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Monitoring Media Narratives Across Africa
Last updated: October 2026
Monitoring Media Narratives Across Africa
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The UAE’s non-oil trade with G20 economies surged to $231 billion in the first half of 2025 — up 19.2 per cent year-on-year — underscoring the nation’s expanding role as a global trade hub. The milestone came amid record-high total non-oil foreign trade of Dh1.7 …
Tensions are rising in Abidjan. The Common Front, an alliance of Tidjane Thiam's PDCI and Laurent Gbagbo's PPA-CI, called on Sunday 12 October to demonstrate “every day” throughout Ivorian territory. Objective: to obtain a political dialogue in the run-up to the presidential election on 25 …
Senegal: the government contests the deterioration of Moody's and reaffirms the solidity of its economy On 10 October, the American credit rating agency Moody's lowered Senegal's sovereign rating from B3 to Caa1, the third deterioration in less than a year. The Ministry of Finance and …
Senegal: the government contests the deterioration of Moody's and reaffirms the solidity of its economy On 10 October, the American credit rating agency Moody's lowered Senegal's sovereign rating from B3 to Caa1, the third deterioration in less than a year. The Ministry of Finance and …
GQEBERHA, South Africa,12th October, 2025 (WAM) - Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Foreign Trade, reaffirmed the UAE's belief that open rules-based trade remains an essential driver of long-term development for nations across the world during the G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting …
During the G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting in Gqeberha, South Africa, Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE's Minister of Foreign Trade, emphasised the importance of open, rules-based trade for sustainable global development.
Discovery Bank Expands Horizons: A Look into SME Banking Strategy Discovery Bank, the innovative digital financial institution powered by South African entrepreneur Adrian Gore’s Discovery Limited, is poised for exciting growth as it announces plans to expand into business banking. This move specifically targets small …
With less than two weeks to go before the presidential election in Côte d'Ivoire, the country is shaken by a wave of political tensions. The two main opposition parties, united under the banner of the Common Front, have launched a strong call to demonstrate every …
Breadcrumb The two most important opposition parties in Côte d'Ivoire called for daily demonstrations on Sunday 12 October. Their candidates have been excluded from the presidential election, which will take place in less than two weeks. Police arrest a protester during clashes with opposition supporters …
Ivory Coast: an opposition march prevented in Abidjan The Democratic Party of Côte d'Ivoire (PDCI) and the Party of African Peoples — Côte d'Ivoire (PPA-CI), whose leaders were not selected for the presidential election, called for a march on October 11 in Cocody - a …