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The last time the southern African country saw a similar steep rise in fuel prices, in January 2019, violent protests broke out, leaving as many as 17 people dead after a crackdown by the security forces.

The economic costs are already being felt in Tanzania, and even with additional policy actions to strengthen the health response and mitigate the economic effects, 2020 GDP growth will likely slow sharply. Tourism has halted, and exports of manufacturing and agricultural goods ha...

The World Bank Group has issued its “Doing Business” report for 2020, evaluating the regulations enhancing and constraining business activities in 190 countries.

Algeria is the second African destination for Moroccan-made face mask exports, Morocco’s Ministry of Industry revealed.As of June 8, Morocco exported 526,050 face masks to Algeria, or 2.85% of its total mask exports.

Moroccan telecommunications company Maroc Telecom (IAM) launched today, June 1, its first mobile money transfer application, “MT Cash,” available for download to all Moroccan citizens and residents.

Most of Tanzania’s horticulture produce is exported through Kenya's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). “If this tug of war continues, we’ll be the first to suffer as we still rely on JKIA and the port in Mombasa to export crops whose routes are not open from Tanzania,

The African Heads of State Summit that was to give AfCFTA’s commencement date had been expected to take place this month in South Africa but has been rescheduled to next year, according to Secretary General Wamkele Mene.

Seydou Sall sprays antiseptic on bags of food freshly deposited by an e-commerce firm at his home in an upmarket quarter of Senegal’s capital Dakar.

Despite the political transition in Sudan, which raised hopes for reform following the overthrow of President Omar al-Bashir in April 2019, the country's economy remains in the grip of a deep crisis.