# Africa Chamber News > News from the Continent Website: https://africachamber.com Language: en (UTF-8) Charset: UTF-8 Generated: 2026-06-01T19:49:11-06:00 --- # Detailed Content ## Posts ### Nigeria CBN keeps policy rate unchanged as Olayemi Cardoso defends tight stance to curb inflation and stabilise naira - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/nigeria-cbn-keeps-policy-rate-unchanged/ - **Published:** 2026-05-31 - **Modified:** 2026-05-31 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** The Central Bank of Nigeria held its policy rate at 26.5% to control inflation and stabilize the naira, says Governor Olayemi Cardoso. --- ### South Africa and Kenya corporate earnings season highlights telecom, banking and retail resilience - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/south-africa-kenya-corporate-earnings-telecom-banking-retail/ - **Published:** 2026-05-31 - **Modified:** 2026-05-31 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** South African and Kenyan telecom, banking, and retail sectors showed resilient 2024 earnings despite economic challenges, led by MTN, Vodacom, and strong banks. --- ### Morocco, Egypt and Ethiopia court new infrastructure financing as Chinese and US investors chase growth projects - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/morocco-egypt-ethiopia-court-infrastructure-financing/ - **Published:** 2026-05-31 - **Modified:** 2026-05-31 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Morocco, Egypt, and Ethiopia seek new infrastructure financing in 2024, attracting investments from Chinese, U.S., and multilateral sources. --- ### Morocco signs $500m China-backed EV battery plant deal to process local cobalt and nickel - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/morocco-signs-500m-china-ev-battery-plant-deal/ - **Published:** 2026-05-30 - **Modified:** 2026-05-30 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Morocco signed a $500 million deal to build a China-backed EV battery plant processing local cobalt and nickel to boost its mineral value. --- ### Morocco reaches €250m EIB green bond deal to finance solar and wind grid upgrades - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/morocco-eib-green-bond-finance-solar-wind/ - **Published:** 2026-05-30 - **Modified:** 2026-05-30 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** The European Investment Bank will provide Morocco €250 million via a green bond to upgrade solar and wind power grid infrastructure. --- ### Côte d’Ivoire completes $750m Eurobond buyback as cocoa windfall boosts 2026 budget space - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/cote-divoire-completes-750m-eurobond-buyback/ - **Published:** 2026-05-29 - **Modified:** 2026-05-29 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Côte d’Ivoire completed a $750 million Eurobond buyback, using strong cocoa revenues to reduce debt and increase 2026 budget space. --- ### Nigeria CBN sells $250m FX to banks as naira firms and IMF urges faster subsidy reforms - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/nigeria-cbn-sells-250m-fx-banks-naira-firms-imf-urges-subsidy-reforms/ - **Published:** 2026-05-29 - **Modified:** 2026-05-29 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** The Central Bank of Nigeria sold $250 million in foreign exchange to banks to support the naira amid IMF calls for faster subsidy reforms. --- ### Rwanda expands fintech and digital ID reforms as Flutterwave and Chipper Cash deepen reach - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/rwanda-expands-fintech-digital-id-flutterwave-chipper-cash/ - **Published:** 2026-05-23 - **Modified:** 2026-05-23 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Rwanda launched the Rwanda FinTech Centre to boost fintech innovation and expand cross-border licensing with Kenya and Ghana. --- ### Or you can share more specific source links and I’ll turn them into accurate one-line headlines - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/share-specific-source-links-turn-accurate-headlines/ - **Published:** 2026-05-22 - **Modified:** 2026-05-22 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Reuters and AP News are highlighted as top sources for accurate one-line headlines due to their reliable and verifiable reporting. --- ### Morocco boosts infrastructure financing talks as investors eye ports, logistics and renewable projects - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/morocco-boosts-infrastructure-financing-talks-investors/ - **Published:** 2026-05-21 - **Modified:** 2026-05-21 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Morocco held talks to secure financing for $37 billion in infrastructure projects, focusing on ports, logistics, and renewable energy through 2040. --- ### SAA faces fresh criticism after auditor flags weak controls and unreliable financial statements - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/saa-faces-criticism-auditor-flags-weak-controls/ - **Published:** 2026-05-21 - **Modified:** 2026-05-21 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** The Auditor-General's report highlights weak controls and unreliable financial statements at South African Airways, raising concerns over its financial accuracy. --- ### Ethiopia and Senegal seek IMF and World Bank support as governments juggle debt, FX shortages and growth plans - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/ethiopia-senegal-seek-imf-world-bank-support/ - **Published:** 2026-05-21 - **Modified:** 2026-05-21 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Ethiopia and Senegal sought IMF and World Bank aid in July 2024 to address debt issues, FX shortages, and support economic growth plans. --- ### South Africa and the US discuss a new trade deal as Ramaphosa pushes to defuse tariff tensions with Washington - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/south-africa-us-discuss-new-trade-deal/ - **Published:** 2026-05-20 - **Modified:** 2026-05-20 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** South African