Category: Markets
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🇳🇬 Nigeria’s Stock Market Hits New Record as Market Capitalisation Climbs to N164.91 Trillion
Nigeria’s stock market has reached another historic milestone, with the NGX All-Share Index climbing to 253,990.06 points and total equity market capitalisation reaching a record N164.91 trillion after a N1.75 trillion one-day increase.
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🇺🇸 Stablecoins Are Becoming America’s Digital Dollar Export — What It Means for Africa
Stablecoins are evolving from crypto trading instruments into a global digital-dollar network. As the United States implements its GENIUS Act framework, Africa—especially Nigeria—is becoming a critical testing ground for what digital dollars could mean for trade, remittances, monetary sovereignty and the future of African finance.
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🇬🇭 Ewoyaa Lithium: Ghana’s First Lithium Mine Faces a Major Ownership Shift as Huayou Moves to Consolidate Control
Ghana’s Ewoyaa lithium project faces a major ownership transition as Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt moves to consolidate control of the country’s emerging first lithium mine, raising critical questions about state participation, local value addition, processing, environmental oversight and who ultimately captures the economic value of Ghana’s lithium resources.
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🇪🇹 U.S. Calls for Restraint as Ethiopia–Eritrea Tensions Escalate
The United States is urging Ethiopia and Eritrea to exercise maximum restraint and return to dialogue as reported fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region raises concerns about a wider Horn of Africa conflict. The Panafrican.email intelligence assessment remains low confidence and unverified pending independent confirmation.
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🇬🇧 Britain Updates Emergency Planning as Government Prepares for Major National Crises
Britain is updating national emergency and defence planning as the government prepares for potential military threats, cyberattacks, natural disasters and major infrastructure disruptions.