn‑in Board of Directors of the Abidjan‑Lagos Corridor Management Authority.

The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and the Government of Rwanda have launched a new nature‑based flood adaptation programme aimed at strengthening community resilience in the country’s western region, which has experienced increasingly destructive floods and landslides in recent years.

SA opposition Economic Freedom Fighters leader, Julius Malema, has criticised the 2026 national budget

National Treasury says it is making progress in narrowing SA’s budget deficit to 4.5 % of gross domestic product for the 2025/26 financial year

SA Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, has announced increases in tobacco and alcohol excise

South Africa’s Finance Minister, Enoch Godongwana, is delivering the 2026 Budget Speech in Cape Town