President Ramaphosa met U.S. officials on August 6, 2025, to discuss a new trade deal amid U.S. tariff tensions. --- ### Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian meets with UN officials to discuss nuclear talks - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/iranian-foreign-minister-meets-un-nuclear-talks/ - **Published:** 2026-05-20 - **Modified:** 2026-05-20 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met UN officials in New York to discuss progress in stalled nuclear talks and sanctions relief. --- ### India launches Chandrayaan-3 mission aiming for a soft landing on the Moon's south pole - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/india-launches-chandrayaan-3-soft-landing-moon/ - **Published:** 2026-05-20 - **Modified:** 2026-05-20 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** India's Chandrayaan-3 mission successfully achieved a soft landing near the Moon's south pole on August 23, 2023, conducting lunar surface experiments. --- ### Ghana is courting IMF and World Bank support as it advances debt restructuring and tries to steady public finances - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/ghana-courts-imf-world-bank-support-debt-restructuring/ - **Published:** 2026-05-19 - **Modified:** 2026-05-19 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Ghana reached a debt restructuring agreement with G20 creditors to restore fiscal stability and access $300 million in international budget support. --- ### Safaricom’s M-Pesa is pushing deeper into regional payments as Kenya and Ethiopia expand cross-border digital finance - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/safaricom-mpesa-expands-cross-border-digital-payments/ - **Published:** 2026-05-19 - **Modified:** 2026-05-19 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Safaricom expanded M-PESA Global to Ethiopia, enabling direct cross-border mobile money transfers between Kenya and Ethiopia. --- ### MTN Nigeria posts stronger data revenue as telecom users surge despite FX and power costs - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/mtn-nigeria-stronger-data-revenue-telecom-surge/ - **Published:** 2026-05-19 - **Modified:** 2026-05-19 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** MTN Nigeria's data revenue rose 49.1% in fiscal 2024, driven by increased subscribers, smartphone use, and data service monetization despite FX and power costs. --- ### African markets close mixed, with South Africa, Kenya, Namibia and Ghana diverging on commodity and currency moves - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/african-markets-south-africa-kenya-namibia-ghana/ - **Published:** 2026-05-18 - **Modified:** 2026-05-18 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** African markets closed mixed Thursday, with South Africa rising on gold gains, while Kenya, Namibia, and Ghana showed varied performances amid currency shifts. --- ### South Africa’s Ramaphosa offers Trump a trade deal as rand hovers near a five-month high before budget talks - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/south-africa-ramaphosa-offers-trump-trade-deal/ - **Published:** 2026-05-18 - **Modified:** 2026-05-18 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** South African President Ramaphosa proposed a trade deal to U.S. President Trump amid rising rand and upcoming budget talks. --- ### Nigerian tech startup Flutterwave secures $250 million funding round led by Tiger Global - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/flutterwave-secures-250-million-funding-tiger-global/ - **Published:** 2026-05-17 - **Modified:** 2026-05-17 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Nigerian fintech Flutterwave raised $250M in Series D funding led by B Capital Group, valuing the company at over $3 billion. --- ### Kenya Airways announces new direct flights from Nairobi to New York starting July 2024 - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/kenya-airways-announces-direct-flights-nairobi-new-york/ - **Published:** 2026-05-17 - **Modified:** 2026-05-17 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Kenya Airways will start direct flights from Nairobi to New York JFK five times weekly beginning July 2024. --- ### OPEC Plus lifts June crude oil output quota amid United Arab Emirates departure from cartel - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/opec-plus-lifts-june-crude-oil-output-quota/ - **Published:** 2026-05-06 - **Modified:** 2026-05-06 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** OPEC+ raised its June crude oil output quota by 188,000 barrels per day after the UAE left the group, aiming to maintain market stability. --- ### Ghana withdraws from United States aid agreement negotiations citing privacy protection concerns - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/ghana-withdraws-us-aid-agreement-negotiations/ - **Published:** 2026-05-06 - **Modified:** 2026-05-06 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Ghana withdrew from $109 million U.S. health aid talks over concerns about privacy and U.S. demands for access to citizens' personal data. --- ### Precise dollar figures for IMF deals, mining contracts, and debt instruments - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/imf-deals-mining-contracts-debt-instruments/ - **Published:** 2026-05-06 - **Modified:** 2026-05-06 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** The U.S. committed about $164 billion to the IMF by 2023, enhancing its global lending capacity through leveraged donor contributions. --- ### Nigeria's financial sector debates allowing market forces to determine currency exchange rates - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/nigeria-financial-sector-debates-currency-exchange-rates/ - **Published:** 2026-05-05 - **Modified:** 2026-05-05 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Nigeria's financial sector discussed fully market-driven currency exchange rates after President Tinubu ended the controlled float system in June 2023. --- ### IMF approves new $266 million funding deal for Liberia - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/imf-approves-266-million-funding-liberia/ - **Published:** 2026-05-05 - **Modified:** 2026-05-05 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** The IMF approved a $266 million funding deal for Liberia to support climate adaptation, pandemic preparedness, and economic resilience. --- ### Shoprite exits Nigeria retail market after 15 years - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/shoprite-exits-nigeria-retail-market/ - **Published:** 2026-05-05 - **Modified:** 2026-05-05 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Shoprite has exited the Nigerian retail market after nearly 16 years, citing supply chain issues and financial challenges. --- ### South Africa inflation ticks higher as education and housing costs rise - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/south-africa-inflation-education-housing-costs-rise/ - **Published:** 2026-05-03 - **Modified:** 2026-05-03 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** South Africa's annual inflation rose to 3.1% in March 2026, driven by higher education and housing costs, Statistics South Africa reports. --- ### Rwanda inks $800 million China-Africa infrastructure financing for Kigali lithium processing plant - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/rwanda-inks-800m-china-africa-infrastructure-financing-kigali-lithium-plant/ - **Published:** 2026-04-30 - **Modified:** 2026-04-30 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Rwanda signed an $800 million deal with China to finance a lithium processing plant in Kigali as part of China’s 15th Five-Year Plan. --- ### US invests $750 million in South Africa's rare earths mining project despite diplomatic tensions - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/us-invests-750m-south-africa-rare-earths/ - **Published:** 2026-04-30 - **Modified:** 2026-04-30 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** The U.S. invested $50 million in South Africa's Phalaborwa Rare Earths Project to support critical mineral extraction amid diplomatic tensions. --- ### Kenya's Safaricom M-Pesa Processes $15 Billion Transactions, Partners Flutterwave for Ghana Cross-Border Payments - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/kenya-safaricom-mpesa-processes-15b-transactions-flutterwave-ghana-payments/ - **Published:** 2026-04-30 - **Modified:** 2026-04-30 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Kenya’s Safaricom M-Pesa processes $15 billion in transactions, upgrades system, and partners with Flutterwave for Ghana cross-border payments. --- ### Morocco Attracts $2 Billion Chinese Investment in Copper Mines, Links to Rwanda AfCFTA Supply Chain - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/morocco-attracts-2-billion-chinese-investment-copper-mines/ - **Published:** 2026-04-30 - **Modified:** 2026-04-30 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Chinese firm CNGR and Al Mada invest $2 billion in Morocco to develop battery materials, connecting mining to Rwanda's AfCFTA supply chain. --- ### Shoprite announces exit from Nigeria after 15 years, selling 26 stores to local buyers for $200 million - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/shoprite-exits-nigeria-sells-26-stores-200m/ - **Published:** 2026-04-30 - **Modified:** 2026-04-30 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Shoprite exited Nigeria after 15 years, selling 26 stores to local buyers for $200 million and shifting to a franchise model. --- ### Safaricom's M-Pesa processes $45 billion in Kenya-Côte d'Ivoire cross-border remittances under AfCFTA pilot - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/safaricom-mpesa-processes-45-billion-remittances-afcfta/ - **Published:** 2026-04-30 - **Modified:** 2026-04-30 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Safaricom’s M-Pesa processed $45 billion in Kenya-Côte d’Ivoire remittances under the AfCFTA pilot using PAPSS and regional partnerships. --- ### Morocco’s OCP Group Posts $3.5 Billion Earnings from Phosphate Exports, Funding $1.2 Billion Egypt-Morocco Fertilizer Plant Under China-Africa Initiative - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/ocp-group-posts-3-5-billion-earnings-phosphate-exports/ - **Published:** 2026-04-29 - **Modified:** 2026-04-29 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Morocco’s OCP Group earned $3.5B from phosphate exports in 2024, funding a $1.2B Egypt-Morocco fertilizer plant under the China-Africa initiative. --- ### Morocco’s OCP Group Inks $900 Million Lithium Supply Pact with Tesla, Aiming for AfCFTA Battery Manufacturing - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/ocp-group-inks-900m-lithium-pact-tesla/ - **Published:** 2026-04-29 - **Modified:** 2026-04-29 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Morocco’s OCP Group signed a $900 million lithium supply deal with Tesla to support battery manufacturing under the AfCFTA. --- ### Ghana's Cocoa Board Sells 150,000 Tons at $4,200 Per Ton, Minister Joseph Boahen Aidoo Eyes China-Africa Supply Pacts - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/ghanas-cocoa-board-sells-150000-tons-joe-boahen-adoo/ - **Published:** 2026-04-28 - **Modified:** 2026-04-28 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Ghana's Cocoa Board denies selling 150,000 tons at $4,200/ton; Minister Boahen Aidoo focuses on China-Africa supply deals amid pricing challenges. --- ### MTN Nigeria Posts $1.8B Q1 Revenue, CEO Karl Toriola Highlights Fintech Growth via MoMo Platform - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/mtn-nigeria-posts-1-8b-q1-revenue-ceo-highlights-fintech-growth/ - **Published:** 2026-04-27 - **Modified:** 2026-04-27 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** MTN Nigeria reported $1.8 billion Q1 2024 revenue, driven by fintech growth on its MoMo digital financial services platform. --- ### Nigeria's CBN Raises Interest Rate to 28% Amid Inflation Surge, Governor Olayemi Cardoso Cites Naira Volatility - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/nigeria-cbn-raises-interest-rate-28/ - **Published:** 2026-04-27 - **Modified:** 2026-04-27 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Nigeria's Central Bank raised its benchmark interest rate to 28% to combat rising inflation and naira exchange rate volatility. --- ### Zambia and South Africa Finalize $1.5 Billion Copper Export Pact via AfCFTA, Glencore Leads Shipments - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/zambia-south-africa-finalize-copper-export-pact/ - **Published:** 2026-04-26 - **Modified:** 2026-04-26 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Zambia and South Africa finalized a $1.5 billion copper export deal under AfCFTA in December 2024, with Glencore leading shipments. --- ### Côte d'Ivoire Ports Authority Awards $2 Billion China-Financed Abidjan-Lagos Rail Contract Under AfCFTA Framework - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/cote-divoire-ports-awards-2-billion-rail-contract/ - **Published:** 2026-04-26 - **Modified:** 2026-04-26 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Côte d'Ivoire Ports Authority awarded China Railway Group a $2B contract to build the Abidjan-Lagos rail line under AfCFTA, funded partly by China Eximbank. --- ### MTN Nigeria Reports Q1 2026 Earnings of $450 Million, CEO Karl Toriola Credits Fintech Expansion in Rwanda and Senegal - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/mtn-nigeria-q1-2026-earnings-ceo-karl-toriola-fintech-expansion/ - **Published:** 2026-04-26 - **Modified:** 2026-04-26 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** MTN Nigeria reported Q1 2026 earnings of $450 million, with CEO Karl Toriola citing fintech growth in Rwanda and Senegal as key drivers. --- ### President Tinubu Appoints Taiwo Oyedele as Nigeria's New Finance Minister in Pre-Election Cabinet Reshuffle - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/tinubu-appoints-taiwo-oyedele-finance-minister/ - **Published:** 2026-04-25 - **Modified:** 2026-04-25 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** President Tinubu appointed Taiwo Oyedele as Nigeria's new Finance Minister in a cabinet reshuffle ahead of the 2027 general elections. --- ### Egypt Attracts $190M Fintech Investment, Leading Africa with Flutterwave Expansion into Cairo Market - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/egypt-attracts-190m-fintech-investment-flutterwave-cairo/ - **Published:** 2026-04-25 - **Modified:** 2026-04-25 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Egypt attracted $190M in fintech investments in Q1 2026, led by Flutterwave’s $100M expansion, boosting its position as Africa’s fintech hub. --- ### Ethiopia's Zemen Bank and EIB disburse $46.7M for women-led agribusinesses targeting EU markets - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/zemen-bank-eib-disburse-46m-women-agribusinesses/ - **Published:** 2026-04-25 - **Modified:** 2026-04-25 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Ethiopia’s Zemen Bank and EIB disbursed $46.7M to support women-led agribusinesses targeting EU markets through a €40M credit line. --- ### Kenya, Uganda commit $2B to joint oil refinery in Tanzania under East Africa trade bloc - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/kenya-uganda-commit-2b-joint-oil-refinery-tanzania/ - **Published:** 2026-04-25 - **Modified:** 2026-04-25 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Kenya and Uganda pledged $2 billion to a $4.3 billion oil refinery project in Tanzania to enhance regional oil processing and integration. --- ### Egypt secures $1.2 billion IMF tranche after central bank rate hike to 27% - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/egypt-secures-imf-tranche-after-rate-hike/ - **Published:** 2026-04-23 - **Modified:** 2026-04-23 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Egypt received a $1.2 billion IMF tranche after its central bank raised interest rates to 27% to support economic reforms. --- ### Dangote Refinery announces $40 billion IPO across Lagos, London, and Johannesburg exchanges - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/dangote-refinery-announces-40-billion-ipo-lagos-london-johannesburg/ - **Published:** 2026-04-23 - **Modified:** 2026-04-23 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Dangote Refinery plans a $5 billion IPO in 2026 across Lagos, London, and Johannesburg exchanges to fund its Vision 2030 expansion. --- ### DRC Raises $1.25 Billion in Maiden Eurobond to Fund $2.5 Billion Mining Infrastructure Projects - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/drc-raises-1-25-billion-maiden-eurobond-mining-projects/ - **Published:** 2026-04-22 - **Modified:** 2026-04-22 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** The DRC raised $1.25 billion in its first Eurobond to fund $2.5 billion in mining infrastructure, energy, and social projects with UNDP oversight. --- ### Ghana Cocoa Board inks $1.5 billion deal with US firms amid global prices hitting $12,000 per ton under AfCFTA protocols - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/ghana-cocoa-board-1-5-billion-deal-us-firms/ - **Published:** 2026-04-22 - **Modified:** 2026-04-22 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Ghana Cocoa Board signed a $1.5B deal with US firms to finance cocoa purchases amid $12,000/ton global prices under AfCFTA protocols. --- ### South Africa's National Treasury reinforces Black Economic Empowerment rules in draft public procurement worth $2.5 billion annually - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/south-africa-national-treasury-reinforces-black-economic-empowerment/ - **Published:** 2026-04-22 - **Modified:** 2026-04-22 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** South Africa’s National Treasury proposed draft rules to strengthen Black Economic Empowerment in $2.5 billion annual public procurement contracts. --- ### Ethiopia's Ethio Telecom Earnings Hit $1.2 Billion, Partners Chipper Cash for $100 Million Digital Wallet Cross-Border Transfers - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/ethiopia-ethio-telecom-earnings-chipper-cash-transfers/ - **Published:** 2026-04-21 - **Modified:** 2026-04-21 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Ethiopia's Ethio Telecom earned $1.2 billion in 2023 and partnered with Chipper Cash for $100 million in cross-border digital wallet transfers. --- ### Kenyan President Ruto Defends High Fuel Prices - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/kenyan-president-ruto-defends-fuel-prices/ - **Published:** 2026-04-20 - **Modified:** 2026-04-20 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Kenyan President Ruto defended high fuel prices, citing Kenya's middle-income status and fuel levies funding road projects during a Nairobi church service. --- ### Nigerian Government Debunks Hidden Spending Claims, Clarifies World Bank Report - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/nigerian-government-debunks-hidden-spending-claims/ - **Published:** 2026-04-20 - **Modified:** 2026-04-20 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Nigeria’s Finance Minister Taiwo Oyedele refutes claims of hidden spending, clarifying the World Bank report supports fiscal reforms. --- ### Donors pledge 1.7 billion dollars for Sudan humanitarian crisis - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/donors-pledge-1-7-billion-sudan-humanitarian-crisis/ - **Published:** 2026-04-18 - **Modified:** 2026-04-18 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Donors pledged $1.7 billion at a Berlin conference to aid 14 million people affected by Sudan’s civil war humanitarian crisis. --- ### Seven Nigerian listed banks miss NGX audit filing deadline - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/seven-nigerian-banks-miss-ngx-audit-deadline/ - **Published:** 2026-04-18 - **Modified:** 2026-04-18 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Seven Nigerian banks missed the January 30, 2026 NGX deadline for Q4 and full-year financial filings, opting for audited accounts within 60 days. --- ### Kenya seeks World Bank emergency funding amid oil price shock - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/kenya-seeks-world-bank-emergency-funding-oil-shock/ - **Published:** 2026-04-17 - **Modified:** 2026-04-17 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Kenya requested emergency funding from the World Bank to address fuel price shocks caused by the Iran war, Central Bank Governor Kamau Thugge said. --- ### IMF warns of mounting economic pressures for Sub-Saharan Africa amid global instability - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/imf-warns-mounting-economic-pressures-sub-saharan-africa/ - **Published:** 2026-04-17 - **Modified:** 2026-04-17 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** The IMF warns Sub-Saharan Africa faces rising inflation and slower growth in 2024 due to global instability and Middle East conflicts. --- ### Senegal's cost of living protests - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/senegal-cost-living-protests/ - **Published:** 2026-04-17 - **Modified:** 2026-04-17 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Senegalese workers and opposition supporters protested in Dakar on April 8, 2026, against rising living costs and demanded Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko's removal. --- ### IMF warnings about economic pressures for Sub-Saharan Africa - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/imf-warnings-economic-pressures-sub-saharan-africa/ - **Published:** 2026-04-17 - **Modified:** 2026-04-17 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** The IMF downgraded Sub-Saharan Africa's 2026 growth forecast to 3.1% due to inflation and global instability from the Middle East conflict. --- ### Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Taint Rural California Drinking Water, Far From Known Sources - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/toxic-forever-chemicals-taint-rural-california-drinking-water-far-from-known-sources/ - **Published:** 2024-12-11 - **Modified:** 2024-12-11 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Juana Valle never imagined she’d be scared to drink water from her tap or eat fresh eggs and walnuts when she bought her 5-acre farm in San Juan Bautista, California,... --- ### Former Montana Health Staffer Rebukes Oversight Rules as a Hospital 'Wish List' - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/former-montana-health-staffer-rebukes-oversight-rules-as-a-hospital-wish-list/ - **Published:** 2024-12-11 - **Modified:** 2024-12-11 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** A former Montana health department staffer who described himself as the lead author of legislation to scrutinize nonprofit hospitals’ charitable acts said new rules implementing the bill amounted to a... --- ### Federal Judge Halts Dreamers’ Brand-New Access to ACA Enrollment in 19 States - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/federal-judge-halts-dreamers-brand-new-access-to-aca-enrollment-in-19-states/ - **Published:** 2024-12-10 - **Modified:** 2024-12-10 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** A federal judge in North Dakota has ruled in favor of 19 states that challenged a Biden administration rule allowing — for the first time — enrollment in Affordable Care... --- ### Juez bloquea en 19 estados la norma que permite a Dreamers inscribirse en planes de salud de ACA - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/juez-bloquea-en-19-estados-la-norma-que-permite-a-dreamers-inscribirse-en-planes-de-salud-de-aca/ - **Published:** 2024-12-10 - **Modified:** 2024-12-10 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Julie Appleby, KFF Health News Un juez federal en Dakota del Norte falló a favor de 19 estados que impugnaron una regla de la administración Biden que permite —por primera... --- ### Are States Keeping Their Promises on Opioid Settlement Transparency? - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/are-states-keeping-their-promises-on-opioid-settlement-transparency/ - **Published:** 2024-12-10 - **Modified:** 2024-12-10 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** It’s been about two years since most states began receiving millions of dollars in opioid settlement payments from companies that made or distributed prescription painkillers. But whether you can track... --- ### Florida’s Canada Drug Importation Plan Has Yet to Launch - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/floridas-canada-drug-importation-plan-has-yet-to-launch/ - **Published:** 2024-12-10 - **Modified:** 2024-12-10 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R)spent years complaining that the Biden administration was slow-walking federal approval of his plan to import lower-cost prescription drugs from Canada — a concept endorsed by... --- ### Rural Governments Often Fail To Communicate With Residents Who Aren’t Proficient in English - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/rural-governments-often-fail-to-communicate-with-residents-who-arent-proficient-in-english/ - **Published:** 2024-12-10 - **Modified:** 2024-12-10 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Eloisa Mendoza has spent 18 years helping people who aren’t fluent in English navigate complex legal documents. She guides them through stressful events and accompanying dense paperwork, such as citizenship... --- ### A Centenarian Thrives Living Alone, Active and Engaged - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/a-centenarian-thrives-living-alone-active-and-engaged/ - **Published:** 2024-12-10 - **Modified:** 2024-12-10 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** “The future is here,” the email announced. Hilda Jaffe, then 88, was letting her children know she planned to sell the family home in Verona, New Jersey. She’d decided to... --- ### Por qué el sarampión, la tos ferina y otras enfermedades graves podrían resurgir con RFK Jr. - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/por-que-el-sarampion-la-tos-ferina-y-otras-enfermedades-graves-podrian-resurgir-con-rfk-jr/ - **Published:** 2024-12-09 - **Modified:** 2024-12-09 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** La disponibilidad de vacunas seguras y eficaces contra covid a menos de un año del inicio de la pandemia marcó un hito en los tres siglos de historia de la... --- ### Expanden los recursos para las personas mayores que viven solas - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/expanden-los-recursos-para-las-personas-mayores-que-viven-solas/ - **Published:** 2024-12-09 - **Modified:** 2024-12-09 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Judith Graham Jeff Kromrey, de 69 años, se sentará con su hija la próxima vez que lo visite y le enseñará cómo acceder a sus cuentas en Internet en caso... --- ### California Official Comes out of Retirement To Lead Troubled Mental Health Commission - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/california-official-comes-out-of-retirement-to-lead-troubled-mental-health-commission/ - **Published:** 2024-12-09 - **Modified:** 2024-12-09 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Veteran California public servant Will Lightbourne has stepped in as interim executive director of the state’s mental health commission after its previous executive director resigned following conflict of interest allegations.... --- ### Resources Are Expanding for Older Adults on Their Own - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/resources-are-expanding-for-older-adults-on-their-own/ - **Published:** 2024-12-09 - **Modified:** 2024-12-09 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Jeff Kromrey, 69, will sit down with his daughter the next time she visits and show her how to access his online accounts if he has an unexpected health crisis.... --- ### Journalists Dig Into Vaccine Debate and America’s Obesity Rates - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/journalists-dig-into-vaccine-debate-and-americas-obesity-rates/ - **Published:** 2024-12-07 - **Modified:** 2024-12-07 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** KFF Health News senior correspondent Arthur Allen discussed the fragility of our vaccine infrastructure on The Atlantic’s “Radio Atlantic” on Dec. 5. Click here to hear Allen on “Radio Atlantic”... --- ### Georgia Said It Would Fix Care for the Disabled Years Ago. It’s Still Not Done. - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/georgia-said-it-would-fix-care-for-the-disabled-years-ago-its-still-not-done/ - **Published:** 2024-12-06 - **Modified:** 2024-12-06 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** In recent decades, the Justice Department has sued several states for unnecessarily confining people with disabilities in places such as state psychiatric hospitals, nursing homes and segregated workspaces. Such treatment... --- ### How Measles, Whooping Cough, and Worse Could Roar Back on RFK Jr.’s Watch - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/how-measles-whooping-cough-and-worse-could-roar-back-on-rfk-jr-s-watch/ - **Published:** 2024-12-06 - **Modified:** 2024-12-06 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** The availability of safe, effective covid vaccines less than a year into the pandemic marked a high point in the 300-year history of vaccination, seemingly heralding an age of protection... --- ### Six Years Into an Appalachia Hospital Monopoly, Patients Are Fearful and Furious - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/six-years-into-an-appalachia-hospital-monopoly-patients-are-fearful-and-furious/ - **Published:** 2024-12-06 - **Modified:** 2024-12-06 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Jerry Qualls had a heart attack in 2022 and was rushed by ambulance to Holston Valley Medical Center, where he was hospitalized for a week and kept... --- ### How Potential Medicaid Cuts Could Play Out in California - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/how-potential-medicaid-cuts-could-play-out-in-california/ - **Published:** 2024-12-05 - **Modified:** 2024-12-05 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** In 2017, the Republicans who controlled Congress tried mightily to slash federal spending on Medicaid, the government-funded health program covering low-income families and individuals. California, like other states, depends heavily... --- ### Georgia’s Work Requirement Slows Processing of Applications for Medicaid, Food Stamps - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/georgias-work-requirement-slows-processing-of-applications-for-medicaid-food-stamps/ - **Published:** 2024-12-05 - **Modified:** 2024-12-05 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** ATLANTA — Deegant Adhvaryu completed his parents’ applications for Medicaid and food benefits in June. Then the waiting and frustration began. In July, his parents, Haresh and Nina Adhvaryu, received... --- ### 9 States Poised To End Coverage for Millions if Trump Cuts Medicaid Funding - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/9-states-poised-to-end-coverage-for-millions-if-trump-cuts-medicaid-funding/ - **Published:** 2024-12-04 - **Modified:** 2024-12-04 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News With Donald Trump’s return to the White House and Republicans taking full control of Congress in 2025, the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion is back... --- ### Nursing Homes Fell Behind on Vaccinating Patients for Covid - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/nursing-homes-fell-behind-on-vaccinating-patients-for-covid/ - **Published:** 2024-12-04 - **Modified:** 2024-12-04 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** It seems no one is taking covid-19 seriously anymore, said Mollee Loveland, a nursing home aide who lives outside Pittsburgh. Loveland has seen patients and coworkers at the nursing home... --- ### Qué es el movimiento para “Hacer a América saludable de nuevo” (MAHA) - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/que-es-el-movimiento-para-hacer-a-america-saludable-de-nuevo-maha/ - **Published:** 2024-12-03 - **Modified:** 2024-12-03 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Días después de la victoria electoral de Donald Trump, el empresario de salud Calley Means recurrió a las redes sociales en busca de consejos. “Primeros 100 días”, escribió Means, ex... --- ### ¿Podrían los nuevos medicamentos para bajar de peso estar disponibles para todos? - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/podrian-los-nuevos-medicamentos-para-bajar-de-peso-estar-disponibles-para-todos/ - **Published:** 2024-12-03 - **Modified:** 2024-12-03 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Después de perder y recuperar las mismas 20 libras en más ocasiones de las que podía contar, Anita Blanchard concluyó que las dietas no le funcionaban. Así que cuando esta... --- ### Nursing Home Industry Wants Trump To Rescind Staffing Mandate - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/nursing-home-industry-wants-trump-to-rescind-staffing-mandate/ - **Published:** 2024-12-03 - **Modified:** 2024-12-03 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Covid’s rampage through the country’s nursing homes killed more than 172,000 residents and spurred the biggest industry reform in decades: a mandate that homes employ a minimum number of nurses.... --- ### With Trump on the Way, Advocates Look to States To Pick Up Medical Debt Fight - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/with-trump-on-the-way-advocates-look-to-states-to-pick-up-medical-debt-fight/ - **Published:** 2024-12-03 - **Modified:** 2024-12-03 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Noam N. Levey Worried that President-elect Donald Trump will curtail federal efforts to take on the nation’s medical debt problem, patient and consumer advocates are looking to states to help... --- ### California Falling Short of Enrollment Goal as Mental Health Courts Roll Out Statewide - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/california-falling-short-of-enrollment-goal-as-mental-health-courts-roll-out-statewide/ - **Published:** 2024-12-03 - **Modified:** 2024-12-03 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** California’s new initiative to compel treatment for some of the state’s most severely mentally ill residents — many of whom are living on the streets — is falling short of... --- ### Homebound Seniors Living Alone Often Slip Through Health System’s Cracks - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/homebound-seniors-living-alone-often-slip-through-health-systems-cracks/ - **Published:** 2024-12-02 - **Modified:** 2024-12-02 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Carolyn Dickens, 76, was sitting at her dining room table, struggling to catch her breath as her physician looked on with concern. “What’s going on with your breathing?” asked Peter... --- ### Who Gets Obesity Drugs Covered by Insurance? In North Carolina, It Helps If You’re on Medicaid - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/who-gets-obesity-drugs-covered-by-insurance-in-north-carolina-it-helps-if-youre-on-medicaid/ - **Published:** 2024-12-02 - **Modified:** 2024-12-02 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** After losing and regaining the same 20-plus pounds more times than she could count, Anita Blanchard concluded that diets don’t work. So when the University of North Carolina-Charlotte professor learned... --- ### Nigeria Kogi state boat accident: More than 50 bodies recovered and many still missing - BBC.com - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/nigeria-kogi-state-boat-accident-more-than-50-bodies-recovered-and-many-still-missing-bbc-com/ - **Published:** 2024-12-01 - **Modified:** 2024-12-01 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Nigeria Kogi state boat accident: More than 50 bodies recovered and many still missing BBC.comAt least 27 dead after boat capsizes in Nigeria Al Jazeera EnglishMore than 100 people missing... --- ### Journalists Dish on New Weight Loss Drugs, RFK Jr.'s Fluoride Claims, and Reproductive Health - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/journalists-dish-on-new-weight-loss-drugs-rfk-jr-s-fluoride-claims-and-reproductive-health/ - **Published:** 2024-11-30 - **Modified:** 2024-11-30 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Thank you for your interest in supporting Kaiser Health News (KHN), the nation’s leading nonprofit newsroom focused on health and health policy. We distribute our journalism for free and without... --- ### Your Next Hospital Stay Could Involve Fewer IV Fluid Bags. Here’s Why. - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/your-next-hospital-stay-could-involve-fewer-iv-fluid-bags-heres-why/ - **Published:** 2024-11-27 - **Modified:** 2024-11-27 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** When Hurricane Helene struck in late September, it flooded the largest IV fluid factory in the United States. The Baxter International facility in western North Carolina had been producing 1.5... --- ### A Toddler Got a Nasal Swab Test but Left Before Seeing a Doctor. The Bill was $445. - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/a-toddler-got-a-nasal-swab-test-but-left-before-seeing-a-doctor-the-bill-was-445/ - **Published:** 2024-11-27 - **Modified:** 2024-11-27 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Ryan Wettstein Nauman was inconsolable one evening last December. After being put down for bed, the 3-year-old from Peoria, Illinois, just kept crying and crying and crying, and nothing would... --- ### Trump Doesn’t Need Congress To Make Abortion Effectively Unavailable - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/trump-doesnt-need-congress-to-make-abortion-effectively-unavailable/ - **Published:** 2024-11-27 - **Modified:** 2024-11-27 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** On the campaign trail, Donald Trump tried mightily to reassure abortion rights supporters, vowing he would not sign into law a nationwide abortion ban even if Congress sent him one.... --- ### Efforts To Curb ACA Enrollment Fraud Face Real-World Test - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/efforts-to-curb-aca-enrollment-fraud-face-real-world-test/ - **Published:** 2024-11-26 - **Modified:** 2024-11-26 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** The current Affordable Care Act open enrollment season is the first big test of new federal guardrails against fraud. The rules aim to head off unauthorized ACA plan enrollments or... --- ### Immigration Detention Center Contractor Sues Over California Health Inspections - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/immigration-detention-center-contractor-sues-over-california-health-inspections/ - **Published:** 2024-11-26 - **Modified:** 2024-11-26 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** GEO Group, one of the nation’s largest private prison contractors, filed a federal lawsuit last month against California officials to strike down a state law allowing local public health officials... --- ### Florida’s Deloitte-Run Computer System Cut Off New Moms Entitled to Medicaid - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/floridas-deloitte-run-computer-system-cut-off-new-moms-entitled-to-medicaid/ - **Published:** 2024-11-26 - **Modified:** 2024-11-26 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** In mid-May, Mandi Rokx had a 3-month-old baby and a letter from a Florida agency warning that they both would be cut from Medicaid, the health insurance program for people... --- ### Make America Healthy Again: An Unconventional Movement That May Have Found Its Moment - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/make-america-healthy-again-an-unconventional-movement-that-may-have-found-its-moment/ - **Published:** 2024-11-26 - **Modified:** 2024-11-26 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Within days of Donald Trump’s election victory, health care entrepreneur Calley Means turned to social media to crowdsource advice. “First 100 days,” said Means, a former consultant to Big Pharma... --- ### El plan del gobernador de Florida para importar medicamentos más baratos de Canadá sigue en la nada - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/el-plan-del-gobernador-de-florida-para-importar-medicamentos-mas-baratos-de-canada-sigue-en-la-nada/ - **Published:** 2024-11-25 - **Modified:** 2024-11-25 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Phil Galewitz, KFF Health News Casi un año después que la administración Biden diera luz verde a Florida para convertirse en el primer estado en importar medicamentos recetados más baratos... --- ### El poder en Washington ha cambiado. ACA podría cambiar también - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/el-poder-en-washington-ha-cambiado-aca-podria-cambiar-tambien/ - **Published:** 2024-11-25 - **Modified:** 2024-11-25 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** El regreso del presidente electo Donald Trump a la Casa Blanca podría envalentonar a los republicanos que quieren debilitar o derogar la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio... --- ### Dicen que los esfuerzos contra el fraude en ACA han dado resultados. Pero hay que estar alerta - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/dicen-que-los-esfuerzos-contra-el-fraude-en-aca-han-dado-resultados-pero-hay-que-estar-alerta/ - **Published:** 2024-11-25 - **Modified:** 2024-11-25 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Los cambios no autorizados en los planes médicos de la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio (ACA) parecen haberse reducido en las últimas semanas: reguladores federales informaron que... --- ## Pages ### TERMS AND CONDITIONS - **URL:** https://africachamber.com/terms-and-conditions/ - **Published:** 2020-12-10 - **Modified:** 2020-12-10 - **Author:** Vaughn Hillyard **Summary:** Last updated: December 1, 2020 Your access to and use of the Service is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. 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